This is an oral survival course for students who have never taken Spanish or have had very little experience with the language (No more than one or two years of high school Spanish). Emphasis is placed on speaking ability and students will develop a basic communicative competence in Spanish through a series of lessons designed specifically for today's health professional. Issues of cultural sensitivity are discussed PLEASE NOTE: If you are a native speaker of Spanish, have a strong background in the language, an AP Spanish score of 4 or 5, and you are a student in the health professions seeking to fulfill the Expressive ArtsRequirement in the Core, you are encouraged to take Portuguese for Health Professionals or one of the other courses that fulfill the requirement. 14/FA: sec. 02 @ LMH