Autumn Semester 2015

                                  “English for Medical Purposes”

                                           Angličtina 1



Mgr. Radomíra Bednářová

office hours: Tuesday and Wednesday 12-13 (UKB, building A15, ground floor; best entrance ring the
bell on the 2^nd floor corridor)


rbednar@med.muni.cz

549 49 81 70


class takes place: A15/113


Study materials to be entered under:

https://is.muni.cz/auth/el/1411/podzim2015/VLAJ0121/index.qwarp



Evaluation criteria:


AUTUMN: Midsemester test, credit test (pass/fail)


SPRING: Midsemester test, oral presentation, written test  including “writing part – Motivational
Letter” + interview


Class attendance → certificate holders




Topics:

Introduction

Language needs analysis

Human Body

Muscles, Skeleton

CVS

Hematic System

GIT

Respiratory System


+ selected topics from doctor-patient communication, patient examination,        first aid




homework consists of:

Weekly READING and VOCABULARY/EXAM PRACTICE ONLINE

AND CONTINUOUS SELF-STUDY OF NEW VOCABULARY








Extra links


Centrum jazykového vzdělávání

http://www.cjv.muni.cz/cs/



International Student Club MU Brno

http://isc.muni.cz/


  * Tandem teaching – two students each from a different country teach each other their language

http://isc.muni.cz/languages/languages.php


  * Tutoring –  Czech students help internationals to find their way at the start of their studies

http://isc.muni.cz/tutoring/tutoring.php


MIMSA = Masaryk International Medical Students Association

http://www.med.muni.cz/mimsa/

https://www.facebook.com/mimsa.cz


English meetings in Brno

https://www.facebook.com/groups/englishinbrno/


Stammtisch – more details at the Department of German Studies, Faculty of Arts

http://www.phil.muni.cz/german/aktual.htm


















Homework for week 2:

1. check the e-learning (link above) and TEACHER´S FOLDER



2. all exercises in Human Body: Exam practice + Additional practice



3. Read HUMAN ANATOMY short text – teacher´s folder week 1 and get yourself familiar with ANY
unknown vocabulary including pronunciation of the technical terms



4. check the following online monolingual dictionaries and see which one will be more convenient:


A Cambridge Advanced Learner´s Dict = for more advanced levels

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/medicine


B Cambridge Learner´s Dicti = for intermediate level

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/learner-english/medicine


C Oxford Advanced Learner´s Dict

http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/medicine?q=medicine



5. check for DRIL in IS MU – “vyberte si učebnici” – “English for Optometrists” → search the
left-hand column on screen immediately when you open IS MU