Course: Health Care English 2

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Course title Health Care English 2
Course code HUM/VOK08
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 1
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Petrová Lenka, Mgr.
  • Merz Lukáš, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Symptoms, diseases and injuries 2. Talking about pain, pain relief 3. Administering medication, types and forms of medication

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 intermediate level with an insight into the specific features of medical English; they will master basic medical terminology and acquire knowledge of physiotherapy areas; 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
Completed HUM/VOK02

Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam

Seminar attendance and activity,. Credit test.
Recommended literature
  • HELP - on-line výukové materiály.
  • Allum, Victoria. (2010). Cambridge English for Nursing. Cambridge.
  • Glendinning, Eric. (2007). Professional English in Use: Medicine. Cambridge.
  • Glendinning,E., Holmström, B. A. S. (2015). English in Medicine. Cambridge University Press.
  • Grice, Tony. (2016). Oxford English for Careers - Nursing. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
  • ITO,N., MEFFORD, C. (2014). Take care. University of Michigan Press.
  • Kurczak,K., Maczkowska-Czado, A. (2017). English for Nurses. Warszawa.
  • Louhmi, S. (2015). English for Nurses. Elsevier.


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): General Nursing (2020) Category: Health service 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer