Course: Health Care English I

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Course title Health Care English I
Course code HUM/FTA20
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Grygová Bronislava, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
1.Hospital (types, wards, specialties), medical professionals, allied health-care professionals; hospital care, outpatients´facilities. 2.Human body, body systems, bodilyfunctions 3.Assessment, taking history; communication with patients; triage 4. Vital signs; monitoring the patient 5.Pain management.; signs and symptoms (diseases, disturbances). 6. Medication 7. Hygiene 8.Nutrition and healthy life-style.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Methods of Written Work
  • Homework for Teaching - 2 hours per semester
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
Minimal English language ability at level A2/B1 - pre-intermediate.

Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam

Seminar attendance and activity, seminar paper. Credit test.
Recommended literature
  • 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.
  • Kurczak,K., Maczkowska-Czado, A. (2017). English for Nurses. Warszawa.
  • Louhmi, S. (2015). English for Nurses. Elsevier.
  • Parker, S. (2013). The Human Body Book. Dorling Kindersley Limited.
  • Wright, R. (2012). English for Nursing Level 1.. Pearson Longman.


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): Physiotherapy (2019) Category: Health service 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter