6)
Spanish for Law Enforcement,
P.O.S.T. Level 2:
33-hour Officer/Deputy Course
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(Course introduction skipped.)
First Class
Course introduction
SCENARIO: Traffic Citation 1
Review of level I basic
vocabulary and structure,
Lessons 1-4, Book 1
Vehicles, Vehicle Parts
Structure: more irregular verbs
Reading selection
Culture: Spanglish Terms I
Second Class
Lesson 5, "Breezing Through
Emergency Spanish, 3rd Ed, Book
1"
(Oral warm-up and new vocabulary
practice, assignment of quizzes
and written homework, Reading
selection are repeated at the
beginning of all classes.)
SCENARIO: Traffic Citation 2
Weapons
Structure: near future
Reading selection
Culture: Spanglish Terms II
Third Class
Lesson 6, Book 2
SCENARIO: Low-risk Vehicle Stop,
Part 1
Buildings, Rooms of House
Structure: estar + estar
adjectives
Reading selection
Culture: Spanish Sayings, Part I
Fourth Class
Lesson 6, Book 2
SCENARIO: Low-risk Vehicle Stop,
Part 2
City Terms
Tener Expressions
Structure: estar vs. ser
Reading selection
Culture: Spanish Sayings, Part
II
Fifth Class
Lesson 7, Book 2
SCENARIO: Custody Search/Medical
Possessive Adjectives, -a
commands
Furniture
Structure: possessive adjectives
Reading selection
Culture: Spanish Sayings, Part
III
Sixth Class
Lesson 7, Book 2
SCENARIO: Complete Low-risk
Vehicle Stop
Misdemeanors
Structure: more irregular verbs
Reading selection
Culture: Slang and Survival
Terms I
Seventh Class
Lesson 7, Book 2
High-risk Vehicle Stop, Part 1
Crimes and Criminals
Review e-commands, a-commands &
special commands
Structure: stem-changing verbs
Reading selection
Culture: Slang and Survival
Terms II
Eighth Class
Lesson 8, Book 2
High-risk Vehicle Stop, Part 2
Special commands, Prepositions,
Food: breakfast and lunch
Structure: prepositions of
location and time + special
commands
Reading selection
Culture: Diminutives and Terms
of Endearment I
Ninth Class
Lesson 8, Book 2
SCENARIO: Narcotics Raid
Prepositions
Food: dinner, dessert, drinks
Structure: recent past
Reading selection
Culture: Diminutives and Terms
of Endearment II
Tenth Class
Lesson 8, Book 2
SCENARIO: Home Robbery
Investigation
More Prepositions
More food, drink
Structure: stem-changing verb
“to hurt”
Reading selection
Eleventh and Last Class
SCENARIO: Complete High-risk
Stop
Review of major language and LE
vocabulary
Review of key structural and
verb patterns in present tense
Review Lessons 5 - 8, Book 1 and
2
Practice Exercises on vocabulary
and grammatical content of
Lessons 5 - 8, Book 1 and 2
Spanish club or mentor
activities at work site
POST Course and instructor
evaluation + documentation of
students’ success using spoken
Spanish in field.
Materials
* Student Textbook: Breezing
Through Emergency Spanish,
Levels 1 & 2, 3rd Ed., Dees
Multilingual Services, 1999.
* Student booklet and reference
manual: Spanish for Emergency
Personnel, 4th Ed., Dees
Multilingual Services, 1999.
Scenarios are found here.
* Student CD/audio cassette:
Spanish for Emergency Personnel,
4th Ed., Dees Multilingual
Services, 2001.
7) Spanish
for Law Enforcement, P.O.S.T.
Level 3:
33-hour Officer/Deputy Course
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(Course introduction skipped.)
First Class
Course introduction
Lesson 9, Book II
Review of level II, Lessons 6 –
8, key vocabulary, expressions,
commands & scenarios from level
SCENARIO: Domestic Violence 1
Weapons, Affirmative & Negative
Words, Place Settings, Animals
Structure: stem-changing verbs +
verbs with infinitives
Reading selection
Culture: Animals
Second Class,
Lesson 10, Book II
(Oral warm-up, new vocabulary
practice, assignment of quizzes
and written homework, Reading
selection are repeated at the
beginning of all classes.)
