Teacher
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Nikitina Jekaterina
(syllabus)
The syllabus is structured around the topics of the thematic module listed below. Each unit analyzes 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 insights into linguistic and discursive peculiarities of Medical-Scientific English. The lessons offer specific exercises aimed at developing the students’ four language skills (listening, reading, writing, speaking) in a systematic and integrated way.
THEMATIC MODULE: • Healthcare professionals. Major medical specialties. Dental professionals; • The mouth and the tooth. Dental anatomy. Enamel; • History of dentistry; • Prosthetics. Types and classifications; • Dental impression materials; • Dentistry and Aesthetics; • Pain; • Advertising of professional dental products; • Modelling materials; • Written communication with suppliers and patients; • Business emails and calls; • Job interview. Dentistry student’s profile. CV writing.
GRAMMAR MODULE: • The language of definitions; • Relative pronouns; • The passive voice in scientific publications: writing workshop; • The English noun: countable and uncountable forms; • Making comparisons: the English adjective; • Talking about the past: Past Simple vs. Present Perfect; • Modal verbs and imperative mood; • Quantifiers.
DISCOURSE MODULE: • Languages for Specific Purposes; • Medical-Scientific English and its features; • Specialized dictionaries; • Specialized terminology vs. lay expressions; • Note-taking methods; • Nominalization in Scientific English; • Professional discourse types: writing workshop; • English as a modern lingua franca of medical communication; • Understanding a scientific publication; • Introduction to writing a scientific paper; • Plagiarism and how to avoid it.
(reference books)
• G. Lauzi and N. Buchan Tomarchio, Smile! The English you need as a Dental Professional, Franco Lucisano Editore, 2014. (The book is available also as e-book) • V. Evans, J. Dooley, J. Caldwell, Career Paths: Dentistry (Student’s Books 2 & 3), Express Publishing, 2016. • C. Dofka, Dental Terminology, Delmar / Cengage Learning, New York, 2013. Other course materials and PowerPoint presentations will be available online
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