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Lecturer(s)
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Sobotková Hana, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1) Human body, body systems, bodily functions 2) Hospital (types, departments), medical professionals, allied health-care professionals; hospital equipment 3) Assessment, taking history; communication with patients, admission 4) Vital signs, monitoring the patient 5) Signs and symptoms; diseases 6) Pain management 7) Medication 8) Hygiene 9) Nutrition and healthy life-style
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Methods of Written Work, Activating (Simulations, Games, Dramatization), Group work
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Learning outcomes
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Developing knowledge of general healthcare English; reviewing grammar structures with focus on field-specific language; developing communication skills in English with patients/clients in Occupational therapy; establishing a baseline for further use of English in professional practice and in communication with patients.
Students will gain a baseline for further use of English in professional practice.
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Prerequisites
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English proficiency at least B1.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Student performance, Analysis of linguistic, Written exam
Seminar attendance (80%) and active participation in classes, preparation for classes, mid-term test, credit test.
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Recommended literature
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Allum, V., McGarr, P. (2010). Cambridge English for nursing. Cambridge.
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Glendinning, E.H., Howard, R. (2007). Professional English in Use. Medicine. Cambridge.
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Grice, T. (2007). Nursing 1. Oxford.
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Chabner, D.-E. (2021). The Language of Medicine.
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Kurczak,K., Maczkowska-Czado, A. (2017). English for Nurses. Warszawa.
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