Course: Health Care English I.

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Course title Health Care English I.
Course code HUM/ZZP02
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 1
Semester Winter
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)
  • Merz Lukáš, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Human body, bodily functions 2. First aid; emergency first aid 3. Assessment, taking history 4. Diseases 5. Drugs, administering medicines

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
The aim is to deepen language competencies (speaking, reading with comprehension, listening, writing) at B1 level of CEFR. The subject focuses on the language and professional vocabulary for paramedics.
Students are able to describe structure and physiology of body systems, they are able to use common English terms as well as professional English terms related to emergencies and chronic diseases. Students know the grammar typical for professional language.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance, Analysis of linguistic

Active participation in seminars; homework/assignments; two written tests; written examination test.
Recommended literature
  • HELP - on-line výukové materiály. ttp://help-theproject.eu.
  • Allum, V., McGarr, P. (2010). Cambridge English for Nursing. Pre-intermediate. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
  • 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.
  • Jenny Dooley, Alisha Clark. (2018). Career Paths: Paramedics. Berkshire, United Kingdom.
  • Wright, R. (2012). English for Nursing Level 1.


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): Paramedic (2021) Category: Health service 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter