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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ACY 2232 PROFESSIONAL ENGLISH COMPULSORY 2 0 0 2

Offered By

First And Emergency Aid Technician

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle(Bachelor's Degree)/Second Cycle(Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

INSTRUCTOR EVRIM UMUT

Offered to

First And Emergency Aid Technician

Course Objective

To improve the ability of the students to read and understand English texts and to develop professional communication

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Can able to have basic communication skills with patients who speaks English
2   Can able to read and understand the medical records of the patient
3   Can able to read and understand the medical literature at least with help of a dictionary
4   Can able to tell and write the medical condition of the patient to other parties
5   Can read and understand the technical and operative manuals of essential devices
6   Can able to give medical information about the patient

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Identification of Professional English literature
2 Reading current Professional manuals (BLS/ACLS algorithms in ACLS manuals)
3 Reading current Professional manuals (definition of paramedics in the world; similarities and differences)
4 Body parts and related complaints in English
5 Communication with patient-1 (introducing yourself)
6 Communication with patient-2 (conversation techniques, oral and body language)
7 Communication with patient-3 (frequently asked questions, anamnesis )
8 Communication with patient-4 (diseases)
9 Communication with patient-5 (trauma)
10 Communication with patient-6 (children and old patients)
11 Communication with patient-6 (physical examination)
12 Medical English abbreviation terminology

Recomended or Required Reading

Medical English Clear & Simple: A Practice-Based Approach to English for ESL Healthcare Professionals Yazar: Melodie Hull

English in Medicine: A course in Communication Skills (Cambridge Professional English) Yazar: Eric H. Glendinning & Beverly Holmström

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Multiple-choice written exam

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1
2
3
4
5
6
7

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

The course is done and evaluated.within the framework of SHMYO Education and Examination Rules of Practice

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

e-mail:evrim.umut@deu.edu.tr Phone: 0 232 412 47 20

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 2 24
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 1 12
Preparation for midterm exam 2 3 6
Preparation for final exam 1 5 5
Midterm 2 1 2
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 50

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.14445
LO.235
LO.33553
LO.435333
LO.5333
LO.6333

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