Teaching code

4S001657

Teacher

Elena Borsetto

Coordinator

Elena Borsetto

Credits

3

Language

Italian

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

L-LIN/12 - LANGUAGE AND TRANSLATION - ENGLISH

Period

2° semestre dal Feb 17, 2025 al May 30, 2025.

Location

VERONA

Courses Single

Not Authorized

Lessons timetable Moodle Seminars 0

Learning objectives

The present course aims at providing students of medicine and surgery with the necessary specific linguistic competences and structures to comprehend and produce written and spoken medical-scientific texts. For this reason, special attention will be paid to the lexical, syntactic and pragmatic aspects of the English language in the medical and academic fields.

Prerequisites and basic notions

To successfully participate in the lessons, students should be proficient in written and spoken English at the B1 level (CEFR). Those who feel they have not reached B1 level in one or more skills (written and spoken comprehension and production) may contact the teacher for suggestions on how to improve.

Program

The course will cover in depth the relevant grammatical, lexical, syntactic, and pragmatic aspects of academic English in the medical-scientific field, and will address the topic of doctor-patient communication with a focus on linguistic register and analysis of communicative context.
Specifically, the course will explore the following topics:
- The characteristics of academic English in the medical-scientific field at the lexical, syntactic and pragmatic levels
- Lexicon: the human body; diseases, causes, symptoms, and cures; the medical profession and the hospital environment; the most commonly used acronyms; the main mechanisms of word formation
- Grammar: forms and use of verb tenses; active and passive modes; modal, semi-modal, prepositional and phrasal verbs; conditionals and hedging forms; reported speech; textual cohesion and coherence
- Doctor-patient communication: synonymy; interaction and active listening
The syllabus is the same for attending and non-attending students.
The syllabus is not definitive and may be subject to minor changes that will be promptly notified to students during class.

Bibliography

Didactic methods

Highly interactive lectures in English. Attendance and active participation in class are strongly recommended. The materials used in class will be made available on the Moodle platform. Students are invited to contact the teacher via email or office hours for any clarifications on the topics covered in class.
Teaching support methods: Supplementary and support teaching materials will be uploaded to the Moodle platform of the course.
Students who may miss classes are invited to contact the teacher.

Learning assessment procedures

The final examination will consist of a written test that will assess the student's knowledge and use of medical-scientific English for the lexical and grammatical areas covered during the course. The test will include closed (multiple-choice, true/false, completion) and open-ended questions, and will be divided into the following sections:
- Listening comprehension,
- Reading comprehension of an academic text
- Grammar and vocabulary

Evaluation criteria

The final exam will be aimed at verifying the study of the materials provided by the lecturer and the student's ability to apply the concepts covered in the lectures. The final grade will be expressed in thirtieths.

Criteria for the composition of the final grade

Thirtieths.

Exam language

Inglese - English

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