BLAN0143 English Language 2 I - practice

Faculty of Medicine
Autumn 2008
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Radomíra Bednářová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. František Březina (seminar tutor)
Irina Ghindeanu (seminar tutor), Mgr. Markéta Kovaříková (deputy)
Mgr. Markéta Kovaříková (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Jana Vyorálková (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Jarmila Šafránková
Language Centre, Faculty of Medicine Division – Language Centre
Contact Person: Mgr. Markéta Kovaříková
Prerequisites (in Czech)
BLAN0142 English 1 II p
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 aim of the tuition is working knowledge of the English language on the B2 level of the "Common European Framework of Reference" (CEFR)(Independent User) checked by an examination.
Syllabus
  • MEDICAL ENGLISH. Syllabus.
  • 1st week: UNIT 1: Spectrophotometer 1. Reading and translation of text, vocabulary, exercises. Grammar: Word order; frequency expressions.
  • 2nd week: UNIT 1: Spectrophotometer 1. Practising definitions of basic technical terms. Grammar: Articles and their use.
  • 3rd week: UNIT 2: Spectrophotometer 2. Reading and translation of text, vocabulary, exercises. Grammar: "There is/are" constructions.
  • 4th week: UNIT 2: Spectrophotometer 2. Practising definitions of basic technical terms. Grammar: Present tense simple and progressive.
  • 5th week: UNIT 3: Routine chemistry analysers. Reading and translation of text, vocabulary, exercises. Grammar: Formation of questions; indirect questions.
  • 6th week: UNIT 3: Routine chemistry analysers. Practising definitions of basic technical terms. Grammar: Past tense simple and progressive.
  • 7th week: UNIT 4: Electrophoresis. Reading and translation of text, vocabulary, exercises. Grammar: Meaning of individual types of questions; commands.
  • 8th week: UNIT 4: Electrophoresis. Practising definitions of basic technical terms. Grammar: Present perfect tense simple and progressive.
  • 9th week: UNIT 5: Osmometry. Reading and translation of text, vocabulary, exercises. Grammar: Modal verbs.
  • 10th week: UNIT 5: Osmometry. Practising definitions of basic technical terms. Grammar: Expressing the future. Future tense.
  • 11th week: UNIT 6: Chromatography. Reading and translation of text, vocabulary, exercises. Grammar: Plural I; derivation of feminine forms.
  • 12th week: UNIT 6: Chromatography. Practising definitions of basic technical terms. Grammar: Plural II.
  • 13th week: UNIT 7: Atomic absorption spectrometry. Reading and translation of text, vocabulary, exercises. Practising definitions of basic technical terms. Grammar: Much/many, few/little.
  • 14th week: UNIT 8: Acid base and blood gas analyser. Reading and translation of text, vocabulary, exercises. Practising definitions of basic technical terms. Grammar: Comparison of adjectives and adverbs. Expressing "už ne/ještě ne" in English.
  • 15th week: Credit test, granting of course-unit credits.
Literature
  • DASTYCH, Milan, Ladislav ČERVENÝ and Ivo NAJMAN. English for Laboratory Technicians. 1st ed. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2007, 164 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-4241-4. info
  • DASTYCH, Milan, Ladislav ČERVENÝ and Ivo NAJMAN. English for Laboratory Technicians (Klíč). 1st ed. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2007, 34 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-4242-1. info
  • Pilotní materiály (dodá vyučující)
Assessment methods
The course takes the form of seminars. Attendance is compulsory. Two absences are tolerated provided a letter of excuse is handed in at the Department of Studies. It is highly recommended to make up for the absence in the same week. Assessment is based on the results of the credit test and attendance. Students get two credits for successful completion of the course.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Information on completion of the course: Studenti se státní jazykovou zkouškou, příp. jejím ekvivalentem (TOEFL, FCE apod.) mohou vykonat zkoušku kdykoliv během semestru.
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2008, recent)
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