Unit SCIENTIFIC ENGLISH IN THE HEALTH
- Course
- Nursing and midwifery sciences
- Study-unit Code
- 50A00065
- Curriculum
- In all curricula
- Teacher
- Diana Cella
- Teachers
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- Diana Cella
- Hours
- 36 ore - Diana Cella
- CFU
- 4
- Course Regulation
- Coorte 2021
- Offered
- 2022/23
- Learning activities
- Lingua/prova finale
- Area
- Ulteriori conoscenze linguistiche
- Academic discipline
- L-LIN/12
- Type of study-unit
- Obbligatorio (Required)
- Type of learning activities
- Attività formativa monodisciplinare
- Language of instruction
- ENGLISH
- Contents
- Medical Terminology - Nursing roles - In the Hospital - Obstetrics/Midwifery - Pharmacy - Oncology - Neurology - Surgery - Infectious Disease - Psychiatry - The Role of the Practical Nurse as Team Leader - The Nurse as a Teacher - 10 scientific articles in the nursing sector - 10 scientific articles in the midwifery field.
- Reference texts
- Grice T. Oxford English for Careers – Nursing 1. Oxford: Oxford University Press; 2007
Grice T, Greenan J. Oxford English for Careers – Nursing 2. Oxford: Oxford University Press; 2008
Harrison A. Flash on English for Nursing. Recanati, Italy:ELI S.r.L; 2016
Allum V, McGarr P. Cambridge English for Nursing – Pre-intermediate. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press; 2010
Alison – Module 1: The Role of the Practical Nurse as Team Leader
Alison – Module 2: The Nurse as a Teacher - Educational objectives
- The goals of this ESP course is to help students:
• overcome linguistic barriers;
• acquire linguistic and cultural knowledge related to the nursing and midwifery field as well as healthcare in general;
• expand sectorial vocabulary and develop confidence in speaking/listening and reading/writing, including formal and informal registers;
• learn to monitor and self-correct linguistic output. - Prerequisites
- English B1/B2 CEFR level (Common European Framework of Languages) will permit the student to adequately follow the lessons as well as master the sectorial terminology and materials used.
- Teaching methods
- Face-to-face/Remote lessons
- Other information
- A fundamentals grammar review will be implemented if necessary.
The teacher may be contacted by email for queries and appointments. - Learning verification modality
- Oral exam based on 4 out of 20 selected scientific articles (10 in nursing, 10 in midwifery) duration: approximately 20 minutes.
- Extended program
- Topics:
1. Medical Terminology (Eli Unit 1), Nursing Roles (Eli Unit 2), The Triage Nurse (Eli Unit 5), The District Nurse (Cambridge Unit 4)
2. In the Hospital (Eli Unit 3), The Hospital Team (Oxford I Unit 1), Admissions (Eli Unit 4), Admissions by A&E (Oxford II Unit 1), Admissions by Referrals (Oxford II Unit 2)
3. Obstetrics/Midwifery (Oxford II Unit 3), English for Midwives – Pocket Guide, Admitting a Pregnant Woman, Coping with Pregnancy, The 3 Stages of Labor, Postpartum or ‘Aftercare’
4. Pharmacy (Oxford II Unit 4), Oncology (Oxford II Unit 7), Neurology (Oxford II Unit 9), Surgery (Oxford II Unit 11), Infectious Disease (Oxford II Unit 12), Psychiatry (Oxford II Unit 14)
The Role of the Practical Nurse as Team Leader: Team Approach to Nursing, Facts that Define Team Nursing, Team Conference, The Nursing Care Plan, Leadership Skills, Leadership Qualities, Communication skills as a Leadership Quality, Leadership Quality.
Team Leadership overview from a US perspective, Team Leadership Responsibilities, The Challenge of Measuring Productivity, Factors related to Team Productivity, Measuring Productivity for Task Based Activity, Factors related to Team Productivity, Management and Leadership, Factors Influencing Productivity.
The Nurse as a Teacher: Identify five general facts related to patient teaching, Cite major type(s) of learning related to a specific teaching strategy, Identify the three types of learning, Facts related to Patient Teaching, Types of Learning, Principles for Effective Teaching-Learning, Teaching Strategies.
10 scientific articles in the nursing sector and 10 in the midwifery field.