BLAN0321 English Language I - practice

Faculty of Medicine
Autumn 2015
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Ladislav Václavík, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Radomíra Bednářová (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Jana Vyorálková (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Ladislav Václavík, Ph.D.
Language Centre, Faculty of Medicine Division – Faculty Branches of University Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Contact Person: Mgr. Ladislav Václavík, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Language Centre, Faculty of Medicine Division – Faculty Branches of University Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Timetable
Thu 13:00–14:40 B11/211
Prerequisites (in Czech)
CJVAT01 English - entrance test
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 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
  • Week 1: Introductory class. Information about the organisation of classes, requirements. Introducing the notion of English for laboratory technicians. Describing the contents, individual topics, educational tools and teaching approach. Needs assessment and placement test.
  • Week 2: The job of laboratory technician. Laboratory equipment. Grammar: present tenses.
  • Week 3: Routine chemistry analysers. Grammar: word order, adverbs.
  • Week 4: Spectrophotometry. Grammar: articles in English.
  • Week 5: Clinical haematology. Grammar: question.
  • Week 6: Spectrophotometry - revision; HIV
  • Week 7: Electrophoresis. Grammar: past simple vs past continuous.
  • Week 8: Revision and mid-term test.
  • Week 9: Osmometry. Grammar: past simple vs present perfect.
  • Week 10: Transfusion, haematology - revision.
  • Week 11: Chromatography. Grammar: expressing future in English.
  • Week 12: Clinical biochemistry. Grammar: irregular plural forms in English.
  • Week 13: Atomic absorption spectrometry. Grammar: countable/uncountable nouns in English.
  • Week 14: Revision.
  • Week 15: Credit test
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
  • MURPHY, Raymond. English grammar in use : a self-study reference and practice book for intermediate students of English : with answers. 3rd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004, x, 379. ISBN 0521537622. info
  • HOUSE, Christine. Grammar no problem : 50 praktických lekcí anglické gramatiky s cvičeními a klíčem. 1. vyd. Plzeň: Fraus, 2004, 128 s. ISBN 8072383094. info
  • ŠTĚPÁNEK, Libor, Janice DE HAAFF, Alena HRADILOVÁ and David SCHÜLLER. Academic English – Akademická angličtina: Průvodce anglickým jazykem pro studenty, akademiky a vědce (Academic English: a guide for students, academics and scientists). Praha: Grada, 2011, 224 pp. ISBN 978-80-247-3577-1. info
  • GLENDINNING, Eric H. and Ron HOWARD. Professional English in use : medicine. 1st ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2007, 175 s. ISBN 9780521682015. info
Teaching methods
seminars, discussions, pair work, group work, home assignments, e-learning, reading, presentations
Assessment methods
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 (score - minimum 65%) 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.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, autumn 2018, autumn 2019, autumn 2020, autumn 2021, autumn 2022, autumn 2023.
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