Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
English in Rehabilitation
Course Code
VC_079
Branch of Science
Languages and Literature
ECTS
3.00
Target Audience
Rehabilitation
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 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.Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to: recognise professional terminology in different types of texts; recall professional terminology related to the field of occupational therapy; describe different phenomena in the field of occupational therapy, 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 occupational therapy; 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.Upon 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: preparing a presentation on one of the course topics; work with monolingual dictionaries (definitions/explanations of the terms); writing summaries according to the given principles.
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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1.
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Active class participation; written homework of appropriate quality, submitted in due time, the quality of oral answers.
Tests that check terminology acquisition and its practical application.
One presentation per semester on the topics of the course. In presentation, students demonstrate their speaking skills and general understanding: prepared monologue (summarising information, expressing opinion), and dialogue (asking/answering questions).
At the end of the course a written examination that checks knowledge and practical application of terminology, general comprehension and understanding of specific information, and the use of language.
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Effective Communication.
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Medical Breakthroughs.
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Human Body: Organs and Systems. Test.
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Human Body: Organs and Systems. Test.
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In and around the Hospital and the Hospital Team. Hospital Admissions.
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Signs and Systems. Pain Assessment Scales and Pain Management.
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Animal-assisted Therapy. Music Therapy. Dance Therapy. Art Therapy.
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2
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Occupational Therapy Case Presentations.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
1.50
Contact hours:
16 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Test (Semester)
Part 2
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Nutrition, Obesity and Healthy Lifestyle.
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Instructions and Procedures. Physical and Mental State Examination.
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Caring for the Elderly. Special Equipment and Home Modifications.
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Parents and Young Children. Infectious Diseases.
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Stroke Patients. ADL (Activities of Daily Living) Index.
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Caring for Patients with Mental Disorders.
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Dealing with Medication. Filling in blank forms with information on the patient. Test.
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Auditorium
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Topics
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Ocupational Therapy Case Presentations.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
1.50
Contact hours:
16 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Medicine, Sam McCarter, Oxford University Press, 2018.
2.
Nursing, Tony Grice, Oxford University Press, 2018.
3.
Cambridge English for Nursing, Virginia Allum, Patricija McGarr, Cambridge University Press, 2016.
4.
Professional English in Use. Medicine, Eric H. Glendinning, Ron Howard, Cambridge University Press, 2017.
Additional Reading
1.
Oxford Concise Medical Dictionary. E. Martin, Oxford University Press, 2016.
2.
Oxford Practice Grammar, John Eastwood, Oxford University Press, 2018.
3.
Occupational therapy: principles and practice, A. J. Punwar, S. M. Peloquin, Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, 2016.
Other Information Sources
1.
www.oup.com/elt
2.
www.answers.com
3.
The British Journal of Occupational Therapy