COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MEDICAL ENGLISH I

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SHS 2039 MEDICAL ENGLISH I ELECTIVE 4 0 0 4

Offered By

Vocational School of Healthcare

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

MELIKE ÖZBEYLI

Offered to

Medical Laboratory Techniques
Oral and Dental Clinical
Anesthesia
Medical Documentation and Secretariat
Medical Imaging Techniques
Audiometry
Nuclear Medicine Techniques
First And Emergency Aid
Vocational School of Healthcare
Radioterapy

Course Objective

To develop students' medical vocabulary, listening, writing, reading and speaking skills.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Learning medical vocabulary at intermediate level.
2   Being able to understand medical texts at intermediate level.
3   Being able to write texts at intermediate level.
4   Having sufficient communication skills to use in the field.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Hospital Department, Hospital Staff
2 Hospital Equipment
3 Parts of Body 1, Parts of Body 2
4 Parts of Body 3
5 Respiratory System
6 Circulatory System
7 Digestive System
8 Mid-term Exam
9 First Aid
10 Common Abbreviations
11 Measurements
12 Administering medication
13 Desrcribing frequency
14 Maintaining Hygiene

Recomended or Required Reading

Career Paths Medical, Virginia Evans, Jenny Dooley, Trang M. Tran, MD., Express Publishing, 2012

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, translation,discussion and comprehension

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 AR ArasınavTeo
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE AR * 0.80 + ODV * 0.20
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


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Assessment Criteria

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Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

70% attendance to class is obligatory.
Minimum score from YDI1001-1014 must be 70 to take this class.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Melike Özbeyli, English Lecturer
melike.ozbeyli@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesdays from 12.30pm-13.30pm

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 4 48
Preparation for midterm exam 1 2 2
Preparation for final exam 1 2 2
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 4 48
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 102

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.11
LO.21
LO.31
LO.41