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Lecturer(s)
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Course content
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1. Personal information; presentations: introduction, topic selection, argumentation, signposting, and conclusion 2. Healthcare professions; job interviews; hospital departments; finding your way around a hospital; hospital admission; medical history; emergency care; first aid; pain; painkillers; organs
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Activating (simulations, games, drama), Work with multi-media resources (texts, internet, IT technologies), Blended learning
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Learning outcomes
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The course focuses on acquiring specialized vocabulary related to the students' field of study and on developing professional communication skills.
Upon completion of the course, students will be able to work with English-language literature in their field, including searching for relevant professional information, handle communication situations they may encounter during their studies and in their future careers, and present their professional knowledge.
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Prerequisites
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Initial knowledge of the language at B1 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Test
Requirements for course credit: A minimum of 70% active participation in seminars (work with instructional materials, engagement in professional discussion, and demonstration of the ability to present a subject-specific topic corresponding to the focus of the study program in English) and successful completion of the credit test covering the prescribed curriculum with a minimum score of 70%.
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Recommended literature
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Grice, Tony. Nursing 1. OUP, 2007.
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Grussendorf, Marion; Hovorková, Martina. English for presentations : B2. 1. vydání. Plzeň: Fraus, 2008. ISBN 978-80-7238-611-6.
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Murphy, R. English Grammar in Use. Cambridge, 1997.
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