LF:BTAJ0222 English II - practice - Course Information
BTAJ0222 English Language II - practice
Faculty of Medicinespring 2020
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
- Teacher(s)
- Mgr. Veronika Dvořáčková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Zuzana Handlová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Jana Klapilová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Marie Lahodová Vališová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Ing. Katarína Lexová, M.A. (seminar tutor)
doc. Wei-lun Lu, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. et Mgr. David Zelený (seminar tutor)
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
- Mon 15:00–16:40 B11/327, except Mon 30. 3., except Mon 20. 4., except Mon 11. 5., except Mon 25. 5.
- Prerequisites
- BTAJ0121 English Language I - pract.
General English at the B2 CEFR level. The knowledge and skills covered in the BTAJ0121 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
- 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 specialist healthcare related vocabulary and skills for effective communication with doctors, other healthcare personnel and patient.
- Learning outcomes
- At the end of the course students should be able to describe and explain terms related to specializations of allied healthcare professions and nursing, with an emphasis on the chosen field of study; use practical medical vocabulary; apply medical language in doctor-patient, doctor-doctor, and doctor-nursing staff communication, interpret medical texts, present and discuss specialized topics, write selected genres of professional correspondence; use grammatical structures typical for medical and academic language.
- Syllabus
- U1 Presentation and Letter of Referral, U2 Teamwork in Healthcare, U3 Pre-Hospital Care and Common Emergencies, U4 Accidents and Emergency Phone Calls, U5 Hospitalization and Patient Safety I, U6 Hospitalization and Patient Safety II, U7 Pain and Medication, U8 Midterm test and oral exam training, U9 Vaccination, U10 Communication with Child Patient, U11 Communication with Elderly Patient, U12 Communication with Challenging Patient, U13 Care of Terminally Ill Patient, U14 Burnout in Healthcare, U15 Exam Test
- Literature
- recommended literature
- GREENAN, James and Tony GRICE. Oxford English for Careers: Nursing 2. 2008. ISBN 978-0-19-456988-0. info
- GREENAN, James and Tony GRICE. Oxford English for Careers: Nursing 1. 2007. ISBN 978-0-19-456977-4. 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
- Teaching methods
- seminars, discussions, pair work, group work, home assignments, e-learning, reading, presentations
- Assessment methods
- Study and in-class materials will be provided by the lecturer. The course takes the form of seminars. Attendance is compulsory. Two absences are tolerated provided a letter of excuse is handed in at the Office of Studies. Assessment is based on the results of the final exam (testing the knowledge from the autumn and spring semesters) and attendance. The exam consists of two parts, written (test) and oral (in-class presentation, oral exam).
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 30.
- Enrolment Statistics (spring 2020, recent)
- Permalink: https://is.muni.cz/course/med/spring2020/BTAJ0222