BLAN0144 English Language 2 II - practice

Faculty of Medicine
Spring 2011
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Radomíra Bednářová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. František Březina (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Veronika Dvořáčková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor), Mgr. Robert Helán, Ph.D. (deputy)
Mgr. Robert Helán, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Markéta Kovaříková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Jarmila Šafránková (assistant)
PhDr. Jana Vyorálková (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Robert Helán, Ph.D.
Language Centre, Faculty of Medicine Division – Language Centre
Contact Person: Mgr. Markéta Kovaříková
Timetable
Mon 9:30–11:10 B11/327
Prerequisites (in Czech)
BLAN0143 English 2 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
At the end of the course students should be able to describe and explain terms related to laboratory equipment and procedures; use practical medical vocabulary typical of their field of studies in communication with colleagues, present and defend laboratory test results, discuss specialized topics, write laboratory reports; use grammatical structures typical of medical language.
Syllabus
  • MEDICAL ENGLISH. Syllabus.
  • 1st week: UNIT 9: Flow cytometry. Reading and translation of text, vocabulary, exercises. Grammar: Past Perfect Tense Simple and Progressive.
  • 2nd week: UNIT 9: Flow cytometry. Practising definitions of basic technical terms. Grammar: Relative Pronouns. Relative Clauses.
  • 3rd week: UNIT 10: Microparticle enzyme immunoassay (MEIA). Reading and translation of text, vocabulary, exercises. Grammar: Subject/Object + Infinitive Constructions.
  • 4th week: UNIT 10: Microparticle enzyme immunoassay (MEIA). Practising definitions of basic technical terms. Grammar: Passive Voice.
  • 5th week: UNIT 11: Medical laboratories - Particular requirements for quality and competence. European standard ISO 15189:2003. Reading and translation of text, vocabulary, exercises. Grammar: Temporal Clauses.
  • 6th week: UNIT 11: Medical laboratories - Particular requirements for quality and competence. European standard ISO 15189:2003. Practising definitions of basic technical terms. Grammar: Indefinite Pronouns.
  • 7th week: UNIT 12: Safety in clinical laboratory. Reading and translation of text, vocabulary, exercises. Grammar: Present and Past Conditionals.
  • 8th week: UNIT 12: Safety in clinical laboratory. Practising definitions of basic technical terms. Grammar: Adverbial Clauses of Condition.
  • 9th week: UNIT 13: Microbiology - Gram stain. Reading and translation of text, vocabulary, exercises. Grammar: Gerunds after Nouns, Adjectives, Verbs, and Prepositions.
  • 10th week: UNIT 13: Microbiology - Gram stain. Practising definitions of basic technical terms. Grammar: Sequence of Tenses.
  • 11th week: UNIT 14: Laboratory automation. Reading and translation of text, vocabulary, exercises.Grammar: Indirect Questions.
  • 12th week: UNIT 14: Laboratory automation. Practising definitions of basic technical terms. Grammar: Exceptions to Sequence of Tenses.
  • 13th week: UNIT 15: Quality control in the laboratory. Reading and translation of text, vocabulary, exercises. Grammar: Adverbial Clauses of Purpose.
  • 14th week: UNIT 15: Quality control in the laboratory. Practising definitions of basic technical terms. Grammar: Numbers/Numerals.
  • 15th week: Revision of the subject-matter, preparation for the examination.
Literature
  • DASTYCH, Milan, Ladislav ČERVENÝ and Ivo NAJMAN. English for Laboratory Technicians. 1st ed. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2007, 164 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-4241-4. info
  • DASTYCH, Milan, Ladislav ČERVENÝ and Ivo NAJMAN. English for Laboratory Technicians (Klíč). 1st ed. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2007, 34 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-4242-1. info
  • Pilotní materiály (dodá vyučující)
Teaching methods
seminars
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 final examination and attendance. The examination consists of two parts, written and oral. The prerequisite of the oral part is to reach a minimal score of 60 per cent in the written part of the examination.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
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 also listed under the following terms Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010.
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