Medical English V is a compulsory course in the fifth year of the study of Medicine in English. It includes 20 hours of seminars (1 ECTS).

The aim of the course is to provide students with support in navigating through communicative and grammatical structures typical of medical language in speech and writing. With a short oral presentation on a given topic and constructive feedback, students will improve their ability to find, summarize and present data and information, as well as their fluency in pronouncing medical terms.

Course content: Critical reading of medical texts with accompanying exercises in reading comprehension and vocabulary; upgrading writing skills using British and American spelling; recognition of grammatically (in)correct sentences; writing short critical reviews on a given topic; individual work, pair work, research work. Students' progress is continuously monitored through short quizzes, shorter written assignments, and a final test. Students will receive constructive individual and group feedback on their progress. The course is considered passed after all written assignments have been completed (which must be completed no later than the last week of classes in which the course is held) and the final test has been passed

Learning outcomes: 

• understand professional and scientific texts, identify key ideas and specific information 

• distinguish and apply different language registers (formal/informal expressions) 

• recognize grammatical and lexical structures typical of medical language in speech and writing 

• apply acquired grammatical structures and medical terminology in written and oral expression

Course structure:

 The course is organized through 20 hours of seminars. It is distributed continuously for 10 weeks. The course is based on students’ active participation in the seminars and presentations.