| Study programme competencies |
| Code | Study programme competences |
| A19 | Comunicarse de modo efectivo y claro, tanto de forma oral como escrita, con los usuarios del sistema sanitario así como con otros profesionales. |
| B8 | Relacionarse de forma efectiva co equipo pluridisciplinar. |
| B10 | Desenvolver a función docente. |
| B11 | Manter actualizados os coñecementos, habilidades e actitudes. |
| B15 | Manter unha actitude de aprendizaxe e mellora. |
| B19 | Mostrar a súa orientación ao paciente/usuario. |
| C2 | Dominar a expresión e a comprensión de forma oral e escrita dun idioma estranxeiro. |
| C7 | Asumir como profesional e cidadán a importancia da aprendizaxe ao longo da vida. |
| Learning aims | |||
| Subject competencies (Learning outcomes) | Study programme competences | ||
| The ability to communicate with patients and professionals from other language communities, thus guaranteeing the quality of service in the physiotherapy profession. | A19 |
B8 B10 B19 |
C2 |
| To reach a level in written and spoken English necessary for everyday practice in physiotherapy. | B11 |
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| To work responsibly in everyday professional duties. | A19 |
B19 |
C2 |
| To maintain an attitude towards learning that will enable them to express themselves in various different ways. | B15 |
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| A mastery of upper-intermediate level oral and written comprehension and expression in English. | C2 |
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| Realise the importance of this subject as a health professional. | C7 |
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| Contents |
| Topic | Sub-topic |
| Introduction to the language of the Health Sciences and Physiotherapy. | Everyday language for the health professional. Introduction to the language of numbers and letters. "My speciality" (written work, correction of mistakes) Reading and speaking: "Taking risks". |
| Hospitals | 1. The hospital team. 2. In and around the hospital. (Directions) 3. Listening: "A Job Interview". |
| Looking after yourself | 1. Physical fitness (Leo Jones ch8, including modal verbs) 2. What to do about flu. 3. How to stay healthy (letter of advice to a friend) 4. YouTube video listening comprehension: "What exercises can I do for arthritis in my knees?" |
| Semi-scientific language | English and Spanish technical lexis compared: false friends. Semi-scientific newspaper and magazine articles: "The Ankle" and "Ankle Sprains". Listening: "Using your Brain". |
| Pain and illnesses | 1. Accidents and emergencies (First Aid; reading comprehension texts and videos for listening) 2. Pain 3. Symptoms |
| Physical therapy | 1. Exercising (Protect your back, DVD for listening comprehension, reading comprehension on "Movement, Posture and Lifting"; Video on "Australian LBP exercises) 2. Other physiotherapy treatments (long noun and adjective groups) |
| Youth and Old age | 1. Caring for the elderly 2. Death and dying 3. Reading Comprehension: "Working with Children" "The Hope Children's Hospice" |
| Treatments | 1. Medication: Should physiotherapists be able to make out prescriptions? (Article: "Physiotherapists may get medicine prescribing rights") 2. Alternative treatments 3. Surgery or exercise?: Articles for reading comprehension on The Knee, and "Total knee replacement" |
| Planning | |||
| Methodologies / tests | Ordinary class hours | Student’s personal work hours | Total hours |
| Directed discussion | 25 | 0 | 25 |
| Supervised projects | 8 | 15 | 23 |
| Oral presentation | 1 | 15 | 16 |
| Mixed objective/subjective test | 2 | 23 | 25 |
| Guest lecture / keynote speech | 21 | 0 | 21 |
| Student portfolio | 2 | 30 | 32 |
| Personalized attention | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| (*)The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students. | |||
| Methodologies |
| Methodologies | Description |
| Directed discussion | Most classes will include time for discussion and conversation in pairs or groups. Supervision by teachers. |
| Supervised projects | Students will write an assignment of about 10 pages A4 (Times New Roman 12, double space) where (s)he describes a treatment or therapy belonging to her/his speciality, or another topic, with prior confirmation of its appropriateness from the teacher. The assignment should resepect the structure: (Introduction, Body text, Discussion and Conclusion) |
| Oral presentation | The presentation, probably in class time, should last about 5 minutes, and will usually be based on the "supervised project". |
| Mixed objective/subjective test | Exam at the end of the course, including exercises, a short composition and a listening test. |
| Guest lecture / keynote speech | Teacher talking time. Two teachers will be involved, the teacher in charge of the subject and a language assistant. |
| Student portfolio | Apart from the Supervised Project, students will be asked to submit some written work and will need to rehearse the presentation by presenting a different topic briefly (orally) in class time. |
| Personalized attention |
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| Assessment | ||
| Methodologies | Description | Qualification |
| Mixed objective/subjective test | Written examination at end of course, based on material covered throughout the course by both teachers. | 25 |
| Supervised projects | Details in "Methodologies" section. | 25 |
| Oral presentation | Oral presentation in English. | 25 |