More review of Lessons 6 – 8
SCENARIO: Domestic Violence 2
Flight and Airport Terms
Structure: preterite (past)
tense
Culture: Interesting Places in
Spain
Third Class
Lesson 10, Book II
SCENARIO: Arresting A Drug
Suspect 1
Injuries and Accidents + Drugs
Structure: saber vs. conocer
Reading selection
Culture: Latino Expansion in the
USA
Fourth Class
Lesson 11, Breezing Through
Emergency Spanish, Book 3
SCENARIO: Arresting A Drug
Suspect 2
Medical Emergency Terms;
Illnesses and Accidents
Structure: spelling changes
(stem-changing) in preterite +
more verbs with infinitive
Reading selection
Culture: Latinos in the USA
Fifth Class
Lesson 12, Book 3
Telephone Communication Terms
SCENARIO: A Dispatcher Gets
Information
Structure: irregular preterite
verbs + indirect object pronouns
Reading selection
Sixth Class
Lesson 12, Book 3
SCENARIO: Investigating a
Jewelry Store Robbery
More physical description of
suspects
Structure: direct object
pronouns + direct vs. indirect
Reading selection
Culture: Interesting Places in
Mexico
Seventh Class
Lesson 13, Book 3
SCENARIO: The Emergency Operator
Identifying Traffic Signs
Structure: imperfect tense +
irregular forms
Reading selection
Culture: Countries and
Nationalities
Eighth Class
Lesson 13, Book 3
SCENARIO: Interviewing A Rape
Victim, Part 1
Sports and Hobbies, Wilderness
Terms
Structure: regular, irregular
future tense + demonstrative
pronouns/adjectives
Reading selection
Ninth Class
Lesson 14, Book 3
SCENARIO: Interviewing A Rape
Victim, Part 2
Idiomatic Expressions, more past
description of suspects
Structure: preterite vs.
imperfect
Reading selection
Culture: Street Slang and
Survival Terms I
Tenth Class
Lesson 14 & 15, Book 3
Robbery terms, interviewing
robbery victim
SCENARIO: Intoxication
Report/Field Sobriety Test, Part
1
Assault and Battery Terms
Structure: assault verbs in
preterite + present/past
progressive tense
Reading selection
Culture: Street Slang and
Survival Terms II
Eleventh and Last Class
Lesson 15, Book 3
SCENARIO: Intoxication
Report/Field Sobriety Test, Part
2
Reflexive verbs + command forms
Structure: reflexive verbs in
present tense + idiomatic use
Reading selection
Culture: Increase your
Vocabulary + Spanglish terms
with Expressions of Danger
Review of key structural and
verb patterns in present,
preterite, imperfect, future and
progressive tenses
Review Lessons 9-15
POST Course and instructor
evaluation + documentation of
students’ success using spoken
Spanish in field.
Materials
* Student Textbook: Breezing
Through Emergency Spanish,
Levels 1 & 2, 3rd Ed., Dees
Multilingual Services, 1999.
Student Textbook: Breezing
Through Emergency Spanish, Level
3, 2nd Ed., Dees Multilingual
Services, 1999.
* Student booklet and reference
manual: Spanish for Emergency
Personnel, 4th Ed., Dees
Multilingual Services, 1999.
Scenarios are taken from here
and textbook.
* Student CD: Spanish for
Emergency Personnel, 4th Ed.,
Dees Multilingual Services,
2001.
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Spanish for Emergency
Responders, Level 1:
33-hour Firefighter/Paramedic
Course
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Beginning, level 1 Spanish for
Emergency Responder Course
Outline, Fire Marshal certified
Spanish Emergency Responder
course
6) SPANISH FOR EMERGENCY
RESPONDERS, LEVEL 1 33-HOUR
FIREFIGHTER / PARAMEDIC COURSE
Course Overview
The Fire Marshal has instituted
this specialized training course
as necessary training for the
department. The program will be
administered by credentialed and
certified instructors. Proposed
classes will concentrate on oral
communication for line
personnel, primarily
firefighters and paramedics. We
propose an introductory level
course first, level I. Upon
completion, students will be
trained to handle basic
Spanish-language responses:
questions, answers and commands.
