Course: Professional English I.

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Course title Professional English I.
Course code HUM/IPC01
Organizational form of instruction Lesson + Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 1
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course unspecified
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: Midwifery as a profession Bodily functions; reproductive system Pregnancy First antenatal appointment Stages of labour, assessment

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
Learning outcomes
Students should be able to communicate in the field of midwifery, use correctly the terms and phrases. The aim is to further develop language competencies within the European framework of referebce for languages A2 (B1). Students should be able to study English texts, fully comprehend them and be able to translate the texts into Czech. Language competencies focus on the effective communication with a patient, client, their family, colleagues and other medical staff.
Competencies acquired: ability to use the language in communication with patients/clients and colleagues, ability to read and comprehend scientific texts.
Prerequisites
English competency on level A2 (CEFR).

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance, Analysis of linguistic, Written exam

80% attendance, active participation in seminars, home preparation for classes, completing assigned tasks, final test.
Recommended literature
  • (2011). Emergencies around childbirth: a handbook for midwives. London: Radcliffe Publishing.
  • (2017). Materiály projektu HELP.
  • (2013). The midwife's labour and birth handbook. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell.
  • Allum, V., McGarr, P. (2010). Cambridge English for nursing. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
  • Czubak, Marzena, and Essie Hansen. (2015). English for Midwives. Medipage.
  • Glendinning, E., H., a Howard, R. (2007). Professional English in use - Medicine. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
  • Grice, Tony. (2016). Oxford English for Careers - Nursing. Oxford: Oxford University Press.


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