Course: Healthcare English

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Course title Healthcare English
Course code CJV/1AJZD
Organizational form of instruction Tutorial
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Divošová Romana, Mgr.
Course content
- Human body - Body systems - Hospital team - Hospital departments - Admission to hospital - Accidents, injuries, first aid Grammar: Tenses in English - Final credit test

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming), Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book), Practice exercises
  • Participation in classes - 26 hours per semester
  • Preparation for course credit - 20 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 44 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
This course assumes both receptive and productive language skills at B2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
This course assumes both receptive and productive language skills at B2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
learning outcomes
The student is aware of the coexistence of Greek and Latin expressions in the formation of English medical terminology and the specifics of pronunciation. Can describe and name parts of the human body, give an overview of body systems and describe health professions in various departments in the hospital.Level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
The student is aware of the coexistence of Greek and Latin expressions in the formation of English medical terminology and the specifics of pronunciation. Can describe and name parts of the human body, give an overview of body systems and describe health professions in various departments in the hospital.Level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
teaching methods
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Practice exercises
Practice exercises
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
assessment methods
Written examination
Written examination
Grade (Using a grade system)
Grade (Using a grade system)
Recommended literature
  • Grice, Tony. Nursing 1. Oxford University Press, 2007. ISBN 978 0 19 456977 4.
  • Swan, Walter. Oxford English Grammar Course. Oxford University Press, 2011. ISBN 978 0 19 442077 8.
  • Topilová, V. Anglicko-český, česko-anglický lékařský slovník. Grada Publishing, 1999. ISBN 80 7169-284-0.


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