These objectives will be
achieved by learning emergency
vocabulary reinforced by
language structure and using
these terms in conversations and
scenarios. Students will be
familiar with Latino culture and
customs. Successful students
will be trained to ask
questions, give answers and
commands. This includes filling
out departmental forms and
reports. In addition, this class
will help candidates prepare for
the bilingual examination.
We recommend the level I class
meet weekly, for eleven
consecutive on-duty classes (33
hours) in three hour sessions,
mornings. This should satisfy
community college requirements
of accreditation. Five lessons
of Book 1 will achieve basic
communication objectives without
overwhelming students with too
much content in too short of a
time span. If the group is
lacking in basic language
skills, then we recommend only
four lessons
Strategies and Materials
Classroom activities include
language lessons, direct dialog,
group learning by pairing off
oral drills and role playing
scenarios demonstrated by native
speakers. We suggest the
instructors present a minimum of
grammar with a maximum of
practical material with lots of
repetition and practice. Native
speaking students will assist
with pronunciation, scenarios
and conversation. Fluent Latino
firefighters should play a major
role in assisting the
instructors by participating in
interactions and role playing,
including safety and legal
issues. Essential language
vocabulary and structure
reinforce everyday and technical
content. Latino culture and
survival tips are included. In
addition to Book 1 of the
classroom text/workbook,
training software, CD/audio
cassettes and a field manual are
provided for further practice
and periodic review. Course is a
pass/fail. Levels II and III
should be projected over the
coming years.
First Class
Lesson 1
Course introduction by fire
marshal/chief or a
Spanish-language committee
member
Course overview. learning
suggestions and survival
techniques
Greetings, names, introducing
oneself, asking questions
Emergency commands (ending in
-e)
Alphabet and pronunciation,
numbers 1>20
Greetings & farewells, basic
conversation, identifying people
and things
El, la, los, las, nouns &
emergency professions
SCENARIO: What's Your Name?
Latino family names: names to
put on department forms
Interaction, questions, answers.
vocabulary; pronunciation,
alphabet.
Second Class
Emergency commands (ending in
-e)
Days of week, months, seasons,
family members, numbers 21 > 30
Intro: un & una, tener, hay
People and customs of Latin
America and cultural differences
Intro, subject pronouns, verb
ser
Third Class
Lesson 2
Emergency commands (ending in
-a), giving date, question words
Buildings & rooms of house
Intro of –ar verbs
SCENARIO: Questions on Pain
Geography and peoples of Latin
America, hand and body language
Numbers 40>100, body parts,
family tree
Culture: South American
countries
Fourth Class
Emergency commands ending in –e
and –a, plus special commands,
lesson 8
Injuries, diseases & drug
adjectives intro of -ir verbs,
Personal a, al & del
SCENARIO: Help. The House is on
Fire!
Metric system, Latino vs. USA,
cultural differences and
confusion to avoid
Colors, date, personal questions
Reading practice and answering
questions
Fifth Class
Key terms, adjectives, colors &
clothing
Intro irregular verbs
SCENARIOS: Clearing a Burning
Building, Looking for and
Rescuing Victims
Latino health and emergency
customs and differences
MID TERM ORAL NON-GRADED EXAM:
listening and comprehension;
true and false questions
Clothing, seasons, weather,
personal questions
Reading practice and answering
questions
Question words
Culture: Spanish word influence
on English
Sixth Class
Lesson 3
Intro estar and estar
adjectives, lesson 6
Asking about health, location,
description, possession
SCENARIO: A Freeway Accident
Intro -er verbs
Numbers 100 - infinity
Personal questions
Time expressions
Seventh Class
Lesson 4
Ser adjectives
Places
Intro –ir
SCENARIOS: Medical Treatment and
Techniques, Injury Traffic
Accident
Culture: words commonly confused
Eighth Class
Review –ar, -er and –ir verbs
Use of ser adjectives
More question words
SCENARIOS: Chest Pain, Epilepsy,
Seizure and Stroke
Review of commands, regular
verbs
Culture: Spanglish, slang &
street Spanish
Ninth Class
Lesson 5
Identifying self, requesting
documents, verifying personal
information
Review irregular verb list
SCENARIO: Refusal of Emergency
Treatment, Part 1
-e commands list reviewed
Intro –a commands
Culture: identifying street
terms
Tenth Class
SCENARIO: Refusal of Emergency
Treatment, Part 2
Intro near future: ir a +
infinitive
Personal questions and oral
practice
Review commands and all verbs
Survival tips and linguistic
shortcuts
Eleventh and Final Class
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
Materials
* Student Textbook: Breezing
Through Emergency Spanish,
Levels 1 & 2, 3rd Ed., Dees
Multilingual Services, 1999.
