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Lecturer(s)
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Hastrdlová Šárka, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Nutrition and Obesity Diabetes Blood, the Heart Human Anatomy, Death and Dying, Autopsy Forensic Analysis Monitoring the Patient, Describing Graphs X-ray, US, MRI and other imaging techniques (description, use) Hygiene Pathology Lab, Testing Mental Illness, Signs & Symptoms Writing a Report Telephone Skills, E-mail Communication Medication, Dosages, Numbers & Figures Alternative Treatments
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Dialogue metods(conversation,discussion,brainstorming), Self-study (text study, reading, problematic tasks, practical tasks, experiments, research, written assignments)
- Class attendance
- 56 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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Students will acquire knowledge and skills of English specific terminology. The aim of the course is to acquire the ability to read and understand English texts, to classify information and work with it, to acquire learning strategies for self-study and further use of language in everyday situations and in professional practice. The course is aimed at balancing students´ heterogeneous entry skills of and creating prerequisites for further development of general and professional communication. It focuses on training and development of all language skills (with an emphasis on grammar, specific vocabulary, reading comprehension and speaking/communication in professional context). The consolidation and deepening of grammar and lexical resources will be carried out in the form of substitution, transformation and 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 fundamental English medical terminology in given topics. Students will acquire skills in reading professional English medical or non-medical texts. The aim of the course is to equip students with competence in the field of professional language at the level of B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR).
Students will acquire the fully developed level of B1 as defined in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
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Prerequisites
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The student obtained the required language skills from the previous semester according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Student's performance analysis, Didactic test, Systematické pozorování studenta
80% attendance Presentation on a chosen topic Self-study and home work in the e-learning environment Written Credit Test (with a minimum of 60% correct answers, marked)
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Recommended literature
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GLENDINNING Eric H. a Beverly A. S. HOLMSTRÖM. English in Medicine: A Course in Communication Skills. Cambridge University Press, 2008. ISBN 978-0521606660.
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GLENDINNING Eric H. a Ron HOWARD. Professional English in Use Medicine. Cambridge University Press, 2009. ISBN 9780521682015.
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GRICE Tony a Antoniette MEEHAN. Nursing 1. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007. ISBN 978-01-945697-7-4.
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ROUBÍK, Karel, O'NEILL, Conor, SMITH, Samantha. English for biomedical professionals. Praha: Vydavatelství ČVUT, 2005. ISBN 80-01-03224-8.
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