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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, wards, specialties), medical professionals, allied health-care professionals 3.Assessment, taking history; communication with patients; triage 4. Vital signs; monitoring the patient 5.Pain management.; signs and symptoms (diseases, disturbances). 6. Medication 7. Hygiene 8.Nutrition and healthy life-style.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Methods of Written Work
- Homework for Teaching
- 2 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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Students will perfect their general English competency; they will broaden their knowledge of grammar at pre-intermediate leven with an insight into the specific features of medical English; they will master basic medical terminology; they will be able to read, understand and translate medical texts in English.
Students will gain background for further usage of English in their professional career.
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Prerequisites
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Minimal English language ability at level A2/B1 - pre-intermediate.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Written exam
Seminar attendance and activity, seminar paper. Credit test.
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Recommended literature
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Allum, V., McGarr, P. (2010). Cambridge English for Nursing. Pre-intermediate. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
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Glendinning, Eric. (2007). Professional English in Use: Medicine. Cambridge.
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Grice, Tony. (2016). Oxford English for Careers - Nursing. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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Kurczak,K., Maczkowska-Czado, A. (2017). English for Nurses. Warszawa.
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Louhmi, S. (2015). English for Nurses. Elsevier.
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Parker, S. (2013). The Human Body Book. Dorling Kindersley Limited.
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Wright, R. (2012). English for Nursing Level 1.. Pearson Longman.
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