712-0142/02 – English Language b/II for FEI - intermediate (BME) (Ab/II-FEI)
| Gurantor department | Institute of Languages | Credits | 2 |
| Subject guarantor | Mgr. Jana Adámková, Ph.D. | Subject version guarantor | Mgr. Jana Adámková, Ph.D. |
| Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Compulsory |
| Year | 2 | Semester | winter |
| | Study language | English |
| Year of introduction | 2013/2014 | Year of cancellation | |
| Intended for the faculties | FEI | Intended for study types | Bachelor |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
The aim of the course is to create and gradually deepen the foundations of professional English within all language skills, i.e. speaking, writing, reading and listening with the output level of B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).
Teaching methods
Tutorials
Summary
Students will be able to discuss fast-developing technologies within the biomedical field. In Units 4-6, students will learn about telemedicine, robotic-assisted surgery, and the use of nanorobots in medicine. Students will deepen their understanding of the word-formation principles of medical terminology acquired in the previous semester, and will be able to discuss the functions, appearance, and uses of various medical devices, surgical robots, and nanorobots. Students will also learn to distinguish selected synonyms and to form word combinations that are characteristically used in professional language. Students will also be able to write a recommendation email or create Wiki-pages in an LMS system on a given topic.
Compulsory literature:
ADÁMKOVÁ, Jana; CHUDAŠOVÁ, Gabriela a LANDRY, Mark. English for the Bachelor’s Degree Students of Biomedical Engineering: Part 2. Vysoká škola báňská – Technická univerzita Ostrava, 2024. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.31490/9788024847566.
Recommended literature:
Additional study materials
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
Credit test
E-learning
Compulsory e-learning course available at: lms.vsb.cz
Other requirements
Active participation during tutorials, the completion of assigned written and oral tasks, translation of technical texts, terminology testing, 80% attendance, min. test result: 65 %.
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
English for the Bachelor’s Degree Students of Biomedical Engineering Part 2:
1) Telemedicine 1
2) Words similar in meaning 1
3) Recommendation emails
4) Telemedicine 2
5) Words similar in meaning 2
6) Robotic-assisted surgery (relative clauses)
7) Creating a Wiki-page
8) Mind maps
9) Nanorobots in biomedicine 1
10) Metric prefixes and object description
11) Nanorobots in biomedicine 2
12) Word-combinations; Words similar in meaning 3
13) Credit test
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction
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