Course: Professional conversation in English

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Course title Professional conversation in English
Course code KSZD/AJO9
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study 1
Semester Winter
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
Lecturer(s)
  • Prchal Pavel, Mgr.
Course content
Témata seminářů: 1. Introduction to Organization and Development of Healthcare Institutions 2. Management 3. The Human Body 4. The Human Body Systems 5. First Aid and Emergencies 6. Healthcare documentation 7. At the doctor's office 8. Examination of the patient 9. At the hospital 10. Hospital Care 11. Caring for the Elderly 12. Caring for the Newborns and Children 13. Healthy lifestyle

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Learning outcomes
This course will prepare students for professional communication in English in the field of organization and development of medical facilities. The aim is to increase the efficiency of reading and listening of professional texts and its' understanding, to develop productive speech skills and to extend vocabulary for communication both within individual medical and non-medical professions as well as in general professional language.
Subject Knowledge: Students will be able to describe the Czech health care system in English language and compare it with selected systems of other countries. Student will be able to talk about providing health care in both specific and general cases and will understand the organization of health care and the professional education system. Subject Skills: Students will be able to read and understand professional texts, listen to and understand professional lectures and discussions, actively participate in discussions and prepare a short presentation on a given topic. Furthermore, they will be able to write a short essay on a given issue.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Student requirements: 80% attendance Completion of online quizzes 80% Conversation on a drawn topic
Recommended literature
  • GLENDINNING, E., H. English in Medicine. Cambridge: CUP. 2005. 156 s. ISBN 978-052160-666-0..
  • HOLÁ, Alena. Medical English. Volume 2. Medicine and Health Care. Praha: Karolinum. 2008. ISBN 978-80-246-1463-2.
  • MCCARTER, Sam. Oxford English for Careers: Medicine 1. Oxford: OUP. 2010. ISBN 978-0-19-402300-9.
  • MCCARTER, Sam. Oxford English for Careers: Medicine 2. Oxford: OUP. 2010. ISBN 978-0-19-456956-9..


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