LF:BZAJ0222 English language II - practice - Course Information

BZAJ0222 English language II - practice

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Robert Helán, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Veronika Dvořáčková, Ph.D. (assistant)
Mgr. et Mgr. Zuzana Handlová (assistant)
Mgr. Markéta Kovaříková (assistant)
Joseph Lennon, Ph.D. (assistant)
Mgr. Dana Straková (assistant)
PhDr. Jana Vyorálková (assistant)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Robert Helán, Ph.D.
Language Centre, Faculty of Medicine Division – Faculty Branches of University Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Contact Person: Mgr. Robert Helán, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Language Centre, Faculty of Medicine Division – Faculty Branches of University Departments – Faculty of Medicine

Timetable

Mon 19. 3. to Mon 21. 5. Mon 9:10–11:40 C15/113

Prerequisites

BZAJ0121 English language I - practice
General English at the B2 CEFR level. The knowledge of specialist discipline-specific vocabulary covered in the VLAJ0121 English 1 I course.

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

• Paramedic (programme LF, B-SZ)

Course objectives

The course objective is to develop students' receptive (reading, listening) and productive (speaking, writing) English language skills and to enhance their knowledge of selected grammar chapters at level B2. The course also seeks to develop in students knowledge of specialized discipline-specific vocabulary, academic presentation and writing skills as well as skills for effective doctor-patient, doctor-doctor and doctor-nursing staff communication.

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course students are able to describe and explain terms related to the selected paramedical issues: the characteristics of a paramedic; routine work days of a paramedic; elementary concepts of the communication in emergency situations; students are able to apply medical/paramedical technical language as well lay language in paramedic-patient communication; interpret paramedicine-related technical texts; use grammar structures typical of the technical language of the field; discussion phraseology - discussing disputable issues, discussion case reports; giving and defending one´s own opinion in a peer group.

Syllabus

• 1. týden: Úvod, e-learningová podpora předmětu, požadavky, hodnocení. Presentations and Public Speaking in English I. - theory
• 2. týden: Presentations and Public Speaking in English II. - theory put into practice
• 3. týden: A day in the life of a paramedic. Being a paramedic. My studies and the future job.
• 4. týden: Student Presentation. The character of the paramedica-patient communication.
• 5. týden: Student Presentation. The most common emergencies, related first aid.
• 6. týden: Student Presentation. Revision.
• 7. týden: Student Presentation. Paramedicine - types of responses. The character of the EMS in Czech Republic
• 8. týden: Student Presentation. ERC guidelines - resuscitation procedure, BLS, ALS algorhythms. Academic genres - abstract and its writing - rules
• 9. týden: Student Presentation. Academic text analysis - research article. Revision and exam format practice - oral and written.
• 10. týden: Revision and written test.

Literature

• GOUGH, Chris. English vocabulary organiser :100 topics for self-study. Hove: LTP language, 2001, 224 s. ISBN 1-899396-36-5. info
• 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
• JAROŠČÁK, Miroslav. Anglicko-český tematický slovník :člověk po stránce fyzické. 1. vyd. Olomouc: Nakladatelství Olomouc, 2005, 863 s. ISBN 8071821942. info
• GLENDINNING, Eric H. and Ron HOWARD. Professional English in use : medicine. 1st ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2007, 175 s. ISBN 9780521682015. 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
• GREENAN, James and Tony GRICE. Oxford English for Careers: Nursing 1. 2007. ISBN 978-0-19-456977-4. info
• GREENAN, James and Tony GRICE. Oxford English for Careers: Nursing 2. 2008. ISBN 978-0-19-456988-0. info
• Emergency medicine: an illustrated colour text, edited by: Paul Atkinson, Richard Kendall, Lee Van Rensburg ; section editor, Duncan McAuley ; foreword by Jerome R. Hoffman. Edinburgh ; New York : Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier, 2010.
• Fundamentals of paramedic practice : a systems approach. Edited by Sam Willis - Roger Dalrymple. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell, 2015, xxii, 460. ISBN 9781118486276. info
• BAUMRUKOVÁ, Irena. Angličtina pro záchranáře. 2. vydání. Zlín: Tigis, 2013, 341 stran. ISBN 9788074900075. info
• BULÍKOVÁ, Táňa. Od symptómu k diagnóze v záchrannej službe : kazuistiky. Martin: Osveta, 2010, 138 s. ISBN 9788080633349. info
• Sanders' paramedic textbook. Edited by Gregory Pete - Aldan Ward. [S.l.]: Mosby, 2010, ix, 1044. ISBN 9780723434436. info

Teaching methods

seminars, discussions, pair work, group work, home assignments, e-learning, reading, presentations

Assessment methods

The final assessment involves the following components: delivering a presentation in the target language, written examination test, spoken examination; attendance and motivation/lesson participation. The semester will be completed with a written and spokne examination. The test involves topics covering both the autumn and spring semesters. The cut-off point in the written part of the examiantion is 60%, it reflects the individuallanguage skills and also the professional technical content tackled in the lessons and e-learning activities. The in-class works puts stress on the spoken communication. The spoken examination assess, among others, accuracy and fluency in the student performance and tackles the topic as encountered in the in-class work.

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, ale nemusí, vykonat zkoušku dříve v semestru po domluvě s vyučující
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 0.

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