Become a better communicator in your workplace

Are language barriers hurting productivity in your workplace? We can help! Join Penn State Schuylkill's office of Continuing Education and Workforce Development for Practical Spanish for the Workplace courses I and II and improve your workplace communications.

Course Offerings

Spanish for the Workplace I

This course is designed to cover basic conversational Spanish for individuals who wish to communicate more effectively with co-workers, customers, clients, patients, and patients’ families.

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Participants will learn: 

  • vocabulary and proper pronunciation
  • basic conversational skills
  • Latino cultural background

Spanish for the Workplace I Schedule and Registration

Course Details:

Dates: March 20, 2025 - May 15, 2025 
Times: Thursdays, 5:30 p.m. – 7:45 p.m. (Last class on 5/15/25 will be 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.)  
Location: Online instructor-led training via Zoom
Investment: $359 per person

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Spanish for the Workplace II

This course builds upon the skills learned in the level I course. Attendees should already have a basic knowledge of Spanish either from the level I course or from personal experience. Conversation will figure largely into the class sessions. Students will focus on more complex grammar topics (e.g., ser vs. estar; por vs. para) as well as verb tenses other than the present.

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Please contact [email protected] or 570-385-6112 to be notified when enrollment opens. 

Spanish for Healthcare Workers (SPAN 5018)

Now EnrollingHola, me llamo Pat y soy su enfermera (o)
(Hello, my name is Pat and I will be your nurse)

Spanish for Healthcare Workers is an entry-level course designed to help medical professionals communicate effectively through conversational competence with Spanish-speaking patients in a medical setting.

By the end of the course, students will learn how to:

  • Apply medical vocabulary in routine medical situations.

  • Write notes and simple treatment recommendations/directions.

  • Demonstrate basic understanding of some Hispanic/Latino cultural medical practices and the patient-doctor dynamic and relationship.

  • Describe signs and symptoms from the most common diseases in the United States

  • Demonstrate basic skills to conduct a patient interview in Spanish.

Meet the instructor:

Maria T. Berger holds a Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology &
Teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language. Berger is experienced in teaching Spanish language courses at Higher Education Level for more than a decade, including  in person, hybrid, and online courses modalities. Berger has also served as an interpreter for Spanish speaker patients in the mental health field.

Dates: January 14 - March 18, 2025
Time: Tuesdays, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Delivery: live instruction via Zoom classroom
Textbook: Access to an eBook and four months of unlimited access to online educational materials are included with the registration fee.
Investment: $495

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Optional Student Resource (not included in registration fee): 

  • Basic Spanish for Medical Personnel: 2nd Enhanced Edition by Ana C. Jarvis Houghton Mifflin Company. 2011. ISBN-13: 9781285052188