Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
English in Dentistry
Course Code
VC_060
Branch of Science
Languages and Literature
ECTS
6.00
Target Audience
Dentistry
LQF
Level 7
Study Type And Form
Full-Time
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Tatjana Zakutajeva
Structure Unit Manager
Ieva Puzo
Structural Unit
Faculty of Social Sciences
Contacts
Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szf@rsu.lv
About Study Course
Objective
To develop students’ communication skills for use in academic and professional settings and to facilitate the acquisition of professional terminology for productive use.
Preliminary Knowledge
Knowledge of the English language at secondary school level.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.On successful completion of the course, the students will be able to: • recognize professional terminology in different types of texts; • recall professional terminology related to the field of dentistry; • describe different phenomena in the field of dentistry using professional terminology in English.
Skills
1.Upon successful completion of the course the students will be able to: select and use appropriate terminology in English for oral communication (presentations, discussions) and written communication (doctor's records, letters of referral, medical article annotations) in the the field of dentistry; use appropriate language devices to communicate their ideas both in written and spoken language; summarise the information from any kind of source in written and spoken language using relevant terminology in English; retell the general idea and specific information in different kinds of texts from varied types of sources.
Competences
1.On successful completion of the course students will be able to practically apply the acquired terminology in varied interaction settings.
Assessment
Individual work
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Individual work |
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Individual and pair work: delivering a presentation based the course topics; work with monolingual dictionaries (definitions/explanations of the terms); own research presentation - select a topic related to dentistry, design a questionnaire, conduct mini research, present and interpret the data; scientific paper presentation - select recent research in dentistry and present the data; dentist-patient interview simulation.
Students are obliged to fill in the course evaluation questionnaire at the end of the course.
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Examination
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1st semester.
Active class participation, written homework of appropriate quality, submitted in due time, the quality of oral answers - 20%.
Presentations based on the topics covered throughout the semester - 40%.
Test to check terminology acquisition and its practical application - 40%.
2nd semester.
Active class participation; written homework of appropriate quality, submitted in due time, the quality of oral answers - 10%.
Two presentations (own research and recent research) - 40%.
Dentist-patient interview simulation - 20%.
At the end of the course a written examination to check knowledge and practical application of terminology, general comprehension and understanding of specific information, and the use of language - 30%.
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Introduction to the course. Effective communication
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Introduction to the course. Effective communication
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Medical breakthroughs. Presentation
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Medical breakthroughs. Presentation
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Terminology acquisition on the theme Human Body: organs and systems. Test
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Terminology acquisition on the theme Human Body: organs and systems. Test
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In and around the hospital. The hospital team
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Signs and systems. Pain assessment scales and pain management. Test
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Signs and systems. Pain assessment scales and pain management. Test
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Vocabulary enrichment on the theme History of dentistry
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Vocabulary enrichment on the theme History of dentistry
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Vocabulary enrichment on the theme Dental specialties
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Terminology acquisition on the theme Preventive dentistry
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Presentations. Semester test
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Presentations. Semester test
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
32 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Test (Semester)
Part 2
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Terminology acquisition on the theme Human dentition and anatomy of oral cavity. Test
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Terminology acquisition on the theme Human dentition and anatomy of oral cavity. Test
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Terminology acquisition on the theme Dental surgery, dental unit and basic dental instruments
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Lexical minimum acquisition on the theme Cross infection control in the dental practice and professional disease prevention
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Working with patients to overcome fear of visiting the dentist
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Communication skills development in dentist – patient interaction: communication in the dental practice
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Examining and interviewing the patient, taking history, charting. Watching the video. Role playing dentist - patient dialogues
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Examining and interviewing the patient, taking history, charting. Watching the video. Role playing dentist - patient dialogues
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Terminology acquisition on the theme Dental caries. Test
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Terminology acquisition on the theme Dental caries. Test
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Terminology acquisition on the theme Toothwear: erosion, abrasion, bruxism
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Own research presentation
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Own research presentation
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Recent research in dentistry presentation
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Recent research in dentistry presentation
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Dentist-patient interview simulation.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
32 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Open Your English Wider!!! English for Dental Professionals. Kinga Studzinska-Pasieka, Marcin Otto, Poland: Bestom-Dentonet.pl. 2016.
2.
Oxford Concise Medical Dictionary. E. Martin, Oxford University Press, 2014.
Additional Reading
1.
Medicine. Sam McCarter. Oxford University Press, 2019.
2.
Nursing. Tony Grice. Oxford University Press, 2018.
3.
Cambridge English for Nursing, Virginia Allum, Patricija McGarr, Cambridge University Press, 2018.
4.
Professional English in Use. Medicine, Eric H. Glendinning, Ron Howard, Cambridge University Press, 2017.
5.
Oxford Practice Grammar, John Eastwood, Oxford University Press, 2016.
Other Information Sources
2.
www.dentistry.co.uk/
3.
www.oup.com/elt