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Medical language
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Medical language
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Academic year 2022/2023
- Course ID
- SCB0315
- Teacher
- Ermelinda Massari (Lecturer)
- Year
- 1st year
- Teaching period
- First semester
- Type
- Basic
- Credits/Recognition
- 4 (53 hours of lectures, 27 hours of exercises)
- Course disciplinary sector (SSD)
- NN/00 - no scientific sector
- Delivery
- E-learning
- Language
- English
- Attendance
- Mandatory
- Type of examination
- Written
- Prerequisites
- B2 Level of English
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Sommario del corso
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Course objectives
The course syllabus aims to provide the student with the necessary skills and knowledge for the future understanding of scientific-medical-clinical texts in order to advance in the medical degree course in English.
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Results of learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student will be able to:
- read and grasp the meaning of specific scientific texts in order to advance in the medical degree course in English;
- listen to and understand the meaning of specific scientific and non-specific texts;
- describe a chart in English as per IELTS exam;
- translate and/or summarize a listening/reading text in English/Italian;
- interact and communicate in English at a good level (beyond B2 level).
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Course delivery
The learning Modality is based on various teaching techniques:
- face-to-face learning;
- blended learning and face to face learning (in-class/in-class time with online learning) through Moodle and course textbook Pathways 16 by Massari-Teriaca (specific course textbook);
- face-to-face learning/peer learning using various activities to enhance oral/aural communication skills.
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Learning assessment methods
The final exam will consist of an oral exam beyond B2 level individually/in pairs/ in groups of 3 students.
The exam consists of:- the description of a chart and a conversation in English (TEST A);
- a multiple-choice exercise based on the use of the most common grammar structures used in Scientific English (TEST B);
- exercises principally based on the use of verbs (TEST B);
- a gap-fill exercise/true or false/open questions(body systems/diseases/reading and comprehension articles) based on the book Pathway 16 (massari/teriaca).
Results of the Exam
Pass/Fail result.
In order to pass the exam, the student must obtain 70% correct answers in each individual test.
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Support activities
Campusnet Handouts, Moodle besides the following useful Websites for the English language:
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Program
Syllabus
During the course the following topics will be covered as per book Pathway 16 Massari/Teriaca, Handouts "Notes" (Massari), Italian Notes (Massari), Use of English gap-fill exercises (Massari) which are available on Campusnet will be used as reference.- grammar concepts, above all verb tenses, modal verbs, active/passive voice, if clauses, the use of the definite and indefinite article, bearing in mind the most commonly used forms in the scientific literature;
- principal language functions;
- scientific language functions;
- medical-scientific and non-scientific vocabulary;
- reading, listening and comprehension exercises;
- structure, language and terminology for the description of a chart
The Medical Language Course for all students consists of:
- the teaching of grammar concepts, use of English, reading, listening and comprehension techniques at a B2 level or higher;
- correcting exercises of grammar, reading, listening and comprehension with appropriate feedback and debate;
- the teaching of graph description as per Ielts Exam programme;
Suggested readings and bibliography
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NEW Recommended Book:
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