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 (2020/2021)
Teaching code
4S01572
Teacher
Coordinator
Credits
3
Language
Italian
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
L-LIN/12 - LANGUAGE AND TRANSLATION - ENGLISH
Period
1° SEMESTRE, 2° SEMESTRE
Learning outcomes
Lo studente, alla fine del percorso didattico, deve essere in grado di comunicare con pazienti e professionisti ove necessario e leggere e comprendere il contenuto di lavori scientifici su argomenti professionali specifici. Deve altresì essere in grado di comunicare in attività di routine che richiedono solo uno scambio di informazioni su argomenti abituali.
Il corso prevede l'acquisizione delle fondamentali funzioni grammaticali, lessicali e sintattiche della Lingua Inglese, affiancate alla terminologia scientifica rilevante per la sua pratica professionale. Sarà data anche lettura critica di articoli in lingua inglese inerenti la disciplina specifica.
Program
The course plans to develop the students' competences in relation to grammatical structures, vocabulary and functional language (Level B2) relevant to professional practices.
Specifically, the focus is on the following topics:
1) The field of English for Medical Purposes and its characteristics
2) Healthcare personnel, National Health Systems, the Hospital and their interactions
3) Anatomy and Physiology of the Human Body and its composition. Main human body systems analysis
4) Infectious Diseases, Prevention and Epidemiology
5) Screening and Medical Imaging
6) Symptoms and Signs, Diagnosis, Pain and Therapies
7) Scientific Research and Presentations: Structure and Organisation of a Scientific Paper - Its purpose and language features
8) Practice on Main medical Vocabulary and Scientific texts Analysis
| Author | Title | Publishing house | Year | ISBN | Notes |
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| Nicola Pelizzari | English for Medical Purposes - A complete guide for Healthcare Professionals (Edizione 1) | Libreria Universitaria.it Edizioni | 2019 | 978-88-3359-166-7 | |
| Nicola Pelizzari | Pursuing Academic Literacy - An advanced resource book for English Language Learners (Edizione 1) | Libreria Universitaria Edizioni | 2020 | 978-88-3359-272-5 |
Examination Methods
Students' abilities assessment will be measured through a written exam aimed at verifying the knowledge of all the didactic module.
The exam will be structured in different parts:
1) Scientific and Medical Text Comprehension and Analysis (Multiple Choice questions)
2) Appropriate translation of Medical Terminology
3) Use of medical terminology in different fields (sentence completion exercise)
4) General English Language Knowledge Test (Grammar Exercises - sentence completion and transformation)
