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Lecturer(s)
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Course content
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1. Pain - types and intensity, 2. Dealing with pain, 3. Pain of inner organs, 4. Symptoms, 5. Diagnosis, 6. Help line, 7. Food nutrients, 8.Dieting, 9. Obesity + diabetes, 10. Eating disorders, 11. Hygiene + nosocomial infections, 12. Medication, 13. Alternative treatment, presentation, 14. Test
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book)
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Learning outcomes
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The educational aims: - to improve particular language skills - speaking, reading, listening, and writing, - to give the practice in asking questions, instructing and explaining, - to improve the ability to follow spoken English more easily and accurately, - to develop the skills needed to understand a range of medical texts, - to cope with reading of all kinds from documents to journal articles, - to practise listening to English speakers . patients, doctors, nurses - speakers at medical conferences, - to improve the ability to present written medical information in English, - to be able to fill in the medical papers.
The student understands the terminology of the studied subject and is able to work with the sources. Special attention is paid to acquiring active language knowledge and skills which form the base for the communication in foreign language necessary for educational exchange. It is also paid to the development of the skills needed for understanding professional medical texts or papers at medical conferences.
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Prerequisites
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The course follows KVAJ1.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Test
Requirements for the credit: written test Requirements for the exam: oral exam - professional presentation and further discussion
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Recommended literature
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Bláha J. English for health and social studies (professional Course). České Budějovice: ZSF JU, 2001.
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Grice Tony. Nursing 1, Oxford University Press, 2009. ISBN 978-01-9456-977-4.
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Parkinson, J., Brooker, Ch. Angličtina pro sestry. Praha, Grada, 2005. 316 s. ISBN 978-80-247-1282-6.
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