| Student portfolio | Attendance, participation and written work carried out during the course for both teachers. | 25 |
| Assessment comments | ||
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In the July examination, apart from the written students will have to present the work they did not submit during the course, including the presentation. Those who failed to reach the level required in the section "Student portfolio: attendance" will have to present another piece of written work, whose charactersitcs should be consulted with the teacher involved. Those who do not come to the July examination session will be given a grade of "No Presentado", unless they failed in the first exam, in which case they will be given a grade of "Fail" (Suspenso). Those students with a special dispensation for part-time study or other will be required to contact the teacher in charge of the subject. |
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| Sources of information |
| Basic |
Thomson, A.J.; Martinet, A.V. (1993). A Practical English Grammar. Oxford. OUP
Grice, Tony (2007). Nursing 1 (Students' book). Oxford University Press ISBN: 978-0-19-456977-4
Glendenning,E.H. (2007). Professional English in Use. Medicine. Cambridge. CUP |
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Printed and audiovisual texts and videos about the health sciences and physiotherapy will be used throughout the course. Although the textbook by Tony Grice will be used, students do not need to buy it. |
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| Complementary | |
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Bibliography Most of the following materials are available in the Library of the Faculty of Physiotherapy (Campus de Oza): 1. Books about writing and preparation of presentations in English: Albert, Tim (ed) The A-Z of Medical Writing Londres, BMJ Books (2000) Day, R. A. and Barbara Gastel How to Write and Publish a Scientific Paper, (6th edition) Cambridge University Press, 2005 Day, Robert A. Cómo escribir y publicar trabajos científicos Washington, Organización Panamericana de la Salud (2003) Greenhalgh, Trisha. Gianfranco Lia English for physicians [Grabación sonora]: English for medical conferences & presentations = inglés para médicos: inglés para congresos y presentaciones médicas. (versión española) Health Care Communication Group Writing, Speaking and Communication Skills for Iles, Robert L. and Debra Volkland Guidebook to Norman, Guy (1999) Cómo escribir un artículo científico en inglés Madrid, Hélice. (en español, errores más O’Connor, M. Writing Successfully in Science, Academic Press, 1991 Paradis, J. G. and Zimmerman, M. L. The MIT Guide to Science and Engineering Communication, MIT Press, 1997 Peat, Jennifer Scientific English: Easy when you know how Pickett, N.A. & Ann A. Laster (1993) Technical English: Writing, Villemaire, Doreen and 2. Textbooks for health science students: Bradley, Robin A. English for nursing and health care: a course in general and professional English Milano McGraw-Hill. Brooks, Myrna LaFleur Exploring Medical Language (2005) Cavusgil, Sharon L. (1998) The Road to Healthy Living Fraga, Pilar. English for Spanish students of health science Pilar Fraga and Michael Boyce Santiago de Compostela, Tórculo (2000) Glendinning, Eric H. Beverly A.S. Holmström English in medicine (libro y audio CD archivo de ordenador) Glendinning and Holmström (1992) English in Medicine: A Course in Communication Skills Greenhalgh, Trisha (1993) Medicine Today Hewitt, Elaine. English listening comprehension for the field of social work. Hewitt, Elaine & C. Fernández Morales Gerontological social work : student’s book Granada Editorial Universidad de Granada (2003) Howard, Ron& Joan Maclean. Medical English Pronunciation Mandelbroijt-Sweeney, Mireille(1994) Inglés médico Barcelona; Masson D.L. Maclean, Joan (1991): English in Basic Medical Science McCullagh, Marie and Ros Wright (2008) Good Practice: Communication Skills in English for the Medical Practitioner CUP: O’Brien, Tony Medicine Ribes, Ramón Ros, Pablo R (2006) Medical English Heidelberg; Springer. 2. Books about medical and health science terminology in English: Collins, C. Edward A Short Course in Medical Terminology Ehrlich, Ann Introduction to medical terminology Ann Ehrlich, Carol L. Schroeder United States Thomson (2004) Leonard, Solomon, Eldra Pearl Introduction to human anatomy and physiology Philadelphia Saunders (1992) Leonard, Peggy C. (2001) Building Medical Vocabulary St Louis, Pohl, Alison (2002) Test Your Professional English (Medical) Riley, D and Greasby, Liz (2000) Check Your Vocabulary for Medicine 4. General Wainapel, Stanley F., Avital Fast (editors) Alternative medicine and rehabilitation : a guide for practitioners, New York Demos (2002) 5. Dictionaries Dorland’s Illustrated Medical Dictionary (1988) Garrido Ferrer, A. y Garrido Juan, A. (2006) Diccionario de Terminología Médica Barcelona: ESPAXS (recommended) Martin, Elizabeth A. (ed) (1985) Concise Medical Dictionary Oxford: OUP. Navarro, Fernando A. (2000) Diccionario Crítico de Dudas Inglés-Español de Medicina Madrid: McGraw-Hill. Rogers, Glenn T. [2007] English-Spanish Spanish-English Medical Dictionary. ONLINE DICTIONARIES http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/ Farlex free online dictionary: Excellent http://www.stedmans.com/ Medical dictionary http://dictionary.reverso.net/spanish-english/ Collins online dictionary: excellent |
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