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The updated, fifth edition of the widely used introductory Spanish textbook designed specifically for health care professionals Nurses, physicians, dentists, and other health care professionals increasingly need to communicate with patients in Spanish. Formerly titled An Introduction to Spanish for Health Care Workers, the fifth edition of this popular textbook is designed for students with little or no formal background in Spanish. It uses text, audio, video, classroom activities, and electronic exercises to teach basic grammar, specialized medical vocabulary, and colloquial terms as well as customs and communication styles. An interactive companion website features video clips that demonstrate practitioner–patient interactions and offers self-correcting exercises, an audio program, and flash cards.   The fifth edition is also updated with   • New topics, including muscles, pediatrics, heart disease, neurologic exams, and zika • Nearly 300 classroom activities, including exposition activities to develop the presentational mode of communication • Expanded vocabulary lists, sorted by frequency

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Author:   Robert O. Chase ,  Clarisa B. Medina de Chase
Publisher:   Yale University Press
Imprint:   Yale University Press
Edition:   5th Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.735kg
ISBN:  

9780300226027

ISBN 10:   0300226020
Pages:   480
Publication Date:   08 January 2019
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Robert O. Chase teaches Spanish at Connecticut community and four-year colleges. He and Clarisa B. Medina de Chase have a combined fifty years of experience using Spanish in their work at medical and psychiatric hospitals and exploring the many cultures of Latin America. They live in Berlin, CT.

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