bp1241 English For Physiotherapists

Faculty of Sports Studies
Autumn 2012
Extent and Intensity
0/2. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Renata Prucklová (lecturer)
Mgr. Jana Kubrická, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Iuliia Ievstignieieva (assistant)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Renata Prucklová
Language Centre, Faculty of Sports Studies Division – Language Centre
Supplier department: Language Centre, Faculty of Sports Studies Division – Language Centre
Timetable of Seminar Groups
bp1241/01: Mon 14:20–15:50 B11/206, J. Kubrická
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course is designed to provide students with basic knowledge in physical therapy disciplines,and physiotherapy related topics while successfully mastering reading comprehension and oral as well as written reproduction in English. At the end of the course the students are required to have reached the level B1+ of CEF. Graduates of this course will acquire basic command of professional terminology in physiuotherapy, health, anatomy and various medical and medicine related disciplines. By the end of the course students will be able to effectively deliver presentations in English. In addition, students will gain better command of professionally relevant grammatical phenomena, where the improvement of mainly reproductive communication skills (proper pronunciation, correct spelling, apt use of stylistic registers in written communication and acquisition of basic lexical knowledge) will be emphasized and their eventual mastery expected.
Syllabus
  • 1st Week: Physiotherapy as a Profession, Education/ Academic Skills: Presentation/ Presentation Assignment
  • 2nd Week: Physiotherapeutic Procedures, Equipment/ Articles and Determiners, Murphy Unit70
  • 3rd Week: Physiotherapeutic Treatment of Sports Injuries/Present simple and continuous, Murphy Unit 3
  • 4th Week: Exercise Physiotherapy/Past simple and continuous, Murphy Unit 6
  • 5th Week: Women´s Health/Present perfect and past, Murphy Unit 14
  • 6th Week: Orthopedic Physiotherapy/ Conditional I and II Murphy Unit 25, 38
  • 7th Week: Geriatric Physiotherapy/Academic Writing – Letter
  • 8th Week: Neurological Physiotherapy/Telephoning
  • 9th Week: Cardiovascular Physiotherapy/Passive Voice
  • 10th Week: Pulmonary Physiotherapy/ Relative Clauses
  • 11th Week: Pediatric Physiotherapy / Collocations and Phrasal Verbs
  • 12th Week: Revision lesson
  • 13th Week: Credit test
Literature
  • MURPHY, Raymond. English grammar in use : a self-study reference and practice book for intermediate students of English : with answers. 3rd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004, x, 379. ISBN 0521537622. info
  • HASHEMI, Louise and Raymond MURPHY. English grammar in use supplementary exercises : with answers. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004, vi, 136. ISBN 0521755484. info
Teaching methods
Language seminar: speaking,reading, listening, writing...
Assessment methods
The course is taught in the form of seminars. Students will find topics for each week in the interactive syllabus section ("interaktivní osnova"), and prepare them for the following classes. The items: U3 etc. indicate the number of a unit in the above grammar textbook. The course is completed by an academic presentation on a chosen physiotherapy related topic delivered by each student and by a credit test. After a proper registration, class-attendance becomes compulsory, 3 missed attendances are accepted.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2011, autumn 2013.
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