Learning outcomes

Students will acquire/improve their ability to understand and produce ¬both written and oral scientific texts. Particular attention will be given to the lexical, syntactic, phonological and pragmatic aspects of scientific English. Lectures will include text analysis, lexical work, and practical exercises and interactive activities, therefore students’ participation is strongly recommended. A second part will take into consideration medical ethics. Indeed, the practice of medicine has changed in ways that highlight the relevance of ethical issues. This approach pays special attention to the goals of medical care, because so much depends on whether or not physician and patient share the same goals.

Program

Phonetics and Phonology of the English Language
Morphology and Syntax
Anatomy (Parts of the body)
Medical and Paramedical Personnel and Places
Systems, Diseases, Symptoms
Lab tests and X-ray
Treatments, therapies, examinations
Presentations, research articles and abstracts: analysis and practice.
Medical Ethics

References:

All references are compulsory for all students.

• E. Glendinning, R. Howard, Professional English in Use: Medicine (Cambridge University Press, 2007).

• G. Goracci, Male Perspectives in Atwood’s “Bluebeard’s Egg” and Hazzard’s The Transit of Venus, (Cambridge Scholars Publishing, Newcastle upon Tyne, 2016).

• Students will be provided with further details. Extra materials will be uploaded on the e-learning website of the course.

Examination Methods

First part: written test/Second part: Viva (in English).