Course
Study programs
Medical Studies in EnglishYear of study
5ISVU ID
ECTS
1
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.
Handouts
Dorland’s Illustrated Medical Dictionary, W.B. Saunders Company
Merriam-Webster online dictionary
Chabner, D.-E. 2017. The Language of Medicine. St. Louis, Missouri: Elsevier.
Books, e-books, articles, Internet pages and other sources relevant to the topic of the oral presentation and written assignments.
Students are obliged to regularly attend seminars, actively participate in classes, submit written assignments on time and take the final test. If the student cannot take the test for justified reasons (e.g., in case of illness), they must inform the instructor in a timely manner (at least 1 day in advance).
The course does not end with a formal examination but with a test on a pass/fail basis, which is taken on the last day of the course. After completing all the requirements, the students will receive a passing grade.
Course description and all announcements related to the course will be available on Merlin.
Learning outcomes
The students are introduced to the aims, contents, and requirements of the course.
Rescue missions – text analysis and reading comprehension
Learning outcomes: summarize the text; recognize true/false statements; offer synonyms and antonyms of key expressions from the text; supplement the text with a modified form of the offered expression; analyze the context and choose the appropriate expression (gap filling); match the definition of a medical instrument and the appropriate name for the instrument; paraphrase sentences based on the adverb offered.
Learning outcomes
Learning outcomes: summarize the text; define key medical terms; form nouns from given verbs; come up with a medical term based on the definition provided; form (ir)regular plural; analyze the context and come up with the correct expression (gap filling); spot mistakes and correct misspelled parts of sentences; form sentences using Future Continuous, Future Perfect Simple and Future Perfect Continuous.
Learning outcomes
form nouns; define key expressions from the text; complete the sentences with the corresponding article; complete the sentences with the appropriate form of the verb; match informal and formal terms for disease/condition; spot and correct inaccurately used prepositions; form passive voice.
Learning outcomes
summarize the text; define key expressions from the text; define the term "concordance"; form nouns from given adjectives; form adjectives from given verbs; form idioms that indicate the degree of health; distinguish the use of the modal verbs can and may in a medical context.
Learning outcomes
Learning outcomes: offer definitions of medical terms; supplement the text with a modified form of the offered expression (gap filling); come up with an expression that fits the context; spot grammatically incorrect expressions; form verbs using the suffix -ing; form verbs with the prefix UNDER; match the phrasal verb with an example of its use.
Learning outcomes
Learning outcomes: summarize the text; define the impact of poverty on cognitive development; supplement the text with a modified form of the offered expression (gap filling); analyze the context and recognize the appropriate adjective that replaces the marked expression; apply rules of subject-verb agreement; recognize and correct grammatically incorrect expressions and sentences.
Learning outcomes
Learning outcomes: define key expressions from the text; choose the appropriate title based on the read text; identify and connect psychiatric symptoms with appropriate diagnoses; supplement the text with a modified form of the offered expression (gap filling); form adjectives of appearance and behavior; complete the sentences with the appropriate expression; analyze the context and come up with the appropriate phrasal verb; form collocations.
Learning outcomes
Learning outcomes: summarize the text; form adjectives; offer an explanation of given expressions; analyze the context and choose the appropriate expression; complete the sentences using the modified form of the verb offered; rewrite the sentences using the appropriate verb indicating movement; recognize the figurative meaning of body parts; form collocations with body parts; paraphrase the sentences using the given expression.
Learning outcomes
Learning outcomes: summarize the text; form adjectives; offer an explanation of given expressions; analyze the context and choose the appropriate expression; complete the sentences using the modified form of the verb offered; rewrite the sentences using the appropriate verb indicating movement; recognize the figurative meaning of body parts; form collocations with body parts; paraphrase the sentences using the given expression.
| Academic year | |
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| 2023/2024 | [Download] |