SCIENTIFIC ENGLISH

2 CFU - 2° Semester

Teaching Staff

MARIAGRAZIA RITA TORRISI

Learning Objectives

-Acquiring/consolidating grammar and vocabulary, with particular attention to medical terms in use

-Acquiring/consolidating the four language skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing)

-Providing a lexical basis for technical language.

The students will acquire a level of linguistic competence which allows them :

  • to interact effectively in professional multilingual and multicultural contexts,
  • to participate in seminars, workshops and international conferences
  • to join Erasmus programme

At the end of the course students are expected to be able to:

- read and comprehend the meaning of simple texts; - Translate from English a simple scientific text; - understand technical instructions in order to use sanitary devices and materials; - communicate in English in both general situations and health care setting; - Know the technical-scientific terminology concerning the profession

The level of competence expected by the end of the course is B2 of CEFR.

Course Structure

Frontal classes


Detailed Course Content

Language functions and grammar structures:

  • Basic sentence structure revision
  • Tenses revision
  • If clauses
  • Linking Words
  • Reported speech
  • Passive voice
  • Cohesion
  • Phrasal verbs

Functions:

  • describing people and places
  • making comparisons
  • expressing possibility
  • asking for /giving advice and suggestions
  • reporting past events and actions
  • planning future actions
  • reading into writing
  • writing an article /presenting a medical case

TOPICS

  • The Musculoskeletal System(Part 2)
  • Musculoskeletal diseases and disorders (MSD)s

-Osteoarthritis- Reumathoid Arthritis

  • The Nervous System (part 2)
  • Stroke, head injuries and recovery after strokes
  • Sport injuries
  • Spinal injuries
  • Shoulder injuries and rehabilitation
  • Acute Knee injuries and rehabilitation (ACL/PCL injuries)
  • Achilles tendonitis
  • Low back pain and Sciatica
  • The physical Therapy Plan
  • How to write a medical case report

 

 

Textbook Information

Grammar structures and language functions:

​Resources available on line:

http://www.nspeak.com/newbasic/grammatica/grammar.htm

http://www.talkenglish.com/grammar/grammar.aspx

http://www.multimedia-english.com/basic-real-english

https://www.duolingo.com

http://www.englishtool.com/

http://howjsay.com/

http://www.soundsofenglish.org/pronunciation/index.htm

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mobisystems.msdict.embedded.wireless.oxford.concisemedical

MEDICAL ENGLISH

The teacher may propose abstracts and overviews freely downloaded and adapted from the following web sites:

http://www.ephysiotherapy.net/index.php

http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/main.cfm

https://www.apta.org/

http://anatomy-medicine.com/musculoskeletal-system/10-musculoskeletal-system.html

https://www.boundless.com/physiology/textbooks/boundless-anatomy-and-physiology-textbook/skeletal-system-6/overview-of-the-skeletal-system-1369/overview-of-the-musculoskeletal-system-454-9178/

http://www.fundamentalsofanatomy.com/mcqs/mcq.asp?I=1444334433&chapter=08&q=0001

http://www.adamondemand.com/about/#.V5sdYPmLTrc

http://www.astoundsurround.com/nervous-system

http://www.aviva.co.uk/health-insurance/home-of-health/medical-centre/medical-encyclopedia/entry/muscle-strains-and-tears/

http://www.innerbody.com/image/musfov.html

http://www.neuroskills.com/

http://www.livescience.com

http://humanbrainfacts.org



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