Teacher
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Nikitina Jekaterina
(syllabus)
The syllabus is structured around the thematic sections listed below. Each section focuses on the analysis of different types of written and oral texts taken, adapted and simplified from original documents. Each unit includes sections dedicated to grammar practice and vocabulary building, as well as exercises aimed at developing the students’ four language skills (listening, reading, writing, speaking) in a systematic and integrated way. Thematic sections: 1. Healthcare professionals. Major medical specialties. The nursing profession. 2. Job interview. Student nurse’s profile. Practical skills: How to write a CV. 3. The hospital. Understanding the daily ward routine. 4. Hospital admissions. Taking a history. 5. Accidents and emergencies. First aid. 6. Pain. Symptoms. 7. Geriatric healthcare. Caring for the elderly. 8. Pregnancy and infertility. 9. Nutrition. Food and diet. Bad habits. 10. Physical and mental health. Mental health nursing. 11. The human body. 12. Body systems. 13. Clinical assessment. 14. Monitoring the patient. Patient discharge. 15. Common illnesses. Pandemics. Infectious diseases. 16. Medication. 17. Death and dying. 18. Hygiene. Prevention and treatment. 19. Ethics in medicine. Informed consent. 20. English as a modern lingua franca of medical communication. Discursive practices in Medical English. Practical skills: Oral and written communication skills. Understanding a scientific publication. Introduction to writing a scientific paper. 21. Medical advances improving lives. This syllabus is subject to change based on the needs of the class.
(reference books)
All the material needed to follow the lessons will be available online. The texts to be analyzed will be uploaded online before single lessons, and the students are kindly asked to print them. Supplementary texts (optional reading): - F. Malaguti, I. Parini, R. Roberts, English for Nurses and Healthcare Providers, a cura di A. Destrebecq, G. Ledonne, I. Parini, Casa Editrice Ambrosiana, 2008, con CD-Rom - B. Bettinelli, N. Carlini, P. Catenaccio, English for Medicine, Hoepli, Milano, 2005 - T. Grice, Oxford English for Careers: Nursing. Pre-Intermediate Student’s Book, OUP, Oxford, 2007.
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