* Instructor Manual: Breezing
Through Emergency Spanish,
Emergency Responder Edition,
Level 1, 1st Ed., Dees
Multilingual Services, 2003.
* Student booklet and reference
manual: Spanish for
Firefighters, Paramedics and
Police Officers, 3rd Ed., Dees
Multilingual Services, 1994.
* Scenario in this outline have
been taken from our booklet,
Spanish for Firefighters,
Paramedics and Police Officers
* Student CD: Spanish for
Firefighters, Paramedics and
Police Officers, 3rd Ed., Dees
Multilingual Services, 1994.
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Spanish for Healthcare
Professionals, Level 1:
16-hour Nurse/Doctor Medical Course
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Objectives
The following is a general class
description of the level 1 class
for Spanish for Health Care
Professionals. Changes may be
made depending on students’
communication needs and
students’ skill development.
The beginning-level 1 class
focuses on developing basic
communication skills for
health care professionals with
Spanish speaking patients and
their families. Successful
students will learn specific
medical terms and they will be
trained to ask questions, give
answers and to formulate
commands in routine and
emergency medical situations.
This includes greeting and
dismissing patients, getting
personal information, patient
interviews, medical history,
giving instructions,
administering medication,
explaining treatment and
techniques, and giving commands
during an exam. Lessons 1, 2 and
3 of both the language textbook
(BTES) and the medical textbook
(CMS) are covered in level 1.
Strategies and Materials
Students will practice
communication and conversational
skills: ask and respond to
questions from instructor,
participate in group learning by
pairing off oral drills and role
playing scenarios. Essential
language vocabulary and
structure reinforce everyday and
technical content. Students will
increase their understanding of
cultural factors that impact
health care for Latino patients.
Materials include textbook
Breezing Through Emergency
Spanish and the
McGraw-Hill’s, Complete
Medical Spanish—plus
handouts, visual aids, etc.
First 2-Hour Class
Introduction, class procedures
and materials
The Alphabet –vowels and
consonants
Emergency professions (limited)
Pronunciation difficulties and
communication shortcuts
How to say “the” in singular and
plural
Masculine and feminine noun
recognition
Basic personal information
Survival terms
Numbers 1-20
Second 2-Hour Class
Subject pronouns (I, you, he,
etc.) and the verb “ser (to be)”
Nationalities (limited)
Personal questions and giving
information
Basic parts of the body
Basic medical terms (limited)
Basic conversation/ice breakers
Survival and reassuring terms
Scenario: Greeting/welcoming
your patient and identifying
yourself
Third 2-Hour Class
Parts of the body (front
and rear view) (detailed)
How to say “a” or “an.” Do you
have a medical problem?
Latino last names and how to
avoid name confusion
Where does it hurt? What
illnesses did you have? What is
the medical problem?
Family members (brief)
Numbers 20-100
More survival terms
Scenario: Basic interview
Fourth 2-Hour Class
Introduction of regular –ar
verbs
Internal organs (detailed)
Months of the year
Colors
Introduce possessive pronouns –
i.e., his blood, my bone, your
medicine
Common symptoms
More survival terms
Scenario: More basic interviews
Fifth 2-Hour Class
Expanding –ar
verbs: desear (to want), hablar
(to speak) Do you want a pill?
Do you speak Spanish?
Prescribing and administering
medication, take, drink, times
per day, etc. What types of
pills do you take?
Cognates
Useful words and expressions
Male reproductive system
Basic conversation and everyday
vocabulary
Scenario: Doctor’s Visit: Chief
Complaint
Sixth 2-Hour Class
Vocabulary building: accidents,
illnesses, injuries, allergies,
Hay (there is, are)
Question Words 1 – Where/what
hurts, why, when, etc.
