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English Language b/I for FEI - intermediate (BME)

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Course Unit Code712-0141/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated2 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *First Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredSummer Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
SLA14Mgr. Karolina Slamová, Ph.D.
CHU01Mgr. Gabriela Chudašová
WLO74Mgr. Andrea Wlochová, Ph.D.
JUR21Mgr. Radka Juříčková, Ph.D.
VYH19Mgr. Martina Rochlová
SMU0007Mgr. Kateřina Smutná
TRA0015Mgr. Zuzana Trawinská
MAT0433Mgr. Gabriela Matyášková
ADA0250Mgr. Jana Adámková, Ph.D.
ZOU0025Roman Zouhar
SNI0029Martin Šnicer
Summary
English for the Bachelor's Degree Students of Biomedical Engineering: Part 1
Students will be able to discuss the biomedical engineering profession and prepare for a job interview in this context. Students will deepen their knowledge of vocabulary related to the human body and will be able to describe the different systems of the human body using the passive voice. Students will also become familiar with the basic principles of formation of medical terminology. They will be able to discuss hospital information systems and individual medical professions and hospital wards, and use the grammar structure have/get sth done to describe medical procedures. Students will be able to create mini-presentations on a given topic.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
The aim of the course is to create and gradually deepen the foundations of professional English within all language skills, i.e. speaking, writing, reading and listening with the output level of B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).
Course Contents
English for the Bachelor’s Degree Students of Biomedical Engineering Part 1:
1) The Biomedical Engineering 1
2) Word derivation
3) The Biomedical Engineering 2
4) Job interviews
5) The Human Body
6) Passive voice
7) Medical terminology (plurals)
8) Short presentations
9) Hospital Information Systems
10) Hospital wards and specialists
11) Have/get sth done
12) Medical terminology (word derivation)
13) Credit test
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
Full-time programme:
ADÁMKOVÁ, Jana a CHUDAŠOVÁ, Gabriela. English for the Bachelor’s Degree Students of Biomedical Engineering: Part 1. Vysoká škola báňská – Technická univerzita Ostrava, 2024. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.31490/9788024847221.
Prezenční studium:
ADÁMKOVÁ, Jana a CHUDAŠOVÁ, Gabriela. English for the Bachelor’s Degree Students of Biomedical Engineering: Part 1. Vysoká škola báňská – Technická univerzita Ostrava, 2024. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.31490/9788024847221.

Recommended Reading:
COHEN, B.J. a DEPETRIS, Ann. Medical Terminology. An Illustrated Guide. 8 edition. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer, 2017. ISBN 9781496318893.

MURPHY, Raymond. English Grammar in Use. 5th edition. Cambridge: CUP, 2019.
COHEN, B.J. a DEPETRIS, Ann. Medical Terminology. An Illustrated Guide. 8 edition. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer, 2017. ISBN 9781496318893.

MURPHY, Raymond. English Grammar in Use. 5th edition. Cambridge: CUP, 2019.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Tutorials
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
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Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Exercises evaluationCredit10 5