SCIENTIFIC ENGLISH

Degree course: 
Corso di First cycle degree in Physiotherapy
Academic year when starting the degree: 
2022/2023
Year: 
1
Academic year in which the course will be held: 
2022/2023
Course type: 
A foreign language, final examination
Language: 
Italian
Credits: 
2
Period: 
Second semester
Standard lectures hours: 
24
Detail of lecture’s hours: 
Lesson (24 hours)
Requirements: 

Students must have obtained a valid CEF B2 Certification, or have successfully completed the English Language course in the first semester.

Final Examination: 
Orale

An End of Course exam consisting of a written Reading Comprehension and Listening. The test will be carried out through tasks such as: question/answer, multiple-choice, “gap-filling” and dialogues.

Assessment: 
Giudizio Finale

The aim of the course is enabling students to fully use the language as a tool in their future working environment, conferences, research etc.

The course focalizes on both general and specific medical vocabulary developed through reading of specific texts, listening and watching different multimedia content.
The course includes:
1. anatomical terminology.
2. specific vocabulary concerning symptoms and pain.
3. Dialogues amongst physiotherapists, doctors and patients
4. Asking patients about basic information
5. Asking patients about symptoms
6. Visiting patients
7. Giving information
8. Reading medical texts
9. Reading charts
10. Talking about medical exams
11. Talking about diagnosis
12. Treatments
13. Physiotherapy treatments
14. Surgeries
15. Reading and translating medical texts from original professional papers/reviews

Convenzionale

Lessons are conducted by direct method in the classroom, translating medical texts and watching videos. Students will improve their comprehension through questions, simulations and exercises.

Textbook:
Career Paths - Physiotherapy
Virginia Evans, Jenny Dooley, Susanne Hartley MPT
Express Publishing
ISBN 978-1-4715-4234-3

Material supplied by the lecturer and downloaded by students from e-learning

Professors

BERRETTA PATRIZIA