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Lecturer(s)
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Course content
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English grammar practise: Present Simple vs. Present Continuous; Past Simple vs. Past Continuous; Past Simple vs. Present Perfect; Present Perfect Simple vs. Continuous; (Un)Countable Nouns; Articles; Future tenses; Modals; Conditionals; Passive; Question forms; Human Body; Hospital & Departments; A&E, Casualty; Pain; Symptoms; Caring for the Elderly; First Aid; Emergency First Aid; Visit to a doctor; Admissions, Nursing duties; Medical Instruments & Equipment.
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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
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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. (2008). Cambridge English for Nursing, Intermediate+. Cambridge: CUP.
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Glendinning, Eric. (2007). Professional English in Use: Medicine. Cambridge.
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Grice, T. (2007). Nursing 1. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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