Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
English for Midwives
Course Code
VC_045
Branch of Science
Media and communications
ECTS
3.00
Target Audience
Midwifery
LQF
Level 6
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 improve the English language skills for academic and professional purposes and to promote the acquisition and professional use of medical terminology.
Preliminary Knowledge
Knowledge of English at the level of secondary school programme
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.Recognise and explain in English or translate into Latvian medical terminology connected with core competences and skills of midwives, the female reproductive system, prenatal development, labour and childbirth, maternal and new-born health and maternity care.
Individual work and tests
Individual work • Final examination
2.Read specialist texts, answer questions related to the texts and give a brief summary.
Individual work and tests
Final examination • Research paper presentation. • Individual work
Skills
1.Use the relevant medical terminology when speaking about professional issues.
Individual work and tests
Individual work • Presentation on a midwifery area related topic. • Clinical case presentation.
2.Prepare and deliver presentations on professional issues covered during the course.
Individual work and tests
Presentation on a midwifery area related topic. • Research paper presentation.
3.Describe pregnancy, antenatal development, labour, birth and postnatal period.
Individual work and tests
Clinical case presentation. • Presentation on a midwifery area related topic.
4.Obtain the necessary information from the patient/client concerning their health.
Individual work and tests
Clinical case presentation.
5.Develop research skills interpreting recent research papers in the field of midwifery.
Individual work and tests
Research paper presentation.
Competences
1.The students will be able to use English efficiently when speaking about professional issues with other health professionals and patients; they will be able to make presentations on the issues related to their professional sphere; they will be able to work as a team with other colleagues using English as their communication tool.
Individual work and tests
Research paper presentation. • Presentation on a midwifery area related topic.
2.Building a relevant attitude to the patient.
Individual work and tests
Clinical case presentation.
Assessment
Individual work
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1.
Individual work |
10.00% from total grade
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10 points
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Students read authentic texts related to the professional field, complete writing and listening exercises, supplement professional terminology dictionaries and learn terminology, complete written assignments related to the professional field: summary, description, report, e-mail, develop projects, searching for information on the Internet and present their results in class. Active participation in classes, all assignments prepared appropriately and in a timely manner. The grade will be lowered in case of assignment submission after the deadline. |
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2.
Presentation on a midwifery area related topic. |
20.00% from total grade
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10 points
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Delivering a presentation based the course topics. |
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3.
Clinical case presentation. |
20.00% from total grade
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10 points
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How to build concordance between the midwife and the patient. |
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4.
Research paper presentation. |
20.00% from total grade
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10 points
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Select a recent research paper in the field of midwifery and present the data. |
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5.
Students' responsibilities. |
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Students are required to complete and submit a course evaluation questionnaire at the end of the course. |
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Examination
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1.
Final examination |
30.00% from total grade
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10 points
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The end-of-course examination: a test on the use and comprehension of medical terminology (gap filling exercises; definition and terminology matching exercises), a text related to medicine and comprehension tasks. The students who have actively participated in the classes, submitted all the course assignments on time and in good quality (not less than 75%) and delivered the presentations will be offered a cumulative assessment. |
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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The course "English for Midwives" overview.
Academic English: Presentations: structure, signposting language, audio-visual aids.
Group presentations.
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Education necessary to become a midwife. Occupational standard for midwifery in Latvia and the United Kingdom. Basic skills, competences and areas of responsibility for a midwife. Rules and standards.
The Code. Professional standards of practice and behaviour for nurses and midwives in the UK.
Reading strategies: scanning and skimming; headings and sub-headings; diagrams, pictures and captions.
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Education necessary to become a midwife. Occupational standard for midwifery in Latvia and the United Kingdom. Basic skills, competences and areas of responsibility for a midwife. Rules and standards.
The Code. Professional standards of practice and behaviour for nurses and midwives in the UK.
Reading strategies: scanning and skimming; headings and sub-headings; diagrams, pictures and captions.
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A job profile of a midwife and/or health visitor.
Academic English: Summaries
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Hospitals. Types and specialisation of hospitals. Hospital departments / units and staff. A hospital ward.
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Equipment and instruments in a hospital. Instruments used in obstetrics and gynaecology. One sentence description of each instrument.
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Hospital admissions. Patients' complaints. A medical case history. Filling in forms. Direct and indirect questions. A summary about the patient, using the information from the patient record.
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Male and female reproductive system. Fertility and conception. Communication with a patient. Simple medical procedures and their explanation to the patient. Getting the patient's informed consent.
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Pregnancy: symptoms and signs. Antenatal appointments with the obstetrician/midwife. Checks and tests at antenatal appointments.
Modal verbs. Giving advice.
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Pregnancy: symptoms and signs. Antenatal appointments with the obstetrician/midwife. Checks and tests at antenatal appointments.
Modal verbs. Giving advice.
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Antenatal notes and other documents. Antenatal team. Stages of pregnancy stages and development of foetus. Verbs used to describe pregnancy and childbirth.
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Antenatal notes and other documents. Antenatal team. Stages of pregnancy stages and development of foetus. Verbs used to describe pregnancy and childbirth.
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Possible problems during pregnancy.
Group work: to search for the information and study the causes for HIV, Spina Bifida, Syphilis and Toxoplasmosis and research how they affect the foetus or the new-born.
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Possible problems during pregnancy.
Group work: to search for the information and study the causes for HIV, Spina Bifida, Syphilis and Toxoplasmosis and research how they affect the foetus or the new-born.
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Labour. Signs of labour. Pain: types of pain and its location. Special cases.
Lay words and medical terminology used to describe the same problems.
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Postnatal care. The baby’s appearance and health.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
32 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Tony Grice. Oxford English for Careers. Nursing 1, OUP, 2007. (akceptējams izdevums)
2.
2. The Pregnancy Book. The Department of Health. 2023.
Additional Reading
1.
Virginia Allum and Patricia McGarr. Cambridge English for Nursing. CUP, 2008.
2.
Tony Grice and James Greenam. Oxford English for Careers. Nursing 2, 2008.
3.
Nancy Kohner, Angela Phillips, Karen Ford, June Thompson, Mary Robinson, Gillian Sturgess. Birth to Five. Department of Health, 2007.
Other Information Sources
3.
www.nmc-uk.org