Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
SEC203201911TIBBİ İNGİLİZCEElective232
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
It is aimed to teach the medical english terminology, common spoken and written language used in medical articles, dialogues and medical presentations.Students who successfully complete this course will be able to: 1. Have knowledge of basic rules of word construction and vocabulary of the body systems. 2. Read and understand medical documentation in medical records and medical reports in English. 3. Communicate with health care professionals and patients utilizing proper medical terminology. 4. Have the ability to write, read and comprehend the medical articles. 5. Have the ability to translate and evaluate the medical texts, express own thoughts and discuss the treatments by using proper medical terminology.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Doç. Dr. Mukadder KORKMAZ, Doç. Dr. Hakan Korkmaz, Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Seda KESKİN, Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Hakan ÖZCAN
Learning Outcomes
1Gets familiar to language and terminology used in medical texts
2Can read and evaluate the medical texts and express own ideas.
3can evaluate and document the complaints and findings of patients in English.
4can explain the diagnostic and therapeutic methods in English.
5Becomes able to understand verbal presentations presented in medical meetings in English
6Knows how to write a medical article in English
Mode of Delivery
Formal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
1. Introduction to Medical English 2. Medical terminology of body compartments and organs 3. Basic sentence structures in English, tenses. 4. Anatomic positions and anatomic terms. 5. Sentence structures and frames frequently used in medical writing. 6. Analysis and translation of complex sentences. 7. Infectious diseases, hematopoietic system, oncolgic terms and diseases. 8. Respratory and cardiovascular system terminology and diseases. 9. Central and peripheric nervous systems, neurologic and psychiatric diseases. 10. Musculoskeletal system, urogenital system and diseases. 11. Medical terminology in otorhinolaryngology and opthalmology and related diseases. 12.Endocrine system and gastrointestinal system and related diseases. 13. Prep techniques for language exams. 14. Doctor-patient communication, sentence patterns used at patient reception and history taking. 15. System query patterns and directive terms used during physical examination. 16. Documentation of physical findings, explanation of the disease and reassurance of th patient. 17. Explanation of the laboratory findings, proper use of medical documents. 18. Diagnosis and discussion of the diagnosis. 19. Non surgical common diseases and treatments. 20. Common surgical diseases and surgeries 21. Hospital departments, medical instruments, hospitalization procedures. 22.Online database use, writing an article: introduction, materials and methods. 23. Abstract analysis, formation of a hypothesis, data collection, survey and abstract writing 24.Data analysis and interpretation, statistical terms.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1 Introduction to Medical English
2Medical terminology of body compartments and organs
3Basic sentence structures in English, tenses.
4Anatomic positions and anatomic terms.
5 Sentence structures and frames frequently used in medical writing.
6 Analysis and translation of complex sentences.
7 Infectious diseases, hematopoietic system, oncolgic terms and diseases.
8Respratory and cardiovascular system terminology and diseases.
9 Central and peripheric nervous systems, neurologic and psychiatric diseases.
10 Musculoskeletal system, urogenital system and diseases.
11 Medical terminology in otorhinolaryngology and opthalmology and related diseases.
12Endocrine system and gastrointestinal system and related diseases.
13 Prep techniques for language exams.
14 Doctor-patient communication, sentence patterns used at patient reception and history taking.
15System query patterns and directive terms used during physical examination.
16 Documentation of physical findings, explanation of the disease and reassurance of th patient.
17 Explanation of the laboratory findings, proper use of medical documents.
18Diagnosis and discussion of the diagnosis..
19 Non surgical common diseases and treatments.
20 Common surgical diseases and surgeries
21Hospital departments, medical instruments, hospitalization procedures.
22Online database use, writing an article: introduction, materials and methods.
23Abstract analysis, formation of a hypothesis, data collection, survey and abstract writing
24Data analysis and interpretation, statistical terms
Recommended or Required Reading
1- Turçin, M. (2005). Tıbbi İngilizce. Nobel Kitabevi. Çapa: İstanbul 2- Ozturk, Cesur (2009). Proficiency in Medical English -Health Sciences. Bakanlıklar: Ankara 3- Prof. Dr.Utkan, Kocatürk (2005). Açıklamalı Tıp Terimleri Sözlüğü
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
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End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
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Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri40
Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination224
Final Examination122
Attending Lectures28256
Individual Study for Mid term Examination248
Individual Study for Final Examination144
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)74
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