BVAJ0222 English Language II - practice

Faculty of Medicine
Autumn 2008
Extent and Intensity
0/2. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Radomíra Bednářová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. František Březina (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Robert Helán, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Markéta Kovaříková (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Jana Vyorálková (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Jarmila Šafránková
Language Centre, Faculty of Medicine Division – Language Centre
Contact Person: Mgr. Robert Helán, Ph.D.
Prerequisites (in Czech)
BVAJ0121 English I -p
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
The aim of the tuition is working knowledge of the English language on the B2 level of the "Common European Framework of Reference" (CEFR)(Independent User) checked by an examination.
Syllabus
  • MEDICAL ENGLISH. Syllabus.
  • 1st week: Introduction. UNIT 1: The Human Body. Grammar: Definite Article, Indefinite Article, Absence of Articles; Plural, much - many, little - few. Conversation: Theme: At the Doctor's. Listening: Medical Examination.
  • 2nd week: UNIT 2: Musculoskeletal System I. Grammar: The Construction "there is/are", Word Order of the English Sentence. Conversation: Theme: Injuries. Listening: Scoliosis.
  • 3rd week: UNIT 2: Musculoskeletal System II. Grammar: Passive Voice I. Listening: Injuries.
  • 4th week: UNIT 3: Cardiovascular System I. Grammar: Passive Voice II. Listening: Internal Medicine - Heart.
  • 5th week: UNIT 3: Cardiovascular System II.Grammar: Modal Verbs, their Periphrastic Forms. Conversation: Theme: In Hospital.
  • 6th week: UNIT 4: Haematic and Lymphatic System I. Grammar: Adverbial Clauses of Purpose; Transgressives. Listening: Feeling Ill.
  • 7th week: MID-TERM REVISION TEST
  • 8th week: UNIT 4: Haematic and Lymphatic System II.Grammar: Basic Verbal Tenses (Present, Past, Future). Conversation: Theme: Feeling Ill. Listening: Blood.
  • 9th week: UNIT 5: Gastrointestinal System (Mouth, Pharynx, Esophagus, Stomach, Intestines). Grammar: Conditional Sentences. Conversation: Theme: Endoscopy. Listening: Body Weight and Diet.
  • 10th week: UNIT 5: Gastrointestinal System (Accessory Organs of Digestion). Grammar: Comparison of Adjectives and Adverbs. Telling the Time in English. Conversation: Theme: Types of Medication. Listening: Pills and Tablets.
  • 11th week: UNIT 6: Respiratory System. Grammar: Personal, Possessive, Interrogative, Demonstrative and Replacive, and Indefinite Pronouns. Conversation: Theme: Symptoms and Signs. Listening: Dyspnea.
  • 12th week: UNIT 11: Organs of Senses (Taste, Smell, Sight). Grammar: Relative, Reflexive and Emphasising Pronouns.
  • 13th week: REVISION.
  • 14th week: Credit Test, Credit Acknowledgement.
Literature
  • První dva tituly jsou základní, další je doplňkový.
  • KOBYLKOVÁ, Anděla. English for medical students. 2. dotisk 2. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2002, 107 pp. ISBN 80-210-1771-6. info
  • Pilotní výukové materiály z daných oborů
  • PARKINSON, Joy. Angličtina pro lékaře. Manuál pro praxi. (Manual of English for the Overseas Doctor.). 1st ed. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2004, 416 pp. ISBN 80-247-0289-4. info
Assessment methods
The course takes the form of seminars. Attendance is compulsory. Two absences are tolerated provided a letter of excuse is handed in at the Department of Studies. It is highly recommended to make up for the absence in the same week. Assessment is based on the results of the credit test and attendance. Students get two credits for successful completion of the course.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Information on completion of the course: Studenti se státní jazykovou zkouškou, příp. jejím ekvivalentem (TOEFL, FCE apod.) mohou vykonat zkoušku kdykoliv během semestru.
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, spring 2019, spring 2020, spring 2021, spring 2022, spring 2023, spring 2024.
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