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UJP / AZ1
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Course description
Department/Unit / Abbreviation
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UJP
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AZ1
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Academic Year
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2023/2024
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Academic Year
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2023/2024
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Title
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English for Health Care 1
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Form of course completion
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Pre-Exam Credit
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Form of course completion
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Pre-Exam Credit
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Accredited / Credits
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Yes,
2
Cred.
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Type of completion
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-
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Type of completion
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-
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Time requirements
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Tutorial
2
[Hours/Week]
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Course credit prior to examination
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No
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Course credit prior to examination
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No
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Automatic acceptance of credit before examination
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Yes in the case of a previous evaluation 4 nebo nic.
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Included in study average
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NO
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Language of instruction
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English
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Occ/max
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Automatic acceptance of credit before examination
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Yes in the case of a previous evaluation 4 nebo nic.
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Summer semester
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0 / -
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0 / -
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0 / -
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Included in study average
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NO
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Winter semester
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0 / -
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185 / -
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0 / -
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Repeated registration
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NO
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Repeated registration
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NO
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Timetable
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Yes
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Semester taught
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Winter semester
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Semester taught
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Winter semester
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Minimum (B + C) students
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10
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Optional course |
Yes
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Optional course
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Yes
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Language of instruction
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English
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Internship duration
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0
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No. of hours of on-premise lessons |
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Evaluation scale |
S|N |
Periodicity |
každý rok
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Periodicita upřesnění |
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Fundamental theoretical course |
No
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Fundamental course |
No
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Fundamental theoretical course |
No
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Evaluation scale |
S|N |
Substituted course
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CJP/APF1
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Preclusive courses
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N/A
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Prerequisite courses
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N/A
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Informally recommended courses
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N/A
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Courses depending on this Course
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N/A
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Histogram of students' grades over the years:
Graphic PNG
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XLS
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Course objectives:
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The course is dedicated to students enrolled in healthcare study programmes. Students are brought up to the B1 (grammar)/B2 (vocabulary) levels according to the Common European Framework for Languages. Students are able to utilize their knowledge in communication in professional settings. Special attention is paid to the expansion of vocabulary from health care disciplines.
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Requirements on student
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1) regular class attendance (80% minimum);
2) timely completion of all assigned tasks
3) completion of a midterm test with at least 70% of correct answers (students can gain a bonus of 5% for the credit test);
4) completion of a final credit test with at least 75% of correct answers. Students have one regular and two additional test attempts in a given academic year.
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Content
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1. Medical professions
2. In the hospital; the hospital team
3. Human body
4. Systems of human body
5. Health and illness, signs and symptoms
6. In the doctor´s office
7. Hospital admissions
8. Non-infectious diseases
9. Infectious diseases, hygiene
10. Mental illness
11. Alternative treatments
12. Medical ethics
13. Consolidation and revision
14. Credit test
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Activities
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Fields of study
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Guarantors and lecturers
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Literature
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Extending:
Zimmer, G. et al. HELP Healthcare English Language Programme. Olomouc. ISBN 978-0-521-68201-5.
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Recommended:
Topilová, Věra. Anglicko-český česko-anglický lékařský slovník. Praha : Grada, 1999. ISBN 80-7169-284-0.
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Recommended:
English for Medical Professions 1
(Telínová, Alena, Crossen, Gary)
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Recommended:
Holá, A., Kopřivová, T. Medical English. Praha, 2017.
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Recommended:
Grice T. Nursing 1. OUP, 2007.
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Recommended:
McCarter, S. Oxford English for Careers: Medicine 1, 2. Oxford, 2009. ISBN 9780194023009.
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Recommended:
Glendinning, E.H., Howard, R. Professional English in Use: Medicine. Cambridge, 2007. ISBN 978-0-521-68201-5.
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On-line library catalogues
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Time requirements
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All forms of study
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Activities
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Time requirements for activity [h]
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Contact hours
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26
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Presentation preparation (report) (1-10)
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6
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Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40)
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12
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Preparation for formative assessments (2-20)
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8
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Total
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52
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Prerequisites
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Knowledge - students are expected to possess the following knowledge before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
Students can use correctly common grammar forms; |
Students can use the vocabulary and engage into conversation about everyday topics and activities. |
Students understand basic information in simple texts from their field of study. |
Students can explain the difference in using simple and continuous verb forms. |
Skills - students are expected to possess the following skills before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
Students are able to understand short basic statements; |
are able to communicate in common everyday situations; |
Students use grammar structures correctly in communication. |
Students are able to talk about common topics and everyday activities. |
Students are able to ask about details concerning people, terms, places, etc. |
Students are able to introduce themselves, their backgrounds and previous studies. |
Competences - students are expected to possess the following competences before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
N/A |
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Learning outcomes
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Knowledge - knowledge resulting from the course: |
Students can use basic vocabulary concerning the content of study and their future profession. |
Students can list health-care disciplines, professionals and hospital departments. |
Students can describe parts of the human body, its internal organs and functions. |
Students form questions using all types of verbs. |
Students correctly use prepositions when describing places and procedures. |
Students can express future using "will", "going to" and the present continuous tense. |
Students can use zero and first conditionals correctly. |
Students correctly use present and past continuous tenses. |
Skills - skills resulting from the course: |
Students can simply describe their future working environment: a hospital or any other type of a health care facility. |
Students are able to work with patients´ medical records and fill in their cards. |
Students are able to describe the human body and its parts, most common illnesses, various examination methods and life-threatening conditions. |
They can apply and explain the principles of first aid. |
They can describe individual hospital wards and can provide patients with correct information; navigate throughout the hospital. |
Students are able to obtain patients´ personal details and their present and former symptoms; provide important information and make appointments over the phone. |
Students can list and characterize common symptoms and types of pain. |
Students are able to select appropriate grammar means according to the communicative situation. |
Students chan specify pre and post operative care, the operating theatre. |
Students are able to write and read elementary texts dealing with health care issues; are able to use the data available from the patient history card in English. |
Competences - competences resulting from the course: |
N/A |
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Assessment methods
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Knowledge - knowledge achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Test |
Skills demonstration during practicum |
Portfolio |
Skills - skills achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Test |
Skills demonstration during practicum |
Portfolio |
Competences - competence achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Test |
Skills demonstration during practicum |
Portfolio |
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Teaching methods
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Knowledge - the following training methods are used to achieve the required knowledge: |
Textual studies |
Individual study |
Practicum |
Skills - the following training methods are used to achieve the required skills: |
Collaborative instruction |
Practicum |
Discussion |
Competences - the following training methods are used to achieve the required competences: |
Practicum |
Textual studies |
Discussion |
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