LF:VSAJ0121 English 1 I -p - Course Information

VSAJ0121 English Language 1 I - practice

Extent and Intensity

0/2. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Radomíra Bednářová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. František Březina (seminar tutor)
Irina Ghindeanu (seminar tutor), Mgr. Markéta Kovaříková (deputy)
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. Markéta Kovaříková

Timetable of Seminar Groups

VSAJ0121/02: No timetable has been entered into IS. F. Březina
VSAJ0121/03: No timetable has been entered into IS. R. Bednářová
VSAJ0121/04: No timetable has been entered into IS. F. Březina
VSAJ0121/05: No timetable has been entered into IS. M. Kovaříková
VSAJ0121/06: No timetable has been entered into IS. R. Bednářová
VSAJ0121/07: No timetable has been entered into IS. M. Kovaříková
VSAJ0121/08: No timetable has been entered into IS. F. Březina
VSAJ0121/09: No timetable has been entered into IS. M. Kovaříková
VSAJ0121/10: No timetable has been entered into IS. F. Březina
VSAJ0121/11: No timetable has been entered into IS. R. Bednářová
VSAJ0121/12: No timetable has been entered into IS. R. Bednářová
VSAJ0121/13: No timetable has been entered into IS. R. Bednářová
VSAJ0121/14: No timetable has been entered into IS. F. Březina
VSAJ0121/15: No timetable has been entered into IS. M. Kovaříková
VSAJ0121/16: No timetable has been entered into IS. M. Kovaříková
VSAJ0121/17: No timetable has been entered into IS. R. Bednářová
VSAJ0121/18: No timetable has been entered into IS. F. Březina
VSAJ0121/19: No timetable has been entered into IS. R. Bednářová
VSAJ0121/20: No timetable has been entered into IS. I. Ghindeanu
VSAJ0121/21: No timetable has been entered into IS. M. Kovaříková
VSAJ0121/22: No timetable has been entered into IS. F. Březina
VSAJ0121/23: No timetable has been entered into IS. M. Kovaříková
VSAJ0121/24: No timetable has been entered into IS. R. Bednářová
VSAJ0121/25: No timetable has been entered into IS. F. Březina
VSAJ0121/26: No timetable has been entered into IS. R. Bednářová
VSAJ0121/27: No timetable has been entered into IS. F. Březina
VSAJ0121/28: No timetable has been entered into IS. I. Ghindeanu

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

• Stomatology (programme LF, M-ST)
• General Medicine (programme LF, M-VL) (2)
• Dentistry (programme LF, M-ZL) (2)

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

• KOBYLKOVÁ, Anděla. English for medical students. 2nd ed. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1998, 107 pp. ISBN 80-210-1771-6. info
• TOPILOVÁ, Věra. Anglicko-český/česko-anglický lékařský slovník. 1st ed. Praha: Grada Publishing, 1999, 880 pp. ISBN 80-7169-284-0. info
• MURRAY, Jonathan P. Anglicko-český lékařský terminologický slovník. 1st ed. Jinočany: Nakladatelství a vydavatelství H & H, 1995, 341 pp. ISBN 80-85787-43-1. info
• 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
• PŘÍVRATSKÁ, Jana a kol. English in the Medical Profession. Ed.: prof. MUDr. Pavel Klener, DrSc. 1st ed. Praha: Nakladatelství Karolinum, 2001, 248 pp. Učební texty Univerzity Karlovy v Praze. ISBN 80-246-0151-6. info
• GYŐRFFY, Mária. English for Doctors. 1st ed. Praha: Triton, 2001, 226 pp. ISBN 80-7254-203-6. info
• První tři tituly jsou základní, ostatní doplňkové.

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: Pro studenty se státní jazykovou zkouškou, příp. jejím ekvivalentem (TOEFL, FCE apod.) je účast na výuce v podzimním semestru nepovinná. Předmět si nicméně zaregistrují a na konci semestru jej ukončí složením zápočtového testu.
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.

• Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2008, recent)
  
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