ENGLISH LANGUAGE
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CEFR A2 level.
Final written online test (multiple choice questions) to be administered on site to assess the acquisition of grammar structures and proper use of English.
Provide students with the linguistic competence
- to identify, analyse and use the main structures of English at an intermediate level;
- to read and understand short medical scientific texts related to the healthcare professions;
- to communicate with foreign patients and colleagues in an international working environment.
Grammar of the English language at the intermediate level, in particular:
DETERMINERS and QUANTIFIERS
COMPARATIVES and SUPERLATIVES
PRESENT SIMPLE
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
PRESENT SIMPLE vs PRESENT CONTINUOUS
PAST SIMPLE (REGULAR and IRREGULAR)
PAST CONTINUOUS
PAST SIMPLE vs PAST CONTINUOUS
PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE
PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE vs PAST SIMPLE
PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE vs PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
PAST PERFECT SIMPLE
PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS
PAST PERFECT SIMPLE vs PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS
FUTURES
QUESTION TAGS
PASSIVE VOICE of all tenses
MODALS can, must, have to, should, ought to, had better
CONDITIONAL SENTENCES (all types: 0, 1, 2, 3)
REPORTED SPEECH of all tenses
Linguistic functions of healthcare communication; basic terminology for medical, technical and healthcare professionals; communication with patients: Health and illness; Parts of the body; Functions of the body; Bones; Symptoms and signs.
Frontal and interactive teaching in English (onsite and online) supported by the use of the textbook and further digital material available online.
The course also includes: a) compulsory online English practice on the MEC - Macmillan Online Campus, b) study support from some tutors. The essential information in this regard is provided to students by the Segreteria and by the Referente MEC. Please do not contact the teacher for clarifications on points a) and b). Thank you.
Reference texts
For grammar: Murphy, R., English Grammar in Use 5th Ed. Book with Answers. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2019.
Further material will be provided by the teacher on the Insubria E-learning platform in INGLESE - AREA SANITARIA E MEDICINA.
The teacher is available in Microsoft Teams by e-mail appointment.
e-mail: francesca.cuojati@uninsubria.it
When necessary, the teacher will communicate information to the students through the Insubria E-learning platform in INGLESE - AREA SANITARIA E MEDICINA.