Course catalogue | University of Parma

Professor
Academic discipline: Indefinito/interdisciplinare (NN)
Field: Lingua straniera
Type of training activity: Language/Final test

14 hours
of face-to-face activities

2 credits

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Learning objectives

Acquisition by students of the capability of understanding English texts of scientific, medical or professional matter, in order to get up to date and improve their professional knowledge and skills

Prerequisites

KNOWLEDGE OF BASIC ENGLISH GRAMMAR

Course unit content

Terminology: overall medical terminology; specific medical terminology concerning anatomy, physiology and pathology of the acoustic, ophthalmic, pulmonary, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, renal, osteo-articular and muscular-skeletal apparatuses. Terminology concerning central and peripheral nervous systems and the endocrine system.
Reading and translation of medical-scientific texts

Full programme

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Bibliography

1.”Say Ah” by Alison Wardle Volume I. Editor: Piccin.
2.“English on duty” by Linda Massari and Mary Jo Teriaca. Editor: Scienza Medica

Teaching methods

Oral lesson

Assessment methods and criteria

Oral and pratical lesson

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