BLAN0422 English Language II 

Faculty of Medicine
Spring 2013
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Radomíra Bednářová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. František Březina (seminar tutor)
Mgr. et Mgr. Zuzana Handlová (seminar tutor)
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. Robert Helán, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Language Centre, Faculty of Medicine Division – Language Centre
Timetable of Seminar Groups
BLAN0422/01: Tue 7:10–8:50 B11/228, F. Březina
BLAN0422/02: Wed 7:40–9:20 B11/327, F. Březina
Prerequisites (in Czech)
BLAN0321 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
At the end of the course students should be able to read, translate and summarize specialist texts in English, communicate in English in both academic and everyday situations, learn and use technical terminology in English. In particular, students should be able to describe and explain terms related to common laboratory work, name laboratory equipment and define its functions, describe individual steps of laboratory procedures, apply professional language in communication with doctors and colleagues, interpret 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
    required 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
    not specified
  • 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 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)
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 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, spring 2019, spring 2020, spring 2021, spring 2022, spring 2023, spring 2024, spring 2025.
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