VSANJ9995 English Language 1

Medical College
Winter 2017
Extent and Intensity
0/2. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Eva Jansa, M.A. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Eva Jansa, M.A.
Medical College
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives (in Czech)

Cílem předmětu je naučit studenty pohotově a bezproblémově používat jazyk při výkonu povolání, komunikaci s pacientem, jeho rodinou, spolupracovníky. Kultivovat celkový osobní projev, chování a vystupování ve vztahu k cizincům a umožnit vyšší mobilitu a uplatnění na trhu práce.
Learning outcomes (in Czech)

- pracovat se zdroji informací, se slovníkem, jazykovými příručkami
- používat slovní zásobu včetně vybrané frazeologie specifické pro obor
- odvozovat významy neznámých slov na základě osvojené slovní zásoby, znalosti tvorby slov, internacionalismů a kontextu
- dohovořit se anglicky v běžných komunikativních situacích
- používat základní lékařskou terminologii
- používat anglický jazyk v základních administrativních činnostech
- reprodukovat přečtený přiměřeně náročný odborný text
- logicky a jasně strukturovat písemný projev
Syllabus (in Czech)
  • Introduction:
    This module, Language Skills in Medicine, is concentrated on the particular language skills such as speaking, reading, listening and writing. The purpose if this modul is to improve the ability to speak with patients and their relatives, with medical colleagues and paramedical staff. It is intended to develop both their speed and their accuracy in reading medical articles.

  • The educational aims:
    - to improve particular langauage 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 an 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 structure of the module:
    1. Speaking skills - Communication
    Learning to Communicate
    The Use of Language and Human Development
    Characteristics of Good Communicators
    Recognizing and Breaking Down to Communication
    Communication Categories
    Communication with the Client:taking a history – asking about symptoms, giving instructions, instructing, explaining and reassuring.
    2. Reading Skills
    Scanning and Skimming
    Understanding and Using Diagrams and Medical Documents
    Reading Articles
    3. Listening skills
    Discussion between a doctor and a hospital doctor¨
    Patient´s complaints
    Interviews
    Extract from the consultation
    Instructions
    4. Writing skills
    Taking notes
    Medical papers and forms
    Case history

  • The Module: Body Systems
    Type of the subject: compulsory
    Grade: 1st
    Term: winter and summer
    Number of the lessons: 76 teaching lessons

  • Introduction:
    The module ”Body Systems” deals with anatomy and physiology of the various systems. Students learn how to take information from both written and oral texts and from visually presented material such as tables and diagrams. The lessons are based on material which should be familiar to students from their nursing studies, including various topics from anatomy and physiology.

  • The educational aims:
    to read and translate special medical texts,
    to answer the questions according to the text,
    to revise and extend their knowledge from English and other special subjects (anatomy, physiology),
    to use various kinds of dictionaries (monolingual, bilingual),
    to know basic terminology
    to discuss anatomic structures and locations,
    to describe illustration of each system using the most current anatomical terms,
    to explain the basic functons of each system.

  • The structure of the module – 1st grade
    1. Health Care
    2. Prevention and Healthy Life Style
    3. The Nursing Profession
    4. Diseases
    5. Medical Equipment and Instruments
    6. Medicaments
    7. First Aid
    8. The Human Body
    9. The Skeletal System
    10. The Muscular System
    11. The Digestive System
    12. The Integumentary System
    13. The Respiratory System
    14. The Cardiovascular System
    15. The Lymphatic System
    16. The Urinary System
    17. The Endocrine System
    18. The Nervous System
    19. The Senses
    20. The Reproductive System

  • The Module: NURSING CARE
    Type of the subject: compulsory
    Grade: 2nd
    Term: winter and summer
    Number of the lessons: 52 teaching lessons
    Forms: lectures, seminares
    Finishing of the subject: credit, exam

  • Introduction This module, Nursing Care, covers the steps of the nursing process – assessing, diagnosing, planning, implementating and evaluating, nursing care and basic nursing skills.

  • The educational aims:
    to read and translate special medical texts
    to answer the questions according to the text,
    to revise and extend their knowledge from English and other special subjects (anatomy, physiology),
    to use various kinds of dictionaries (monolingual, bilingual),
    to know basic terminology to discuss anatomic structures and locations, to describe illustration of each system using the most current anatomical terms,
    to explain the basic functons of each systém.

  • The structure of the module – 2nd grade
    1. History of Nursing
    2. Ethics in Nursing Practice
    3. The Nursing Process
    4. Basic Needs of the Client
    5. Assisting with Hygienic Needs
    6. Assisting with Nutritional Needs
    7. Assessing Vital Sings
    8. Collecting Specimens
    9. Administration of Medicaments
    10. Assisiting with Activity and Rest
    11. Procedures for Special Situations
    12. Care about the Client in the Hospital
    13. Surgical Nursing Care
    14. Nursing Care about a Child
    15. Nursing Care about a Woman
    16. Gerontological Nursing
    17. Mental Health Nursing
    18. Communication with the Klient
Literature
    required literature
  • CITA, S. English for nursing and paramedical professions. Part 1 - the basic course. 2nd ed. Praha: Karolinum, 2011. ISBN 978-80-246-1990-3. info
  • GRICE, T. and J. GREENAN. Nursing 2 SB. New York: Oxford University Press, 2008. info
    recommended literature
  • ANON. Lékařský slovník anglicko-český a česko-anglický. Brno: Lingea, 2009. ISBN 978-80-87062-58-6. info
  • GRICE, T. Nursing 1, Student's Book: Oxford English for Careers. New York: Oxford University Press, 2007. info
Teaching methods (in Czech)

Forms: lectures, seminars
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2015, Winter 2015, Winter 2018, Summer 2019, Winter 2019.
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