Female reproductive system
Cognates
Medical questions-physical state
Commands in physical exam: Touch
your, show me, point to your,
move your, etc – Giving orders –
i.e., Breathe normally, Raise
your arms, etc.
Seventh 2-Hour Class
Subject pronouns & –ar verbs,
necesitar (to need), tomar (to
take, drink) Do you need any
help? Are you allergic to
medication & allergies?
More personal questions and
giving information – explaining
injections, food and drink
Numbers 100 to infinity
Time expressions and telling
time—when things take place,
i.e., taking medication in the
morning, etc.
Reassuring terms
Scenario: Giving Instructions,
Chief Complaint
Eighth (and Final) 2-Hour
Class
Oral review of major skills and
vocabulary in both textbooks,
lessons 1-3
Act out major scenarios
Review of medical terms
Review of physical commands
Review of all numbers—play buzz.
Course & instructor evaluation
and certificate of continuing
education credit
Skill Evaluation Procedures:
Required materials:
Textbook: Breezing Through
Emergency Spanish, Books 1 &
2, 3rd Ed., 1999,
Dees Multilingual Services.
($19)
Booklet and reference manual:
Complete Medical Spanish, 1st
Ed., 2004, McGraw-Hill,
2004. ($12)
Recommended materials:
The optional CD and pre-hospital
booklet that are included with
Complete Medical Spanish
($23)
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Spanish for Healthcare
Professionals, Level 2:
16-hour Nurse/Doctor Medical Course
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Objectives
The following is a general class
description of the level 2
class, Spanish for Health Care
Professionals.
The beginning-/ intermediate
level 2 class focuses on
developing continuing
communication skills for
health care professionals with
Spanish speaking patients and
their families. Successful
students will learn specific
medical terms and they will be
trained to ask questions, give
answers and to formulate
commands in routine and
emergency medical situations.
This includes an expanded
patient interview, qualifying
and quantifying pain, ER and
Pediatrics visit questions,
physical and neurological exams
and expanded commands. Lessons
4, 5 and 6 of both the language
textbook (BTES) and the medical
textbook (CMS) are covered in
level 2.
Strategies and Materials
Students will practice
communication and conversational
skills: ask and respond to
questions from instructor,
participate in group learning by
pairing off oral drills and role
playing scenarios. Essential
language vocabulary and
structure reinforce everyday and
technical content. Students will
increase their understanding of
cultural factors that impact
health care for Latino patients.
Materials include textbook
Breezing Through Emergency
Spanish and the
McGraw-Hill’s, Complete
Medical Spanish—plus
handouts, visual aids, etc.
First 2-Hour Class
Introduction, class procedures
and materials
Review of level 1 material
Review of –ar verbs
Personal a
Second 2-Hour Class
More review of level 1 material
Common hospital –ar verbs
-er/-ir verbs
Common symptoms
Scenario: Qualifying and
Quantifying Pain
Third 2-Hour Class
More review of level 1 material
More survival terms
Ser adjectives
Qualifying and quantifying pain
More question words
Ir (to go) and hospital
locations
Scenario: A Pediatric Visit
Fourth 2-Hour Class
Irregular verbs
Household items
Qualifying adjectives
Quantity adjectives
E commands
Scenario: The Emergency Room
Fifth 2-Hour Class
Review ser adjectives
Estar adjectives
E commands
Family
Illnesses
Sixth 2-Hour Class
Near future
More irregular verbs
More medical history
Types of food and diet
Scenario: A physical exam
Seventh 2-Hour Class
Ser vs. estar
Tener expressions
Indirect object pronouns
-A commands
Scenario: A Neurological exam
Eighth (and Final) 2-Hour
Class
Oral review of major skills and
vocabulary in both textbooks,
lessons 4 - 6
Act out major scenarios
Review of medical terms
Review of commands
Course & instructor evaluation
and certificate of continuing
education credit
Skill Evaluation Procedures:
Required materials: Textbook:
Breezing Through Emergency
Spanish, Books 1 & 2, 3rd
Ed., 1999, Dees Multilingual
Services. ($19)
Booklet and reference manual:
Complete Medical Spanish, 1st
Ed., 2004, McGraw-Hill,
2004. ($12)
Recommended materials: The
optional CD and booklet that go
with Complete Medical Spanish
