Course: Professional English III.

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Course title Professional English III.
Course code HUM/IPC21
Organizational form of instruction Lesson + Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Sobotková Hana, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Topics: 1) Maternal complications in pregnancy 2) Complications in labour 3) C-section 4) Multiple pregnancy, preterm labour

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Activating (Simulations, Games, Dramatization), Group work
Learning outcomes
This course aims at increasing student proficiency in English in the area of Midwifery. Students develop their knowledge of general English, acquire basic and specialized terminology, learn how to read and understand technical texts and translate them to Czech. The aim of the course is to strengthen competence in using English to communicate in the workplace, with the patient, client, colleagues and other healthcare staff, and also when reading technical texts. It supports continued learning and professional growth in the selected field.
Competencies acquired: ability to use the language in communication with patients/clients and colleagues, ability to read and comprehend scientific texts.
Prerequisites
Competency in English at level B1 CEFR.
HUM/IPC03 and HUM/IPC01 and HUM/IPC03

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

80% attendance, active participation in seminars, home preparation for classes, completing assigned tasks, final oral exam.
Recommended literature
  • (2017). Materiály projektu HELP.
  • Allum, V., McGarr, P. (2010). Cambridge English for nursing. Cambridge.
  • Czubak, M. Medical English for Gynaecology. 2025.
  • Czubak, Marzena, and Essie Hansen. (2015). English for Midwives. Medipage.
  • Glendinning, E.H., Howard, R. (2007). Professional English in Use. Medicine. Cambridge.
  • Grice, Tony. (2016). Oxford English for Careers - Nursing. Oxford.
  • Wright, M. (2023). Angličtina pro nelékařské zdravotnické obory. Praha.


Study plans that include the course
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