Course: English for Physiotherapists I

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Course title English for Physiotherapists I
Course code HUM/AFA20
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study 1
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
Lecturer(s)
  • Sobotková Hana, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Petrová Lenka, Mgr.
Course content
- Physiotherapy and its specialties - Human body and body organ systems - Taking history, assessment and evaluation (musculoskeletal, neurological, cardiopulmonary) - Pain and pain assessment - Musculoskeletal system - Joint disorders and injuries - English grammar practice - selected grammar topics - Reading and understanding texts in English

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Methods of Written Work
Learning outcomes
Students will perfect their general English competency; they will broaden their knowledge of grammar at intermediate level with an insight into the specific features of medical English; they will master basic medical terminology and acquire knowledge of physiotherapy areas; 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 B1/B2 - intermediate.

Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam

Seminar attendance and activity, regular homework assignments. Credit test.
Recommended literature
  • http://help-theproject.eu.
  • Allum, V., McGarr, P. (2010). Cambridge English for Nursing. Pre-intermediate. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
  • GLENDINNING, Eric H. a Ron HOWARD. (2007). Professional English in Use. Medicine. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
  • Gogelová, H. (2011). Angličtina pro fyzioterapeuty. Praha: Grada.
  • Grice, T. (2007). Nursing 1. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
  • Louhmi, S. (2015). English for Nurses. Elsevier.
  • Parker, S. (2013). The Human Body Book. Dorling Kindersley Limited.
  • Parkinson, Joy. (2006). Angličtina pro lékaře - Manuál pro praxi. Praha.
  • ROS WRIGHT AND MARIA SPADA SYMONDS. (2012). English for nursing. Harlow: Penguin.


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