Medical English is a compulsory course in the second year of Medical Studies in English. It includes 20 hours of seminars (1 ECTS).

The course aims to provide students with support in navigating through communicative and grammatical structures typical of medical language. By reading professional texts at an advanced level, students will become more familiar with the specifics of (medical) academic language. Additional written assignments and short quizzes during the semester will encourage the development of the ability to summarize, write, and communicate data and information.

Course content: Critical reading of medical texts with follow-up reading comprehension and vocabulary exercises; British and American spelling and recognition of grammatically (in)correct sentences; discussions on a given topic; writing summaries and short critical reviews on a given topic; individual work, pair work, research work. Students' progress is continuously monitored through short quizzes, shorter written assignments, and a final test. Students will receive constructive individual and group feedback on their progress. The course is considered passed after all written assignments have been completed (no later than the final seminar in week 10), the student participated in at least 70% of classes, and the final test has been passed.

Learning outcomes:

• understand professional and scientific texts, identify key ideas and specific information

• distinguish and apply different language registers (formal/informal expression)

• recognize grammatical and lexical structures typical of medical language in speech and writing

• apply newly acquired grammatical structures and medical terminology in written and oral expression