Spanish courses
Spanish for International Students
Spanish for specific purposes
Medical Spanish
Instructional hours: 30
Proposed schedule: 09:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. (Monday to Friday) and 3:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. (Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday)
Dates: July 6–10, 2026
Fee: €572,50
Course venue: Menéndez Pelayo International University – Las Llamas Campus – Santander
TARGET AUDIENCE
- Teachers of Spanish as a Foreign Language (ELE) wishing to specialize in Spanish for healthcare.
- ELE teachers seeking to develop their professional careers in the United States.
- ELE teachers who wish to add Spanish for Specific Purposes to their field of expertise.
- Healthcare professionals interested in specializing in the didactics of Spanish as a second language (L2).
OBJECTIVES
- To familiarize students with the main publications, sources, and teaching materials in this field.
- To analyze the need for Spanish-speaking healthcare professionals in the United States.
- To examine existing medical Spanish programs.
- To teach the different parts of the medical interview (U.S. and Spanish contexts).
- To analyze teaching materials for medical Spanish.
- To incorporate cultural and literary content within the medical field of interest for teaching Spanish as an L2.
CONTENTS
Introduction to Medical Spanish
- Analysis of teaching materials in this discipline
- Analysis of needs in the U.S. (main institutions and organizations)
- Post-COVID federal language policies and the Hispanic community
The Medical Interview
- Different stages of the medical interview in the United States
- Teaching medical vocabulary
- The effective and affective component
Teaching Resources
- Teaching activities for medical Spanish: vocabulary, grammar, communication strategies
- Cultural knowledge of healthcare systems in Spanish-speaking countries: Cuban, Costa Rican, and Spanish healthcare systems
- Teaching Spanish for healthcare through art, history, and literature
- Major figures in medicine from the Spanish-speaking world
Spanish in Professional Business Settings
Instructional Hours: 30
Proposed schedule: 09:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. (Monday to Friday) and 3:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. (Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday)
Dates: August 3–7, 2026
Fee: €572.50
Course venue: Menéndez Pelayo International University – Las Llamas Campus – Santander
TARGET AUDIENCE
Students with a minimum B1 level interested in Spanish for Business
OBJECTIVES
- To use Artificial Intelligence as a tool for preparing formal documentation.
- To deliver effective oral presentations.
- To produce formal business documents (formal letters, etc.).
- To complete forms for the creation of a franchise or official applications.
- To learn how to create a company.
CONTENTS
Spanish for Business
- The company: incorporation and organization
- Launching a franchise
- Banking and finance. Effective oral presentations
- Recruitment and hiring
- Marketing, advertising, and sales
Technical Documentation
- Formal letters
- Commercial documents: invoice, delivery note, and order form
- Employment contract and lease agreement
- Marketing mix
- SWOT analysis
Spanish Language
- Grammar and vocabulary according to the group’s level
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