English in Dentistry (VC_061)
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.
Prerequisites
Knowledge of the English language at secondary school level.
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course, students will be able to
• recognize professional terminology in different types of texts;
• recall professional terminology related to the field of dental hygiene;
• describe different phenomena in the field of dental hygiene using professional terminology in English.
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 dental hygiene;
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.
On successful completion of the course students will be able to practically apply the acquired terminology in varied interaction settings.
Study course planning
| Study programme | Study semester | Program level | Study course category | Lecturers | Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dental Hygiene, ZFH | 1 | First level | Required | Tatjana Zakutajeva |
