BLAN0321 English Language I - practice

Faculty of Medicine
Autumn 2017
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. et Mgr. Marie Barotová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Robert Helán, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Markéta Kovaříková (seminar tutor)
Joseph Lennon, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Dana Straková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Radomíra Bednářová (assistant)
Mgr. et Mgr. Zuzana Handlová (assistant)
PhDr. Jana Vyorálková (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Veronika Dvořáčková, Ph.D.
Language Centre, Faculty of Medicine Division – Faculty Branches of University Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Contact Person: Mgr. Veronika Dvořáčková, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Language Centre, Faculty of Medicine Division – Faculty Branches of University Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Timetable
Thu 13:00–14:40 B09/324
Prerequisites
CJVAT01 English - entrance test
The minimum expected entry level is full mastery of B1 according to CEFR. As the students normally enrol in the course in their second year of study, those below the required entry level are recommended to use their first university year to improve their communicative competence in English.
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 objective is to develop students' receptive (reading, listening) and productive (speaking, writing) English language skills and to enhance their grammar knowledge at level B2. The course also seeks to develop in students the full mastery of specialized discipline-specific vocabulary.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students should be able to describe and explain terms related to common laboratory work, name laboratory equipment and define its functions, describe individual steps of laboratory procedures, apply professional language in communication with doctors and colleagues, interpret laboratory reports as well as use grammatical structures typical of medical language.
Syllabus
  • Week 1: Introductory class. Information about the organisation of classes, requirements. Introducing the notion of English for laboratory technicians. Describing the contents, individual topics, educational tools and teaching approach. Needs assessment and placement test.
  • Week 2: The job of laboratory technician. Laboratory equipment. Grammar: present tenses.
  • Week 3: Routine chemistry analysers. Grammar: word order, adverbs.
  • Week 4: Spectrophotometry. Grammar: articles in English.
  • Week 5: Clinical haematology. Grammar: question.
  • Week 6: Spectrophotometry - revision; HIV
  • Week 7: Electrophoresis. Grammar: past simple vs past continuous.
  • Week 8: Revision and mid-term test.
  • Week 9: Osmometry. Grammar: past simple vs present perfect.
  • Week 10: Transfusion, haematology - revision.
  • Week 11: Chromatography. Grammar: expressing future in English.
  • Week 12: Clinical biochemistry. Grammar: irregular plural forms in English.
  • Week 13: Atomic absorption spectrometry. Grammar: countable/uncountable nouns in English.
  • Week 14: Credit test.
Literature
    required 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
    not specified
  • 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
  • HOUSE, Christine. Grammar no problem : 50 praktických lekcí anglické gramatiky s cvičeními a klíčem. 1. vyd. Plzeň: Fraus, 2004, 128 s. ISBN 8072383094. info
  • ŠTĚPÁNEK, Libor, Janice DE HAAFF, Alena HRADILOVÁ and David SCHÜLLER. Academic English – Akademická angličtina: Průvodce anglickým jazykem pro studenty, akademiky a vědce (Academic English: a guide for students, academics and scientists). Praha: Grada, 2011, 224 pp. ISBN 978-80-247-3577-1. info
  • GLENDINNING, Eric H. and Ron HOWARD. Professional English in use : medicine. 1st ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2007, 175 s. ISBN 9780521682015. info
Teaching methods
seminars, discussions, pair work, group work, home assignments, e-learning, reading, presentation practice
Assessment methods
final test – paper form
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
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.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, autumn 2018, autumn 2019, autumn 2020, autumn 2021, autumn 2022, autumn 2023, autumn 2024.
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