Studying at the University of Verona
Here you can find information on the organisational aspects of the Programme, lecture timetables, learning activities and useful contact details for your time at the University, from enrolment to graduation.
Study Plan
The Study Plan includes all modules, teaching and learning activities that each student will need to undertake during their time at the University.
Please select your Study Plan based on your enrollment year.
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Legend | Type of training activity (TTA)
TAF (Type of Educational Activity) All courses and activities are classified into different types of educational activities, indicated by a letter.
Scientific English for Medical and Healthcare Purposes (2022/2023)
Teaching code
4S01572
Teacher
Coordinator
Credits
3
Language
Italian
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
L-LIN/12 - LANGUAGE AND TRANSLATION - ENGLISH
Period
1° e 2° SEM LM , Lm Sio BZ - VR 1A 1S (Coorte 2022), Lm Sio BZ - VR 1A 2S (Coorte 2022)
Learning objectives
The course aims to improve the linguistic tools to know the specific lexical panorama of the scientific literature related to the thematic of nursing and midwifery and the modalities of reading and understanding, the structure of scientific language in writing and oral processing. The program also includes a morpho-syntactic and lexical analysis of the texts examined, helping students to consolidate and develop the linguistic skills required by the readings. The aim is also to prepare students to rephrase in English the contents of the research in written form with abstracts, scientific articles and posters and in oral form through the preparation of speech and reports.
Prerequisites and basic notions
There are no specific prerequisites, but an intermediate level of English (CEFR B1) would be ideal.
Program
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.The course plans to develop the students' competences on reading, analysis and comprehension of medical and academic texts as well as on conversational situations that take place in English between patients and physicians.
Bibliography
Didactic methods
Live and online lessons.
Lectures, exercises, group work, debates, presentations.
Learning assessment procedures
Oral Exam
Evaluation criteria
The students' understanding and capability to apply the analytical tools shown during the course will the assessed.
Criteria for the composition of the final grade
PASS / FAIL
Exam language
Inglese
