COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PROFESSIONAL ENGLISH

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SHS 1044 PROFESSIONAL ENGLISH ELECTIVE 2 0 0 2

Offered By

Vocational School of Healthcare

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Medical Documentation and Secretariat
Vocational School of Healthcare

Course Objective

Basic aim is; student will be able to evaluate academic materials in English, to use verbal and non verbal communication skills in English, communication skills through medical doctor and patiente, be able to conduct phone dialog and patient documentations in English.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Able to communicate with English patients and medical doctors
2   Able to read and write across the Academic Medical English
3   Able to preparing patient documentation and presentation
4   Able to use verbal and non verbal communication skills in English
5   Able to translate English, active in phone dialogs

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Meeting and evaluating the learning levels
2 Communication between patient and medical doctor in English
3 Preparing patient documentation and presentation
4 Verbal and non verbal communication skills in English
5 Workshops for academic and daily basis English
6 Group workings with using medical English
7 Phone dialog and language skills for secretary tasks
8 Academic reading and writing
9 Case Study workshops
10 Case Study workshops (cont)
11 Case Study workshops (cont)
12 Case Study workshops (cont)

Recomended or Required Reading

The Essential Medical Secretary: Foundations for Good Practice , Stephanie J. Green
Medical Receptionists and Secretaries Handbook , Mari Robbins
An Introduction to Medical Terminology for Health Care: A Self-Teaching Package (ELT / IELTS) , Andrew Hutton
Concise Medical Dictionary (Oxford Paperback Reference) , Elizabeth A. Martin
Touch Typing in Ten Hours: 3rd edition , Ann Dobson
Pocket Medical Terminology , Andrew Hutton
Medical Terminology For Dummies , Beverley Henderson

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecturer's teaching materials, case study workshops

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTET 1 MIDTERM EXAM (THEORY) 1
2 MTET 2 MIDTERM EXAM (THEORY) 2
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE AR1 * 0.50 + AR2 * 0.50
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE VOR * 0.50 + FN * 0.50
6 RST RESIT
7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) VOR * 0.50 + BUT * 0.50


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Vocational School of Healt Services Criteria

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

SHMYO Policies

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

muge.guldas@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Weekday : 08.30-17.30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 0

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16
LO.111
LO.211
LO.311
LO.411
LO.511

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