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Lecturer(s)
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Grygová Bronislava, PhDr. Ph.D.
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Merz Lukáš, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Topics: Hospital and Nursing and Medical Professions; Equipment; Admissions; Taking a History; Pain; Symptoms; Caring for the Elderly. Grammar covered: Present Simple/Continuous, Prepositions, Articles, Past Simple/Continuous, Question forms.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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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
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Learning outcomes
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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.
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Prerequisites
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Minimal English language ability at level A2/B1 - pre-intermediate.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Written exam
Seminar attendance and activity, seminar paper. Credit test.
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Recommended literature
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Glendinning, Eric. (2007). Professional English in Use: Medicine. Cambridge.
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Grice, Tony. (2016). Oxford English for Careers - Nursing. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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