Spanish for Public Safety Officers

Hours: 16 / Access Length: 6 Months

Retail Price: $165.00

Course Overview:

Spanish for Public Safety Officers is a self-paced, online Spanish course designed for public safety officers and emergency responders who want to communicate with the Spanish-speaking public. The course incorporates law enforcement, firefighting, and EMT/Paramedic vocabulary.

The course incorporates visual imagery (photos associated with words and phrases for better retention), native speakers to hear proper pronunciation, language tips, intuitive reading exercises, interactive assessments to measure your progress and comprehension, and cultural lessons. And remember--this course is self-paced! Go through the course as slowly or quickly as you would like.

Course Outline:

By the end of the online Spanish course, the diligent student will be able to:

Recognize, understand, and pronounce the words and phrases from the Learning Units on the syllabus.
Be able to engage in “small-talk” conversations and provide and obtain workplace-related information from the Learning Units on the syllabus.
Compare and contrast U.S. cultural values to those of the Hispanic world in how it may relate to the workplace, by recognizing that cultures develop different patterns of interaction and identifying key values, such as family, time, naming system, respect for authority, and the Latino work ethic.

Introduction	Course Tutorial, Spanish Pronunciation
Lesson 1	My Life Greetings, Question Words, Numbers 0-9, Job Titles
Lesson 2	My Time More Greetings, Numbers 10-10,000, Days, Months, Date, Time
Lesson 3	My Work Environment Survival Words, More Conversational Phrases, Departments and Places, Building Areas, Directions
Lesson 4	My Job: Part 1 Commands/Phrases, Plans (Arrests, Fines, etc.), The Raid, Weapons, Traffice Laws and Problems
Lesson 5	My Job: Part 2 Firefighter Vocabulary, Fire and Life Safety Inspections, Water Emergencies
Lesson 6	My Administration The Interview, Specific Questions, Personal Characteristics, Miranda Warning, Clothing, Colors
Lesson 7	My Employees & Relationships People (in general), People (in trouble), Family, Likes/Dislikes
Lesson 8	My Safety & Health Body Parts, Organs, Emergencies & Common Injuries, Medical History, Examination, Pain Descriptions

System Requirements:

Internet Connectivity Requirements:

Cable, Fiber, DSL, or LEO Satellite (i.e. Starlink) internet with speeds of at least 10mb/sec download and 5mb/sec upload are recommended for the best experience.

NOTE: While cellular hotspots may allow access to our courses, users may experience connectivity issues by trying to access our learning management system. This is due to the potential high download and upload latency of cellular connections. Therefore, it is not recommended that students use a cellular hotspot as their primary way of accessing their courses.

Hardware Requirements:

CPU: 1 GHz or higher
RAM: 4 GB or higher
Resolution: 1280 x 720 or higher. 1920x1080 resolution is recommended for the best experience.
Speakers / Headphones
Microphone for Webinar or Live Online sessions.

Operating System Requirements:

Windows 7 or higher.
Mac OSX 10 or higher.
Latest Chrome OS
Latest Linux Distributions

NOTE: While we understand that our courses can be viewed on Android and iPhone devices, we do not recommend the use of these devices for our courses. The size of these devices do not provide a good learning environment for students taking online or live online based courses.

Web Browser Requirements:

Latest Google Chrome is recommended for the best experience.
Latest Mozilla FireFox
Latest Microsoft Edge
Latest Apple Safari

Basic Software Requirements (These are recommendations of software to use):

Office suite software (Microsoft Office, OpenOffice, or LibreOffice)
PDF reader program (Adobe Reader, FoxIt)
Courses may require other software that is described in the above course outline.