Are you a library staff member eager to enhance your comm unication skills and better serve the diverse comm unity that visits your library? This course is des igned to help you engage with Spanish-speaking pat rons effectively\, fostering a more inclusive and welcoming environment.
\n \nBy the end of t he course\, participants will:
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ourse Description:
\n This 4-week co
urse will include:
Course Outline: When you log in to the Infopeople online lea rning site\, you will see weekly modules with thes e topics:
\n \nTime Required: \;To complete th
is course\, you can expect to spend 2 1/2 hours pe
r week\, for a total of fifteen course hours. Each
week'\;s module contains readings and various
options for assignments\, discussions\, or online
meetings. You can choose the options most relevant
to your work and interests. Although you can work
on each module at your own pace\, at any hour of
the day or night\, it is recommended that you comp
lete each week'\;s work within that week to sta
y in sync with other learners. \;
Who Should Take This Course: Libr ary staff at public\, academic libraries
DESCRIPTION:Are you a library staff member eager to enhance yo ur communication skills and better serve the diver se community that visits your library? This course is designed to help you engage with Spanish-speak ing patrons effectively\, fostering a more inclusi ve and welcoming environment.\n \n \n \n By the en d of the course\, participants will:\n \n \n \n \n Develop basic skills to interact with Spanish sp eaking library users.\n Acquire library-specific vocabulary for effective communication.\n Gain cu ltural insights to better understand and connect w ith Spanish-speaking users.\n Feel confident in a ssisting users with language needs.\n Create a mo re inclusive library environment.\n \n \n Course D escription:\n \n This 4-week course will include:\ n \n \n \n \n Weekly assignments to reinforce lea rning\n Optional 30-min introduction session: \n \n Tuesday\, April 7 @ 1 pm EST / 12 pm CST/ 11 am MST/ 10 am PST\n \n \n Two 60-minute intera ctive online sessions:\n \n Tuesday April 14 @ 1 pm EST / 12 pm CST/ 11 am MST/ 10 am PST\n Tue sday April 28 @ 1 pm EST / 12 pm CST/ 11 am MST/ 1 0 am PST\n Live sessions will be recorded\, and the recording will be shared afterward.\n \n \n Recommendation of Materials:\n \n Curated mate rials for self-study and review.\n Spanish langu age books\, audiobooks\, and movies.\n Online re sources and websites for language learning.\n \n \n One-on-one meetings with the instructor by ap pointment.\n \n \n \n \n Course Outline: When yo u log in to the Infopeople online learning site\, you will see weekly modules with these topics:\n \ n \n \n \n Week 1: Your Community\, Spanish Pronu nciation\, and Basic Vocabulary\n \n \n Who are your library users?\n Spanish pronunciation rul es and tips\n Basic greetings\, introductions\, and library vocabulary\n \n \n \n \n Week 2: Cultural Awareness and Library Vocabulary\n \n Live session\n Understanding cultural differenc es\n Customer service and reference\n Using li brary vocabulary\n \n \n \n \n Week 3: Conne cting with and Supporting Spanish-Speaking Patrons \n \n Welcoming and building relations with Spa nish speakers\n Resources and services for Spani sh speakers\n Understanding the needs of the Spa nish-speaking community\n \n \n \n \n Week 4 : Practice and Ongoing Learning\n \n Live sessi on\n Applying learned skills\n Recap of resour ces for ongoing learning\n \n \n \n \n Time Requ ired: To complete this course\, you can expect to spend 2 1/2 hours per week\, for a total of fiftee n course hours. Each week's module contains readin gs and various options for assignments\, discussio ns\, or online meetings. You can choose the option s most relevant to your work and interests. Althou gh you can work on each module at your own pace\, at any hour of the day or night\, it is recommende d that you complete each week's work within that w eek to stay in sync with other learners. \n \n \n \n Who Should Take This Course: Library staff at p ublic\, academic libraries\n \n CATEGORIES:Online Course CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260407T120000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260407T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260504T163000 URL:https://www.infopeople.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=1172 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR