Des Moines Area Community College.

Spanish Courses

Beginning Spanish I
Learn some basics of the Spanish language to be able to converse. Emphasizes speaking and culture.

Beginning Spanish II
Furthering the basics of Spanish language emphasizing speaking.

Spanish for Bank Tellers
This is a comprehensive Spanish language program that provides immediate access to functional language skills for non-Spanish-speaking bank personnel so that they will be able to better assist their Spanish-speaking customers and clients with routine banking transactions, and thereby promote customer relations. The language component utilizes phonetic encoding to address the most important Spanish command, questions, and phrases pertinent to daily banking interactions. No prior knowledge of Spanish necessary.

Spanish for Childcare Personnel
To prepare non-Spanish-speaking child care personnel to more effectively interact with Spanish speaking parent and child.

Community Spanish
“Community Spanish: A Survival Guide for English-speakers,” is a non-grammar based class for persons who want an easy and quick way to learn limited amounts of everyday Spanish. No prior knowledge of Spanish necessary. Learn to speak and comprehend many basic common phrases as well as basic cultural information about Spanish-speaking groups. Includes book and 2 cd’s to help you practice.

Spanish for Construction Sites
Prepare construction personnel with Spanish language skills to better interact and work with Spanish speaking employees.

Spanish for Industry, Manufacturing and Warehousing
To provide non-Spanish-speaking employees with language skills to assist Spanish-speaking employees with routine employment, medical and safety issues as well as worksite specific phrases to promote a safe and more efficient workplace and quality workmanship.

Doing Business in Latin America
To provide U.S. business professionals with practical Spanish language instruction and cross-cultural training for use when conducting business in Latin America.

Spanish for Law Enforcement
To provide non-Spanish-speaking police officers with functional skills in Spanish to enhance their ability to aid victims and control offenders in potentially dangerous situations involving Hispanics.

Spanish for Nursing
IBN#22 Prepare non-Spanish speaking nurses to better interact with and care for Spanish-speaking patients to enhance quality of patient care. Includes transcultural training. Cost includes CEU’s, book and cd’s to help you practice.

Spanish for Requesting Personal Information and Data
This is a comprehensive Spanish language program that provides non-Spanish-speaking persons with specific Spanish language skills so that they will be able to better assist their Spanish-speaking customers and/or clients with routine questions in order to acquire specific personal information and data. The language component utilizes phonetic encoding to address the most important Spanish commands, questions, and phrases pertinent to daily interactions. No prior knowledge of Spanish necessary.

Spanish for the Physician’s Office
Train non-Spanish-speaking physician’s office staff in functional Spanish language skills to communicate with Spanish-speaking patients.

Spanish for Respiratory Therapists
A Spanish course designed specifically for respiratory therapists. Learn phrases needed specific to interactions with patients related to routine treatments, diagnostic questions and statements, tests and procedures. May use continuing education hours for relicensure.

Spanish for Restaurant Staff
To prepare non-Spanish speaking restaurant personnel with functional skills in Spanish to allow them to more effectively interact with Spanish-speaking employees and clientele.

Survival Spanish for Educators
Survival Spanish designed to provide English speaking teachers & administrators with functional Spanish language skills to work with Spanish speaking students & their parents. Focuses on basic oral communication for the classroom & office: giving instructions, responding to emergencies, classroom & instructional management, discussing grades, behavior, attendance & other school related vocabulary. No prior knowledge of Spanish required.