Bachelor's degree in Nursing (to qualify as a nurse) (Verona)

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English for Nursing [Matricole pari]

Course code
4S006399
Name of lecturer
Raffaele Cutolo
Coordinator
Raffaele Cutolo
Number of ECTS credits allocated
2
Academic sector
L-LIN/12 - LANGUAGE AND TRANSLATION - ENGLISH
Language of instruction
Italian
Site
VERONA
Period
INF VR - 1° anno 1° sem, INF VR - 1° anno 2° sem

Lesson timetable

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Learning outcomes

Students will acquire/improve their ability to understand and produce ­both written and oral texts about the world of nursing. Particular attention will be given to the lexical, syntactic, phonological and pragmatic aspects of medical English.

Syllabus

Medical Terminology
Morphology, Syntax, Verb System
Anatomy (Parts of the body)
Personnel and Places
Systems, Diseases, Symptoms
Admission of patients
Caring for patients
Mobilising patients
Medications

Reference books
Author Title Publisher Year ISBN Note
V. Allum, P. McGarr Cambridge English for Nursing: Intermediate + Cambridge University Press 2010
M. Spada Symonds, R. Wright English for Nursing 2, Course Book with CD-ROM (Vocational English Series) Pearson Longman Vocational English 2011
Eric H. Glendinning, Ron Howard Professional English in Use: Medicine Cambridge University Press 2008

Assessment methods and criteria

Viva in English


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