Course: Health Care English I

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Course title Health Care English I
Course code HUM/FTA20
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course Compulsory-optional
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)
  • Sobotková Hana, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
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

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Methods of Written Work, Activating (Simulations, Games, Dramatization), Group work
  • Homework for Teaching - 2 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Developing knowledge of general healthcare English; reviewing grammar structures with focus on field-specific language; developing communication skills in English with patients/clients in Physiotherapy; 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.
Prerequisites
English proficiency at least B1.

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance, Analysis of linguistic, Written exam

Seminar attendance (80%) and active participation in classes, preparation for classes, mid-term test, credit test.
Recommended literature
  • Allum, V., McGarr, P. (2010). Cambridge English for Nursing. Pre-intermediate. Cambridge.
  • Glendinning, Eric. (2007). Professional English in Use: Medicine. Cambridge.
  • Grice, Tony. (2016). Oxford English for Careers - Nursing. Oxford.
  • Chabner, D.-E. (2021). The Language of Medicine.
  • Kurczak,K., Maczkowska-Czado, A. (2017). English for Nurses. Warszawa.
  • Parker, S. (2013). The Human Body Book. Dorling Kindersley Limited.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Health Sciences Study plan (Version): Physiotherapy (2019) Category: Health service 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter