Percentages assigned to each part of the assessment may vary slightly from one course to the next, depending on subject requirements. However, the total allotted to the theoretical part (mixed objective/subjective test plus supervised projects) will have an approximate value of 50% (between 40 and 60%). Likewise, the assessment of the practical part (oral presentation plus student portfolio) will have an approximate value of 50% (between 40% and 60%).

Students who fail to come to the written exam sessions at either the first or second opportunity will be given a grade of (No Presentado (Absent) in the event that they do not hand in at least 50% of the assessable activities during the course.

According to the VOAT guidelines, those students who fail the first opportunity and fail to attend the second session in July, will be given a grade of "Suspenso" (Fail) in the first opportunity.

In the July examination, apart from the written exam (50% of the final grade), 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 (50% of the final grade), whose characteristics 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. They will need to present a longer piece of written coursework and do the written exam.

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.	A13 A17 A19	C2
To reach a level in written and spoken English necessary for everyday practice in physiotherapy.	A17 A19	C4
To work responsibly in everyday professional duties.	A19	C1 C2 C3 C7
To maintain an attitude towards learning that will enable them to express themselves in various different ways.		C5 C6 C8
A mastery of intermediate level oral and written comprehension and expression in English.		C2 C7
Realise the importance of this subject as a health professional.		C2 C4 C7

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 (Grice ch 1). (Directions) 3. Listening: "A Job Interview". 4. Listening and speaking: "Profile of a student nurse".
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 (Grice ch 5: Reading, listening and writing) 3. Symptoms and rememdies (Grice ch 5)
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 (Grice ch 15: Alternative treatments) 3. Surgery or exercise?: Articles for reading comprehension on The Knee, and "Total knee replacement"

Methodologies / tests	Competencies	Ordinary class hours	Student’s personal work hours	Total hours
Directed discussion	A19 C2	25	0	25
Supervised projects	A13 A19 C8	8	15	23
Oral presentation	C6	1	14	15
Mixed objective/subjective test	A17 C4 C5 C7	2	23	25
Guest lecture / keynote speech	C1 C3 C7	22	0	22
Student portfolio	A17 C2 C3 C4	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	Description
Directed discussion	Most classes will include time for discussion and conversation in pairs or groups. Supervision by teachers. this will include the translation of texts, both from Spanish to English and English to Spanish.
Supervised projects	Students will write an assignment of about 8 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.

Methodologies	Competencies	Description	Qualification
Mixed objective/subjective test	A17 C4 C5 C7	Written examination at end of course, based on material covered throughout the course by both teachers.	25
Supervised projects	A13 A19 C8	Written assignment about 8 pages in length centred on a theme related to Physiotherapy, in English. Details can be found in the "Methodologies" section and on the corresponding page of the Moodle platform.	25
Oral presentation	C6	Oral presentation in English summarising the written assignment, maximum 5 minutes. Details on the Moodle platform.	25
Student portfolio	A17 C2 C3 C4	Attendance, participation and written work carried out during the course for both teachers.	25

Assessment comments
Percentages assigned to each part of the assessment may vary slightly from one course to the next, depending on subject requirements. However, the total allotted to the theoretical part (mixed objective/subjective test plus supervised projects) will have an approximate value of 50% (between 40 and 60%). Likewise, the assessment of the practical part (oral presentation plus student portfolio) will have an approximate value of 50% (between 40% and 60%). Students who fail to come to the written exam sessions at either the first or second opportunity will be given a grade of (No Presentado (Absent) in the event that they do not hand in at least 50% of the assessable activities during the course. According to the VOAT guidelines, those students who fail the first opportunity and fail to attend the second session in July, will be given a grade of "Suspenso" (Fail) in the first opportunity. In the July examination, apart from the written exam (50% of the final grade), 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 (50% of the final grade), whose characteristics 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. They will need to present a longer piece of written coursework and do the written exam.

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
	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.
Complementary
	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) Iles, Robert L. and Debra Volkland Guidebook to Better Medical Writing Island Press (1997) Norman, Guy (1999) Cómo escribir un artículo científico en inglés Madrid, Hélice. (en español, errores más corrientes) Villemaire, Doreen and Lorraine (2005) Grammar and Writing Skills for the Health Professional New York; Thomson (Delmar Learning). 2. Libros de texto para inglés específico del campo das ciencias da saúde: Bradley, Robin A. English for nursing and health care: a course in general and professional English Milano McGraw-Hill. Madrid Churchill Livingstone España (2005) Cavusgil, Sharon L. (1998) The Road to Healthy Living Michigan; University of Michigan Press Glendinning, Eric H. Beverly A.S. Holmström English in medicine (libro y audio CD archivo de ordenador) Greenhalgh, Trisha (1993)* Medicine Today London; Longman. Luttikhuizen, Frances M. English for specific academic purposes: health sciences* Barcelona, Edicions Universitat de Barcelona (2001) Maclean, Joan (1991): English in Basic Medical Science Oxford; OUP. McCullagh, Marie and Ros Wright (2008) Good Practice: Communication Skills in English for the Medical Practitioner CUP: Cambridge. 3. Books about medical terminology in English (besides the many bilingual dictionaries in the library in Oza) Collins, C. Edward A Short Course in Medical Terminology Baltimore: Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins (2006) Leonard, Peggy C. (2001) Building Medical Vocabulary St Louis, Missouri; Elsevier Saunders. Milner, Martin (2006) English for Health Sciences Boston; Thomson ELT. Pohl, Alison (2002) Test Your Professional English (Medical) London; Penguin. 4. Diccionaries Dorland’s Illustrated Medical Dictionary (1988) Philadelphia: WB Saunders Co. Garrido Ferrer, A. y Garrido Juan, A. (2006) Diccionario de Terminología Médica Barcelona: ESPAXS (recomendado) Martin, Elizabeth A. (ed) (1985) Concise Medical Dictionary Oxford: OUP. Rogers, Glenn T. [2007] English-Spanish Spanish-English Medical Dictionary.  New York: McGraw-Hill. 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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