Lesson 1 (3 hours)
Course overview. Study suggestions.
Alphabet and pronunciation
El Alfabeto Español
Pronunciación
Numbers 1 to 20
Los Números
Basic conversation, identifying people and things
El, la, los, las, nouns
El Artículo
El Sustantivo
Greetings & farewells, names, introducing oneself
Saludos y Despedidas
Common family names
Apellidos más comunes
Vocabulary
El Cuerpo Humano
El Cuerpo Humano
El Cuerpo Humano
Aparatos Medicos
Lesson 2 (3 hours)
Days of week, months, seasons,
Días y Meses
Family members
La Familia
Numbers 21 to 100
Los Números
Asking questions
Interrogativos
Spanish Speaking Countries
Los Países Donde Se Habla Español
Latin American Culture
La Cultura
Subject pronouns, verb ser and estar
Los Pronombres Personales Sujeto
Los Verbos Ser y Estar
Asking about health
general trauma
Lesson 3 (3 hours)
Emergency commands
El Imperativo - Formación
Buildings & rooms of house
La Casa
Intro of –ar verbs
Presente Indicativo
Verbos regulares que terminan en -ar
Intro to -er verbs,
Verbos regulares que terminan en -er
Intro to -ir verbs,
Verbos regulares que terminan en -ir
Intro: un & una, tener, hay
El Verbo Tener
Emergency Vocabulary
Medical
Emergencia, Policia
Emergencia, Terorismo
Lesson 4 (3 hours)
Emergency commands
El Imperativo - Irregulares
Personal a, al & del
Injuries, diseases & drug adjectives
Numbers 100 to infinity
Los Números
Metric system
Sistema Métrico
Cultural differences
las diferencias entre Culturas
Colors, date
Los Colores
Vocabulary
Emergencia, Natural Disaster
Términos Médicos
Lesson 5 (3 hours)
Key terms, adjectives, colors & clothing
Quizes: listening and comprehension, multiple choice
Exámenes:
Clothing, seasons, weather, personal questions
More Question words
Asking about health
Emergencia 1
Emergencia 2
Dolor Abdominal
allergy - anaphylaxis
malaise
Lesson 6 (3 hours)
Irregular verbs
Verbos Irregulares
Intro to adjectives
El Adjetivo
Asking about location, description, possession
Intro -er verbs
Numbers 100 - infinity
Personal questions
Time expressions
El Reloj
Asking about health
respiratory system
Lesson 7 (3 hours)
Places
Words commonly confused
Falsos Cognatos
Asking about health
adult seizure
anxiety
neurologic disorders
Lesson 8 (3 hours)
Review –ar, -er and –ir verbs
Use of ser adjectives
More question words
Review of commands, regular verbs
Spanglish, slang & street Spanish
Spanglish
Asking about health
chest pain
labor and delivery
altered mentation
ophthalmology & neurology
Lesson 9 (3 hours)
Identifying self, requesting documents, verifying personal information
Review irregular verb list
-e commands list reviewed
Intro –a commands
Culture: identifying street terms
Asking about health
pediatric seizures
Lesson 10 (3 hours)
Intro near future: ir a + infinitive
El Futuro Inmediato (Ir + a + verbo en infinitivo)
Personal questions and oral practice
Review commands and all verbs
Survival tips and linguistic shortcuts
Lesson 11 (3 hours)
Oral review of all major scenarios
Review of major language and fire/medical vocabulary
Review of key structural and verb patterns in Lessons 1-5
Practice exercises on vocabulary and grammatical content of first five lessons.
Make suggestions on keeping up skills and discuss a level II class
Create Spanish club or mentor activities at work site
Course and instructor evaluation + documentation of students’ success using spoken Spanish with citizens.
Follow-up suggestions and future recommendations