Course: Health Care English 2

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Course title Health Care English 2
Course code HUM/RGB20
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 2
Semester Summer
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)
  • Sobotková Hana, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Topics: 1) Introduction to English for radiography 2) Medical imaging 3) The radiology team 4) X-ray examination 5) CT examination 6) Mammography 7) Nuclear medicine This subject consists of 15 hours of in-class instruction and 39 hours of out-of-class study.

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)
Learning outcomes
Students will expand their knowledge of healthcare terminology, practice more advanced grammar points at an intermediate level and improve their speaking, listening, reading and writing skills in English. They will develop level of healthcare English necessary for their profession, with focus on communication with patietns during imaging examinations.
Students will acquire a basic level of healthcare English necessary for their profession.
Prerequisites
Competence in English at least at the CEFR reference level A2/B1 - pre-intermediate.
HUM/RGA20

Assessment methods and criteria
Mark, Written exam

Seminar attendance 80% and active participation in classes. Completing assigned tasks. Final exam.
Recommended literature
  • HELP - on-line výukové materiály. http://help-theproject.eu, 2017.
  • Allum, V., McGarr, P. (2010). Cambridge English for Nursing. Pre-intermediate. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
  • Glendinning, Eric. (2007). Professional English in Use: Medicine. Cambridge.
  • Grice, Tony. (2016). Oxford English for Careers - Nursing. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
  • Harrison, Adrienne. (2016). Flash on English for Nursing.
  • Symons, Maria Spada, and Ross Wright. (2011). English for Nursing 2. Pearson Longman.
  • Urszula Swoboda-Rydz. (2020). English for Radiographers. Warszawa.


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): Radiology Assistance (2019) Category: Health service 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer