BLAN0142 English Language 1 II practice

Faculty of Medicine
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Recommended Type of Completion: k (colloquium). Other types of completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Radomíra Bednářová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. František Březina (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Robert Helán, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Markéta Kovaříková (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Jana Vyorálková (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Jarmila Šafránková
Language Centre, Faculty of Medicine Division – Language Centre
Contact Person: Mgr. Markéta Kovaříková
Timetable
Wed 7:30–9:10 407
Prerequisites (in Czech)
BLAN0141 English 1 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: Registration for lessons.
  • 2nd week: Revision of the subject matter from the autumn semester.
  • 3rd week: UNIT 6: Respiratory System, Pathological Conditions, Some Procedures; Exercises. Grammar: Present Perfect Tense - Continuous Form. Conversation: Theme 6: Wounds.
  • 4th week: UNIT 7: Integumentary System, Appendages of the Skin, Pathological Conditions, Some Procedures; Exercises. Grammar: Past Perfect Tense - Simple and Continuous Forms.
  • 5th week: UNIT 8: Urinary System, Pathological Conditions, Some Procedures. Grammar: Clauses of Purpose.
  • 6th week: UNIT 8: Urinary System: Exercises. Grammar: Transgressives. Conversation: Theme 7: Shock.
  • 7th week: UNIT 9: Endocrine System: Pituitary Gland, Thyroid Gland, Parathyroids. Grammar: Gerund.
  • 8th week: UNIT 9: Endocrine System: Adrenal Glands, Pancreas, Pineal Gland, Thymus. Grammar: Conditional Tenses: Present and Past.
  • 9th week: UNIT 9: Endocrine System: Pathological Conditions, Special Procedures; Exercises. Grammar: Adverbial Clauses of Condition. Conversation: Theme 8: Poisoning.
  • 10th week: UNIT 10: Nervous System: Brain. Grammar: Subject with Infinitive Construction, Object with Infinitive Construction.
  • 11th week: UNIT 10: Nervous System: Spinal Cord, Meninges, Pathological Conditions, Special Procedures; Exercises. Grammar: Reported Question. Conversation: Theme 9: Injuries to Bones, Joints, and Muscles.
  • 12th week: UNIT 11: Organs of Senses: Taste, Smell. Grammar: Sequence of Tenses, Part 1.
  • 13th week: UNIT 11: Organs of Senses: Sight, Hearing. Grammar: Sequence of Tenses, Part 2. Conversation: Theme 10: Burns.
  • 14th week: UNIT 11: Organs of Senses, Pathological Conditions, Some Procedures; Exercises. Grammar: Sequence of Tenses, Part 3.
  • 15th week: Revision Lesson, Credit Acknowledgement.
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)
Assessment methods
The course takes the form of seminars. Attendance is compulsory. Two absences are tolerated provided a letter of excuse is handed in at the Department of Studies. It is highly recommended to make up for the absence in the same week. Assessment is based on the results of the credit test and attendance.
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.
General note: II. semestr je ukončen kolokviem, nikoli zkouškou.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2010.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2009, recent)
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