Course: English 2

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Course title English 2
Course code CJA/VCB21
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Glogarová Veronika, Mgr.
  • Manda Aleš, Mgr.
Course content
Topics focused on various areas of physician-patient communication (history-taking, examining a patient, treatment); more general topics focused on medicine (first aid, medical ethics); expanding medical vocabulary with an emphasis on physician-patient communication.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
Learning outcomes
Extension of the previously acquired knowledge of general English, extension of grammatical knowledge with special attention paid to English for specific purposes; fundamental medical terminology; acquisition of the ability to read, understand and translate medical texts in English.
Students will be able to use professional English in their studies and future medical practice.
Prerequisites
Secondary-education level of English - B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference. Knowledge obtained in English 1 (CJA/VCA21).
CJA/VCA21 and CJA/VCB11 and BIO/VCB11 and LBF/VCB11 and LCH/VCB19 and PVL/VCB72 and KAR/VCB11 and HIE/VCB11 and LCH/VCA11 and NAN/VCA13 and NAN/VCA14 and LBF/VCA11 and NAN/VCB14 and NAN/VCB15 and BIO/VCA11

Assessment methods and criteria
Mark, Oral exam, Written exam, Seminar Work

Active participation in seminars, passing all tests throughout the course, passing the final exam.
Recommended literature
  • Studijní materiály Centra pro výuku cizích jazyků LF UP.
  • Soars, J., & Soars, L. (2000). New Headway. Pre-Intermediate. Workbook with Key. Oxford: Oxford University Press.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry Study plan (Version): General Medicine (2021) Category: Medical sciences 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry Study plan (Version): - (2021) Category: Medical sciences 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry Study plan (Version): General Medicine (2019) Category: Medical sciences 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry Study plan (Version): General Medicine (2018) Category: Medical sciences 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer