| Course title | English 1 |
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| Course code | CJA/VCA21 |
| Organizational form of instruction | Seminar |
| Level of course | Master |
| Year of study | 2 |
| Semester | Winter |
| Number of ECTS credits | 0 |
| 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 |
| Course availability | The course is available to visiting students |
| Lecturer(s) |
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| Course content |
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Structure and function of the major body systems (circulatory, respiratory, digestive); conversation on more general topics (healthy lifestyle); English versus Latin terminology; specific features of vocabulary in medical English (affixation, collocations, abbreviations, synonyms, antonyms, "false friends").
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
| Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook) |
| Learning outcomes |
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Extension of the previously acquired knowledge of general English, extension of grammatical knowledge with special attention paid to English for specific purposes; fundamental medical terminology; acquisition of the ability to read, understand and translate medical texts in English.
Students will be able to use professional English in their studies and future medical practice. |
| Prerequisites |
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Secondary-education level of English - B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference.
CJA/VCB11 and BIO/VCA11 and LBF/VCA11 and NAN/VCA13 and BIO/VCB11 ----- or ----- BIO/VC011 and HIE/VCB11 ----- or ----- HIE/VCB12 and KAR/VCB11 and LBF/VCB11 ----- or ----- LBF/VC011 and LCH/VCB11 ----- or ----- LCH/VCB19 and NAN/VCB12 ----- or ----- NAN/VCB15 and NAN/VCA14 and BIO/VCB11 ----- or ----- BIO/VC011 and PVL/VCB72 |
| Assessment methods and criteria |
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Seminar Work
Active participation in seminars, preparing a mini-presentation on Latest Advances in Medicine. |
| Recommended literature |
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| Study plans that include the course |
| Faculty | Study plan (Version) | Category of Branch/Specialization | Recommended semester | |
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| Faculty: Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry | Study plan (Version): - (2021) | Category: Medical sciences | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter |