Course: English 1

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Course title English 1
Course code UHP/RAJZ1
Organizational form of instruction Practice
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
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)
  • Klímová Lada, Mgr.
  • Bluďovský Pavel, Mgr.
Course content
1. Personal information 2. Presentations: Introduction and topic selection 3. Presentations: argumentation and signposting 4. Presentations: conclusion 5. Healthcare professions and job interviews 6. Hospital departments and finding your way around 7. Hospital admission and medical history 8. Emergency care 9. First aid 10. Pain 11. Analgesics and organs 12. Symptoms 13. Diagnosis 14. Review and course credit

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Activating (simulations, games, drama), Work with multi-media resources (texts, internet, IT technologies), Blended learning
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to develop students' professional language skills, with a focus on acquiring specialized vocabulary related to their field of study and practising professional communication. Students will understand the professional terminology used in their field, be able to work with professional literature and search for relevant information, and handle communication situations they may encounter during their studies and in their future careers.
Upon completion of the course, students will be able to work with English-language literature in their field, handle communication situations they may encounter during their studies and in their future careers, and present their professional knowledge.
Prerequisites
Initial knowledge of the language at B1 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Assessment methods and criteria
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%.
Recommended literature
  • Grice, Tony; Meehan, Antoinette. Nursing 1 : student's book. First published. Oxford : Oxford University Press: Oxford University Press, 2007. ISBN 978-0-19-456977-4.
  • Grussendorf, Marion; Hovorková, Martina. English for presentations : B2. 1. vydání. Plzeň: Fraus, 2008. ISBN 978-80-7238-611-6.
  • Murphy, Raymond. English grammar in use : a self-study reference and practice book for intermediate students of English with answers. 3rd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004. ISBN 0-521-53289-2.
  • PhDr. Alena Telínová. English for Medical Professions 1. Plzeň, 2013. ISBN 978-80-261-0300-4.
  • PŘÍVRATSKÁ, Jana. English in medical profession. Praha: Karolinum, 2001. ISBN 80-246-0151-6.
  • WEBEROVÁ, Blažena, GAIER, Norbert, SKOCHOVÁ, Yveta. English medical reader. Praha: Karolinum, 2001. ISBN 80-246-0249-0.
  • WEBEROVÁ, Blažena, KUŽELOVÁ, Barbara, KYBICOVÁ, Hana. English for medical students. Praha: Karolinum, 2000. ISBN 80-7184-732-1.


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