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Laurea magistrale a ciclo unico in Medicina e chirurgia - Immatricolazione dal 2025/2026.Medical and scientific English (2017/2018)
Teaching code
4S001657
Teacher
Coordinator
Credits
3
Language
Italian
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
L-LIN/12 - LANGUAGE AND TRANSLATION - ENGLISH
Period
Lezioni 1° semestre 2°- 6° anno dal Oct 2, 2017 al Dec 21, 2017.
Location
VERONA
Learning outcomes
The course aims at providing students attending the medicine and surgery degree course with the necessary linguistic competences for the written and oral comprehension and production of medical and scientific texts. For this reason, the course will pay special attention to the lexical, syntactic and pragmatic dimensions of the specialized English that is employed in medical and academic fields in general.
Prior knowledge of the English language (a minimum of 5 years of study at high school or 250 hours of study at a language school or institution) is necessary.
Program
The course (24 hours total) will concentrate on the reading, analysis and comprehension of medical texts as well as on conversational situations that take place in English between patients and physicians. Each face-to-face lesson will focus on a specific topic while considering peculiar aspects of English and American medical organizations. Written and oral phraseology of medical and academic contexts will also be taken into consideration. The lessons will consist in explanations concerning the main topic and in practical exercises and detailed analyses to consolidate the content of the lesson.
| Author | Title | Publishing house | Year | ISBN | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric H. Glendinning, Ron Howard | Professional English in Use: Medicine | Cambridge University Press | 2008 | Ulteriore materiale ed esercizi tratti da altri testi sarà reperibile nella pagina moodle del corso. Further material and exercises from other text books will be provided in the moodle page of the course. |
Examination Methods
The final exam will consist in a written exam containing both theoretical questions and practical exercises based on the content of the lessons presented during the course and on the exercises completed in class and at home. The final grade will be expressed in thirtieths.
Starting from the B2 level of the CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages), language certificates issued by the CLA (Centro Linguistico di Ateneo) and other recognized institutions will entitle students to receive extra grades at the exam. Please contact the teacher for further information.
