English and Czech for clinical usage - B83025 (elective subject)

• Title: English and Czech for clinical usage
• Guaranteed by: Institute of History of Medicine and Foreign Languages First Faculty of Medicine Charles University (11-00220)
• Faculty: First Faculty of Medicine
• Actual: from 2024
• Semester: both
• Points: 2
• E-Credits: 2
• Hours per week, examination: 0/30, C [HS]
• Extent per academic year: 30 [hours]
• Capacity: 25
• Min. number of students: 3
• 4EU+: no
• Virtual mobility / capacity: no
• State of the course: taught
• Language: English
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Explanation: [e-mail], [e-mail]
• Note: course can be enrolled in outside the study plan; enabled for web enrollment; you can enroll for the course in winter and in summer semester
• Guarantor: Mgr. Harold Kane Zachary Kendall, BA; PhDr. MUDr. Oskar Zakiyanov, Ph.D.; PhDr. Šárka Blažková Sršňová, Ph.D.
• Attributes: Lékařství; Teoretický předmět
• Pre-requisite : B83162

Annotation

English

The Subject English and Czech for clinical usage has as objective to promote communicative skills of students in medical English. It uses an innovative foreign language learning approach (problem-based or task-based learning). Students analyze productively (in group discussion) selected clinical cases and work towards a differential diagnosis, present and justify their results, being supported and supervised by instructors (English teacher and medical doctor). English is the language of communication, case-based data are presented in both Czech and English. The method of instruction integrate language and content learning therefore advanced clinical knowledge of students is expected and required.

Last update: Holanová Marcela (09.05.2024)

Czech

Předmět English and Czech for clinical usage Approach si klade za cíl rozvíjet komunikativní dovednosti studentů v lékařské angličtině. Využívá inovativního přístupu, tj. metody problémového učení. Studenti analyzují ve skupinové diskusi vybrané klinické případy (případové studie) a vypracovávají diferenční diagnózu, prezentují a obhajují své výsledky. Studentům napomáhá supervize vyučujících, lékaře - specialisty a lektora cizího jazyka. Jazykem komunikace je angličtina, kazuistická data jsou prezentována v angličtině i češtině. Metoda výuky integruje učení se obsahu / předmětu i cizímu jazyku. Jsou vyžadovány pokročilejší znalosti z klinických oborů.

Last update: Holanová Marcela (09.05.2024)

Course completion requirements

Requirements to obtain the credit:

- PPP / presentation skills

- case study and its analysis, group discussion

- teamwork

Last update: Blažková Sršňová Šárka, PhDr., Ph.D. (20.05.2019)

Literature

Murray, Jonathan P.: Angličtina pro lékařskou praxi. English in Medical Practice. Praha: LEDA, 2009.

P John Rees, James Pattison, Christopher Kosky.: 100 Cases in Clinical Medicine. Great Britain: CRC Press,  2013 

 

Eugene C. Toy, John T. Patlan, Jr.: Case Files Internal Medicine. United States of America: McGraw Hill Companies, 2009

 

Eugene C. Toy, Barry C. Simon, Katrin Y. Takenaka, Terrence H. Lui, Adam J. Rosh.: Case Files Emergency Medicine.  United States of America: McGraw Hill Companies, 2013

Last update: Blažková Sršňová Šárka, PhDr., Ph.D. (24.05.2019)

Teaching methods

 

This course is designed to help students learn and utilise two of the main skills which every doctor needs: diagnostics and discussion.
In small groups students will be given a case study and, using literature and the internet, they will diagnose the patient and suggest treatment.
Then they will present their ideas to the other groups and doctor and defend their reasoning.
Students should be aware that this is a test of logic and communication so concrete ideas are required backed up by rationale.
The course leaders are a doctor and a linguistic so students will receive feedback of their medical thinking and their presentation skills.

Patients´ data (past medical history etc.) will be given in Czech which is a good opportunity to practice medical Czech. Nevertheless, English is the language of class communication and discussion.

Last update: Blažková Sršňová Šárka, PhDr., Ph.D. (20.05.2019)