Learning a Second Language Through Nursing

2 When i was in college, I arrogantly declined taking the elective "Spanish for Healthcare Workers"... I rationalized something, well, arrogant.

Then I moved to another state and boy did I wish I took that class!
Hindsight is always 20/20 :/That being said, its never too late for you to learn another language...and you don't have to wait for another language-healthcare hybrid class to come along to begin learning.

admittedly, i began a multi-language medical health class for beginners at the facility where i work, which has grown into a 3 shifts classes. i offer spanish, italian, and french and so far 22 medical staff have completed all 3 levels. therefore, it's never too late to become bilingual... ciao~ adios~ au revoir~ aloha~

Quote from gitanornadmittedly, i began a multi-language medical health class for beginners at the facility where i work, which has grown into a 3 shifts classes. i offer spanish, italian, and french and so far 22 medical staff have completed all 3 levels. therefore, it's never too late to become bilingual... ciao~ adios~ au revoir~ aloha~

Quote from tokmomAre any of these classed offered online?

Quote from Davey DoThere's a site that I use: 123TeachMe.com for Spanish. The site allows you to put in English phrases and will translate them to Spanish. And Visa Versa.I also bought a book Spanish For Nurses by Rudy Valenzuella RN. The book really gets to the carne de la materia.Davey (hacer) DoEdit: Oh yeah- I was also going to mention that, as one of my Elective Classes for Nursing, I took a Sign Language Class. That was 25 years ago and I still use some of the basics with a Hearing Impaired Patient now and again.

i know some spanish mostly learned from my patients and students. i do use google translate on my phone when i visit patients in their homes. the written translation is good/not perfect. when it reads the translation out loud the pronunciation is hysterical. i also know the alphabet in sign language but it takes a long time to ask questions one letter at a time and usually the patient quits before i do lol.my sup is supposed to look into medical spanish course for our dept. - i'm looking forward to it.

Does AAVE count as a second language?

anyone ever pony up the cash for a Rosetta stone course? Was it worth the cost?

If you're trying to learn Spanish, I recommend watching telenovellas (Spanish soap operas). Just about every cable system has some Spanish language stations available. They're fun - and it really helps to tune in to the accent, pronunciation and cadence of actually speaking. . . something that isn't always possible if you're learning on your own.

And Doce Corazones too! Besides being just a ridiculous escape of a game show/love match...I found it very helpful in learning some real-life vocabulary and getting used to accents.

Funny, that's how my mother learned English when she came to America- soap operas!

Oh, I'm kicking myself in the arse over not taking Spanish more seriously. Now that I am starting my BSN coursework.... I'm seriously thinking about taking some medical spanish classes. I had a little girl the other night on the floor little SCREAMING "YO QUIERO PARLETA!!!!!!" It took me fifteen minutes, but finally figured out homegirl just wanted a popsicle. Won't be forgetting that one any time soon.