Course: Professional English III.

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Course title Professional English III.
Course code HUM/IPC21
Organizational form of instruction Lesson + Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
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 Maternal complications in pregnancy Complications in labour C-section Multiple pregnancy, preterm labour

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 B1-B2. 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
Competency in English at level B1 CERF.
HUM/IPC03 and HUM/IPC01 and HUM/IPC03

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 exam.
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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