-Consolidating grammar and vocabulary, with particular attention to medical terms in use
-Consolidating the four language skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing)
-Providing a lexical basis of technical language.
The students will acquire a level of linguistic competence which allows them :
At the end of the course students are expected to be able to:
- read and comprehend the meaning of specific scientific texts; - Translate from English a text of medical-scientific nature; - 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 B1 + / B2 level of the CEFR.
Teacher -led classes.
Attendance is compulsory
The course is articulated in 14 hours of frontal lessons which are held in the first semester, according with the didactic timetable issued by the Course Coordinator.
Should teaching be carried out in mixed mode or remotely, it may be necessary to introduce changes with respect to previous statements, in line with the programme reported in the syllabus.
Teaching Methods
Frontal lessons, Interactive teaching, study of cases. The course will have as its object the study of E.S.P. ,through the analysis of specific documents and worksheets ,taken from the text books or on line .
The extracts will be used as the basis for activities of reading comprehension and “reading into writing”, including the production of short “case report”
The grammar structures and the main functions of language will be treated through consolidation activities, carried out individually or in groups, with particular attention to lexical research on terms pertaining Speech Therapy and the relevant professional careers
Language functions and grammar structures:
· Basic sentence structure revision
· Tenses revision
· Linking Words
· Reported speech
· Passive voice
· Cohesion
· Phrasal verbs
Functions:
TOPICS
Recommended Text books
Grammar structure, language functions and vocabulary:
- “Grammar Spectrum”- ed Oxford University Press
- Jon Hird “The complete English grammar for Italian Students” Mini Recupero Course” (free e-book)
- Raffaele Nardella "Grammatica inglese di base" free pdf https://www.nspeak.com/newbasic/grammatica/grammar.htm
- a grammar book of the student's choice
Medical English
http://docplayer. /161881-Jon-hird-complete-english-grammar.html
http://www.nspeak.com/newbasic/grammatica/grammar.htm
http://www.talkenglish.com/grammar/grammar.aspx
http://www.multimedia-english.com/basic-real-english
Medical English: E.Glendinning-J.Howard “Professional English in use-Medicine” Ed.Cambridge
The teacher will propose abstracts and overviews freely downloaded and adapted from the following web sites:
http://info.visiblebody.com/bid/279205/anatomy-and-physiology-phonation-and-the-larynx
http://www.asha.org/public/speech/disorders/
http://acadcom.com/acanews1/anmviewer.asp?a=135&z=47
http://www.home-speech-home.com/speech-therapy-resources.html