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.

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:

  • Ø describing people and places
  • Ø making comparisons
  • Ø expressing possibility
  • Ø asking for /giving advice and suggestions
  • Ø reporting past events and actions
  • Ø planning future actions
  • Ø reading into writing
  • Ø 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
  • 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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