Course: Professional English III

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Course title Professional English III
Course code HUM/PRP24
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 2
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Petrová Lenka, Mgr.
Course content
Organ systems. Vocabulary building (basic medical terminology), understanding and translation of medical texts in English. Review of English Tenses, Articles, Prepositions, Conditionals.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Methods of Written Work
Learning outcomes
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.
Prerequisites
unspecified
HUM/PRP08 and HUM/PRP06

Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam

Seminar attendance and activity, seminar paper, test.
Recommended literature
  • Allum, Victoria. (2010). Cambridge English for Nursing. Cambridge.
  • Glendinning, Eric. (2007). Professional English in Use: Medicine. Cambridge.
  • Grice, T. (2007). Nursing 1. Oxford: Oxford University Press.


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): Midwifery (2020) Category: Health service 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter