SCIENTIFIC ENGLISH
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Students must have obtained a valid CEF B1 Certification recognized by the University, or must have passed the placement test taken at the beginning of the year.
Those who have not attained a satisfactory score on the test and have not submitted a valid language certification must have completed the MEC (Macmillan English Campus) to align their knowledge with level B1 before the beginning of the Medical English course in the second semester.
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.
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
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