English for Psychology (VC_043)
About Study Course
Objective
Develop the English language communication skills for study and further work purposes in the chosen specialty and promote the acquisition and practical use of specialised professional terminology.
Prerequisites
Knowledge of English at the level of secondary school programme.
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course the students will be able to:
• recognise, translate and explain terminology related to psychology;
• name the most commonly used equivalent terminology in English in the field of psychology and medicine;
• determine and report the speaker’s point of view;
• find and reproduce main information from authentic texts both in spoken and written English.
On successful completion of the course the students will be able to:
• use the relevant professional terminology both in spoken and written English;
• prepare and give presentations on issues related to psychology;
• express and defend their own opinion using the appropriate vocabulary;
• prepare questions of different types to interview people;
• write a summary;
• describe trends given in a graph.
The students will be able to work as a team, express and defend their point of view both orally and in writing, using the professional terminology.
Study course planning
Study programme | Study semester | Program level | Study course category | Lecturers | Schedule |
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Psychology, PSbN | 1 | Bachelor’s | Required | Anna Jurčenko | |
Psychology, PSb | 1 | Bachelor’s | Required | Anna Jurčenko, Anna Cvetkova |
Study programme | Study semester | Program level | Study course category | Lecturers | Schedule |
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Psychology, PSbN | 2 | Bachelor’s | Required | Anna Jurčenko | |
Psychology, PSb | 2 | Bachelor’s | Required | Anna Jurčenko |