Occupational Spanish

Overview

Occupational Spanish is a series of easy-to-use, job-specific, Spanish training programs for business, government, health care and education.  Our programs can help you improve communication, teamwork, efficiency & productivity in your organization by learning key terms & expressions that help you communicate with Spanish-speakers.

Unlike learning Spanish in the traditional way, you don't have to "learn the whole language" to ask a basic question, greet a customer, talk with a patient, or issue job commands.

It's these brief conversations that are so important and relatively easy – because our "bite-size" terms & phrases do not require knowledge of grammar, verb conjugations or complicated language rules.

  • No prior Spanish experience is necessary.

Why Choose Occupational Spanish?

Often the best way to get started in Spanish communication is through an Occupational Spanish training class. This is a practical and cost-effective way to begin cutting through the language barrier.

Focused on workplace needs and solutions, Occupational Spanish training is designed to produce tangible results – improvement in teamwork, efficiency, customer service, patient care.

The Benefits

For Business Supervision

Improve Understanding - Teamwork - Productivity
This program is designed for managers and supervisors in all types of industries. The purpose is to help to connect & communicate with Spanish-speaking employees to improve understanding, operations and productivity.

For Police Officers

This program is designed for law enforcement officers and 9-1-1 dispatchers. The purpose is to help first respondents communicate with Spanish speakers in a quick, basic way. It stresses short, simple communication – asking brief questions and giving easy to understand directions or commands. No grammar, no rules, no prior Spanish necessary.

For Realtors

This program is designed for realtors, leasing agents and new home sales staffers who have direct contact with Spanish-speaking customers. The Hispanic community is the fastest growing market segment in the real estate market.

For Health Care professionals

This program is designed for a wide variety of health care professionals, including doctors, nurses, technicians, and administrative associates. The purpose is to help connect & communicate with Spanish-speaking patients and process medical transactions efficiently and effectively.

For Teachers and Administrators

Developed specifically to help elementary, middle & high school teachers and  administrators communicate more effectively, on a basic level, with Spanish speaking students and parents.  No grammar, no rules, no prior Spanish experience necessary!

Courses

Spanish I

This course is designed as an introduction to basic Spanish language skills, including listening comprehension, reading, speaking and writing.  Students are introduced to cultures of the Spanish speaking countries and develop an understanding and sensitivity to diverse groups.  Major grammar focus includes regular and irregular verbs in the present tense, adjective agreement, and discussion of family, school, time, weather, numbers and greetings.  Prerequisites: None. (This course is for the true beginner, but 1 or 2 years of any high school language is helpful).  Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.

Spanish II

This course continues the development of listening, reading, speaking and writing skills that were introduced in Beginning Spanish 1100.  The course continues to emphasis on the cultures of Spanish speaking countries.  Major grammar focus includes a review of the present tense, reflexive, verbs, regular and irregular forms of the preterit and imperfect, and discussion of travel, pastimes, food shopping, and your daily routine.  Prerequisites: SPAN1100 or its equivalent.  (Students who were successful with 2 0r 3 years of high school Spanish could begin with this class.  Those with 4+ years would be too advanced). Offered: Fall, Spring.

Customized Occupational Spanish

We can customize any of our programs to meet your specific needs. This enables you to have customized materials for class training or employee self-study.

Statistics

  • There are now 43 million Hispanics in the US — that's almost 1 of 7 people!
  • The Hispanic workforce will increase by 40% in the next 6 years
  • 44% of the TOTAL US population growth over the next 20 years will be Hispanic

Spanish Club

As they say - if you don't use it, you lose it. Come once a week to DCTC's Spanish Club in Apple Valley and meet Spanish-speaking people and individuals learning or maintaining their Spanish in this fun environment. This offering is included in the tuition for individuals taking Occupational Spanish or Spanish I or II.

Customized Corporate Solutions

Many of our courses & degrees can be customized to fit your schedule. We adapt to various locations, options and facilities for your individual or company's needs.

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