SCIENTIFIC ENGLISH
no prerequisites are required
Written examination. There are 50 questions in total, including multiple choice, gapped text and matching questions
This course has the purpose to provide medical students with the necessary skills to successfully read and translate texts and articles in English. Not only is vocabulary an important part of language learning but it also allows students and future doctors to read professional literature, surf the Internet for information and research updates and communicate in everyday life with patients and colleagues from other countries.
The National Health Service in the United Kingdom, the doctor’s job and instruments, primary care, major medical specialties, wards and departments in a hospital, daily routines, terminology for medical procedures (examine a patient, take his/her temperature/blood pressure, health history, listen to the patient’s chest, give an injection, etc.),diagnostic tests ( blood tests, x-rays, ECG, MRI, CT scan, ultrasound scan), the body and its functions, the skeletal, respiratory, gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, skeletal and urinary systems, diseases and symptoms, pains, the blood, infections, therapies, oncology.
Structure of the Scientific article
Ron Howard
Cambridge University Press
"English on Call"
Linda Massari-Mary Jo Terriaca
Films for the Humanities and Sciences
Reading and translation of scientific medical texts covering many healthcare settings and providing an introduction to general medical terms and concepts