The English Language 2 course aims to help medical students master the basics of English for specific purposes (LSP), i.e., the English language of medicine. Advanced knowledge of the English language, specifically medical English, is necessary for medical students and medical professionals alike. To successfully complete this course, students should already be sufficiently competent in general English (GE). During the course, students are expected to master medical terminology and grammar in the medical context, as well as the basics of doctor-patient communication (i.e., history taking, physical examination, diagnosis and treatment). The course focuses on strengthening grammar, reading, writing, listening, comprehension, and vocabulary skills. The course combines group and pair work with work in the larger group and consists of short lectures, numerous exercises, short activities, tasks, mini projects, discussions, role plays, debates, written assignments, and other forms of coursework. The course covers a set of medical topics (presented in the textbook and the syllabus), which are the basis for all course activities. The grammar sections focus on those aspects of grammar that are especially relevant in the context of medical English.
Members of Department
Professor Sofija Mićić Kandijaš
Assistant Professor Danka Sinadinović
Lecturer Biljana Vukčević Lacković
Teaching Assistant Tamara Tošić
Curriculum
English Language II is an obligatory course lasting 30 weeks (60 classes) - 15 weeks in the fall and 15 weeks in the spring semester. The classes are organized in groups, once a week. They last 90 minutes. Attendance is recorded in student sign-in sheets.
FALL TERM
1. week
Introductory class
2. week
lecture: Chemical Substances, Processes and Molecular Movements
practicals: Defining and Non-Defining Relative Clauses
3. week
lecture: Dentistry - Caries
practicals: Short-form Relative Clauses
4. week
lecture: Veterinary Medicine – Recent Breakthroughs
practicals: Participles as Modifiers and Short-form Relative Clauses
5. week
REVIEW VII
6. week
lecture: The Chemical Constituents of Food
practicals: Inversion
7. week
lecture: Enzymes, Metabolism and Homeostasis
practicals: The Use of Time Expressions
8. week
lecture: State-of-the-Art Diagnostic Advances
practicals: Short-form Time Clauses
9. week
REVIEW VIII
10. week
lecture: Medical Equipment and Consultation (1): History Taking
practicals: Expressing Reasons, Comparing and Contrasting
11. week
lecture: Consultation (2a): Physical Examination and Examination Procedures
practicals: 1st Conditional Clauses (zero and real)
12. week
lecture: Consultation (2b): Special Investigations and Techniques
practicals: 2nd Conditional Clauses (potential)
13. week
lecture: Consultation (3): Management – Making a Diagnosis and Treatment
practicals: 3rd Conditional Clauses (unreal); Linking Sentences
14. week
REVIEW IX
15. week
Exam practice
SUMMER TERM
1. week
lecture: Diseases of the Cardiovascular System
practicals: Conditional Questions and Answers
2. week
lecture: Diseases of the Nervous System
practicals: Note taking and Abbreviations
3. week
lecture: Mental Disorders
practicals: Possibility, Probability, Certainty
4. week
REVIEW X
5. week
lecture: Pediatrics
practicals: Advice and Instruction, Obligation and Prohibition
6. week
lecture: Principles of Geriatric Medicine
practicals: Direct/Indirect Speech
7. week
lecture: Medical Oncology
practicals: Causation and Occurrence
8. week
REVIEW XI
9. week
lecture: Medical Emergencies
practicals: Analyzing Words and Word Parts
10. week
lecture: Transplantation
practicals: Who Gets the Heart?
11. week
lecture: Infections
practicals: Tenses in Abstracts
12. week
lecture: Pharmacy, Pharmacology and Therapeutics
practicals: Leaflet on Drug Use
13. week
REVIEW XII
14. week
Sample Test
15. week
Exam practice
Course material
COURSEBOOK:
1. Mićić Kandijaš, S. (2019). English in Medicine and Related Sciences, LIBRI MEDICI, Medicinski fakultet Univerziteta u Beogradu, Beograd.
ADDITIONAL LITERATURE:
DICTIONARY
Mićić, S. (2011). Medicinski rečnik (englesko-srpski/srpsko-engleski), 2. dopunjeno izdanje, Zavod za udžbenike i nastavna sredstva, Beograd.
GRAMMAR
Vukčević Lacković, B. (2017). Concise English Grammar for Students of Medicine and Related Sciences I. Available online.
Grading policy
The final written examination is organized in June. It is a multiple-choice test that consists of several segments covering grammar, vocabulary, reading comprehension, and language in context. If a student does not take or pass the test in June, he/she is required to take and pass the test no later than the October examination period of the current academic year, in order to enroll in the second year of studies. The English II exam is graded with points, i.e., with a PASS or FAIL grade, which are both entered into the student record/file (student index booklet). In order to pass, a student must have a minimum of 51/100 points.
Contact
English Language Course Director: Prof. Sofija Mićić Kandijaš, e-mail: sofijam@gmail.com