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Program of Medicine (Turkish)

ING345

ENGLISH FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES III

Course Code
ING345
Semester
Phase III
Theory+Practice
0 + 80
ECTS
4
Course TypeCompulsory Course
Course LevelMedical Diploma
Year of Study17
SemesterPhase III
ECTS4
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. improve their academic and field specific vocabulary.
  2. listen to dialogues, take notes and make inferences.
  3. read and analyze medical articles from various medical resources.
  4. participate in-class discussions and share ideas/feelings.
  5. write an essay by incorporating field related vocabulary and contexts.
  6. analyze the medical terms and concepts that will be an essential part of the professional practice.
  7. improve communication skills in medical situations.
  8. present opinions on medical conditions by using the target language.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme Components-
Course DescriptionİNG 345 is an advanced English for Specific Purposes course designed for Faculty of Medicine students. The course aims to equip students with academic and field-specific vocabulary and to develop their skills in understanding, evaluating, and analyzing domain-specific reading materials. It is designed to support students in using medical English effectively in their professional careers.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Introduction, Unit 1: Emergency medicine,Tenses
2nd Week Unit 1 Reading: Triage, Vocabulary
3rd Week Unit 2: Accidents, Relative Clauses
4th Week Unit 2 Reading: Preventing injuries, Noun Clauses
5th Week Unit 3: Sports medicine, Adverbial Clauses
6th Week Unit 3 Reading: Skiing, Sentence Completion
7th Week MIDTERM EXAM
8th Week Unit 4: Obstetrics, Reading Tests
9th Week Unit 4 Reading: Fathers and pregnancy, Cloze Tests
10th Week Unit 5: Psychiatry
11th Week Unit 5 Reading: OCD, Translation
12th Week Unit 6: Geriatrics
13th Week Unit 6 Reading: Nifty after fifty, Sample test
14th Week FINAL EXAM
15th Week Unit 7: Dermatology
16th Week Unit 7 Reading: Roman face creams, Irrelevant sentences
17th Week Unit 8: Surgery
18th Week Unit 8 Reading: Training for surgeons, Supplementary: Paragraph completion
19th Week Unit 9: Cardiology
20th Week Unit 9 Reading: Pacemakers, Dialogue completion
21st Week MIDTERM EXAM
22nd Week Unit 10: Respiratory medicine, Restatement
23rd Week Unit 10 Reading: Ethical issues
24th Week Unit 11: Tropical Diseases
25th Week Unit 11 Reading: Tropics, Sample Yökdil exam
26th Week Unit 12: Technology
27th Week Unit 12 Reading:Smart fabrics, Sample Yökdil exam
28th Week FINAL EXAM
Recommended or Required ReadingMcCarter, S. (2014). Oxford English for Careers: Medicine 2. Oxford University Publishing
Supplementary Materials (BUSFL-CDU)
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Discussion
  • Questions/Answers
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 2 40
Oral Exam 2 10
Total(%) 50
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 50
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 50
Total(%) 100
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam 2 2 4
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work
Preparation for Final exam
Course hours 28 4 112
Preparation for Midterm exam
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 2 3 6
Homework
Total Work Load122
Total Work Load / 30 (h)4.06
ECTS Credit of the Course4
Language of InstructionEnglish
Work Placement(s)No

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