BLAN0144 English Language 2 II - practice

Faculty of Medicine
Spring 2007
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Robert Helán, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Radmila Doupovcová (seminar tutor), Mgr. Robert Helán, Ph.D. (deputy)
Mgr. František Březina (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Jana Vyorálková (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Ladislav Červený
Language Centre, Faculty of Medicine Division – Language Centre
Contact Person: Mgr. Robert Helán, Ph.D.
Timetable
Thu 7:50–9:30 S115
Prerequisites (in Czech)
BLAN0143 English 2 I -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 9: Flow cytometry. Reading and translation of text, vocabulary, exercises. Grammar: Past Perfect Tense Simple and Progressive.
  • 2nd week: UNIT 9: Flow cytometry. Practising definitions of basic technical terms. Grammar: Relative Pronouns. Relative Clauses.
  • 3rd week: UNIT 10: Microparticle enzyme immunoassay (MEIA). Reading and translation of text, vocabulary, exercises. Grammar: Subject/Object + Infinitive Constructions.
  • 4th week: UNIT 10: Microparticle enzyme immunoassay (MEIA). Practising definitions of basic technical terms. Grammar: Passive Voice.
  • 5th week: UNIT 11: Medical laboratories - Particular requirements for quality and competence. European standard ISO 15189:2003. Reading and translation of text, vocabulary, exercises. Grammar: Temporal Clauses.
  • 6th week: UNIT 11: Medical laboratories - Particular requirements for quality and competence. European standard ISO 15189:2003. Practising definitions of basic technical terms. Grammar: Indefinite Pronouns.
  • 7th week: UNIT 12: Safety in clinical laboratory. Reading and translation of text, vocabulary, exercises. Grammar: Present and Past Conditionals.
  • 8th week: UNIT 12: Safety in clinical laboratory. Practising definitions of basic technical terms. Grammar: Adverbial Clauses of Condition.
  • 9th week: UNIT 13: Microbiology - Gram stain. Reading and translation of text, vocabulary, exercises. Grammar: Gerunds after Nouns, Adjectives, Verbs, and Prepositions.
  • 10th week: UNIT 13: Microbiology - Gram stain. Practising definitions of basic technical terms. Grammar: Sequence of Tenses.
  • 11th week: UNIT 14: Laboratory automation. Reading and translation of text, vocabulary, exercises.Grammar: Indirect Questions.
  • 12th week: UNIT 14: Laboratory automation. Practising definitions of basic technical terms. Grammar: Exceptions to Sequence of Tenses.
  • 13th week: UNIT 15: Quality control in the laboratory. Reading and translation of text, vocabulary, exercises. Grammar: Adverbial Clauses of Purpose.
  • 14th week: UNIT 15: Quality control in the laboratory. Practising definitions of basic technical terms. Grammar: Numbers/Numerals.
  • 15th week: Revision of the subject-matter, preparation for the examination.
Literature
  • KOBYLKOVÁ, Anděla. English for medical students. 2. dotisk 2. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2002, 107 pp. ISBN 80-210-1771-6. info
  • Pilotní materiály /dodá vyučující/
  • PARKINSON, Joy. Angličtina pro lékaře. Manuál pro praxi. (Manual of English for the Overseas Doctor.). 1st ed. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2004, 416 pp. ISBN 80-247-0289-4. info
  • První dva tituly jsou základní, ostatní jsou doplňující.
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Výuka probíhá formou cvičení. Přítomnost ve cvičeních se bezpodmínečně vyžaduje, tolerují se maximálně dvě řádně omluvené absence; nejlépe je neúčast nahradit v nejbližším vhodném termínu. Výuka je ukončena zkouškou(zk), která má písemnou a ústní část. K jejímu složení se vyžaduje úspěšné absolvování závěrečného testu.
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 also listed under the following terms Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2007, recent)
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