Course: English for Specific Purposes 4

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Course title English for Specific Purposes 4
Course code FZS/OJZR4
Organizational form of instruction Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements Course does not contain work placement
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Drozdová Edita, Mgr.
Course content
Exercises: 1) Tutorial content, study materials including e-learning environment; study requirements, Final Oral Exam focus 2) Gastroenterology - Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and other Imaging Tests 3) Neurology, The Brain 4) Imaging for Neurological Patients, SPECT/CT and PET/CT Scanners 5) Coronary 6) Cardiac Imaging Techniques (Coronary catheterization, Echocardiogram, Intravascular ultrasound, Cardiac PET, CT, MRI) 7) Surgery, Role of Radiology in Surgery 8) Infectious Diseases 9) Renal - Ultrasound and other Kidney Imaging Techniques 10) Progress in Science &Technology 11) Advanced Imaging Techniques

Learning activities and teaching methods
Practicum, E-learning, Students' self-study
Learning outcomes
The course provides basic knowledge of English professional terminology. The aim is to deepen and acquire broader knowledge and skills in writing and reading English texts, to sort and work with information, to acquire learning strategies for self-study and to further use the language in everyday situations and in professional practice. The course is aimed at creating further prerequisites for further development of general and professional communication. It focuses mainly on the training and development of language skills (with an emphasis on grammar and vocabulary) and speech skills (with an emphasis on oral and reading comprehension). The consolidation and deepening of grammatical and lexical means will take place in the form of, inter alia, or translation exercises from a selected English textbook, with the support of the e-learning environment. Working with specialized texts and authentic audio-visual activities will serve for the development of general professional communication. Students will acquire knowledge of basic English medical terminology in given topics. Students will understand English medical or non-medical texts. Learning outcomes of the course unit The aim of the course is to equip students with competencies in the area of professional language at the level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR).
Students obtain knowledge in given course in accordance with requirements and course programme.
Prerequisites
Preconditions are frased in the annotation of the course and in the curriculum of the studying programme.

Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam

Credit: - 80% participation in exercises, - presentations on a selected topic, - individual work and homework in an e-learning course environment, - written credit test before the exam (min. 60% correct answers). Exam: - oral exam.
Recommended literature
  • GLENDINNING Eric H. a Beverly A. S. HOLMSTRÖM. English in Medicine: A Course in Communication Skills. Cambridge University Press, 2008. ISBN 978-0521606660.
  • GLENDINNING Eric H. a Ron HOWARD. Professional English in Use Medicine. Cambridge University Press, 2009. ISBN 9780521682015.
  • GREENAN, James a Tony GRICE. Nursing 2. Oxford University Press, 2009. ISBN 978-0-19-456988-0.
  • HAIDEKKER, Mark A. Medical Imaging Technology. Springer-Verlag New York Inc., 2013. ISBN 9781461470724.
  • RIBES, Ramón a Pablo ROS. Radiological English. New York: Springer, 2009. ISBN 978-3-540-29328-6.


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