Course: Professional English Conversation

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Course title Professional English Conversation
Course code KO/AJV9
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 1
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Volešová Iva, Mgr.
Course content
Seminar Topics (2 hours/week): 1. Nursing as a Profession. 2. Human Body. 3. Human Body II. 4. Health Examination Procedure. 5. Administration and Paper Work. 6. Nurse-Patient Communication. 7. Common Illnesses in General Practice. Health Procedure.

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Learning outcomes
The course includes all the essential components of language teaching: oral and written expression, reading comprehension, pronunciation and reading, vocabulary within the topics.
Expertise: Students will learn about 70 words and phrases within the above themes. Students can explain aspects of their work, describe nursing as a field, explain the course of nursing work and qualification requirements, can describe organs and their functions, can talk about diseases, basics of treatment and prevention, can create questions about the patient's condition, answer typical patient questions. Professional skills: The student is able to conduct simple interviews within the given topics, can choose appropriate speech combinations when talking with the patient, can advise the patient, reproduce the text, compile a short report and write in the form on admission / dismissal / health / treatment / examination.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Individual oral interview, individual oral exam
Recommended literature
  • GYLYS, B., WEDDING, M. Medical Terminology Systems. Published by F.A. Davis Company, 2009. 480 s. ISBN 10: 0803621450.
  • WEBEROVÁ, B., GÉMEŠ, J., DOLENSKÁ, S., KUŽELOVÁ, B.. English for Medical Students. Praha: Karolinum, 2014. 146 s. ISBN: 978-80-246-1797-8.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Health Studies Study plan (Version): General Nurse (P19) Category: Health service 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer