Synopses & Reviews
Now in its third edition, this widely used textbook is designed for students with little or no formal background in Spanish. It provides the necessary language and vocabulary to facilitate better communication between health care providers and the growing Spanish-speaking community. This classroom text uses readings, exercises, and interactive activities such as challenging and enjoyable improvisation to integrate structure, Spanish medical vocabulary, and colloquial terms that nurses, doctors, dentists, and allied health professionals need most. Rich cultural notes explain Latino customs and communication styles.
New to the Third Edition:
and#149; DVD video featuring dramatic interactions between a family and its health care providers as well as demonstrations of specific communication tasks in health care
and#149; More communicative activities and larger lexicon
and#149; Revised and expanded cultural notes
and#149; A companion Web siteand#160; - yalebooks.com/medicalspanish - with self-correcting quizzes and links to medical and language sites
Review
and#8220;What makes this book stand out is the fact that the authors are themselves medical interpreters and the book has been tested in classrooms. . . .and#160;[The book] consistently adheres to the principles of communicative language teaching, which focus on the functional language and its appropriate use in context.and#160;. . .and#160;The choice of topics is excellent, and the cultural notes show a particular sensitivity toward the Latino population.and#8221;and#8212;Pilar Marcand#233;
, University of Iowa,
The Modern Language JournalAbout the Author
Robert O. Chase is a social worker and pretrial competency examiner at the Whiting Forensic Institute. He teaches Spanish at Tunxis Community College, the Yale University Center for Language Studies, and local hospitals. Clarisa B. Medina de Chase is a Dominican Republic native and a rehabilitation therapist at Connecticut Valley Hospital.