COURSE INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

Course Name
Clinical English I
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
ENG 207
Fall
1
2
2
3
Prerequisites
None
Course Language
English
Course Type
Required
Course Level
First Cycle
Mode of Delivery -
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s) -
Course Objectives To provide students withthe vital and necessary skills to enhance the productivity in accomplishing their assigned duties and tasks efficiently by using the appropriate English language field of Nursing.
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • to enhance the confidence and fluency in English language while performing duties and tasks
  • to master sufficient related vocabulary in providing relevant medical, healthcare in the nursing industry
  • to construct proper English grammar structure - both written and spoken
  • to enhance communication skills with fellow colleagues, doctors, patients and basically anyone in the hospital environment
  • to carry out an effective, fluent interview
Course Description Focusing on productive skills, basically the communication skills for the participants to interact in real life social institutions. The programme is designed in assisting the participants in making and comprehending texts and formats in the relevant field of the nursing industry, giving and receiving information in managing and performing tasks and duties as a nurse by using the proper English.
Related Sustainable Development Goals

 



Course Category

 Core Courses
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Required Materials
1 Unit 1: Admitting patients 6-10 / Welcoming a patient on admission / Describing parts of the body Reading: Parts of the body
2 Unit 2: Admitting patients 11-15 / Medical focus: equipment to take patient observations / Assignment 1 Medical equipments chart
3 Unit 2: Caring for patients after operation 16-19 / In recovery / returning a patient to the ward Reading: Recovery stage
4 Unit 2: Caring for patients after operation 20-22 / Talking about pain / Charting and documentation: IV Prescription / Assignment 2 Post operation phase
5 Unit 2: Caring for patients after operation 23-25 / Medical focus: IV infusion equipment / Quiz 1
6 Extension activity: Vocabulary strategies / Extension activity: Conversation strategies / Consolidation units 1-2 / Assignment 3
7 Unit 3: Caring for terminally ill patients 26-29 / talking about feelings / Showing empathy / Midterm Reading: Feelings
8 Application 1
9 Unit 3: Caring for terminally ill patients 30-32 / Medical focus: Pain relief / Palliative Care Pain Assessment using patient information leaflets / Assignment 4 Reading: Palliative Care Pain
10 Unit 4: The District Nurse / Nursing role / Medical focus: wounds
11 Unit 4: The District Nurse / Helping a patient with activities of daily living (ADLs) / Managing embarrassing moments / Assignment 5 Reading: Embarrassing moments
12 Unit 4: The District Nurse / District Nurse Prescription Sheet / reading medication labels / Quiz 2 Presctription and charts
13 Extension activity: Understanding handovers / Extension activity: Describing wounds / Consolidation Unit 3-4 / Assignment 6 What is handover?
14 Application 2
15 Review of the semester
16 Final Exam
Course Notes/Textbooks

Cambridge English for Nursing, CUP - Virginia Allum & Patricia McGarr- Pre-Intermediate
Suggested Readings/Materials

Bosher, S. (2008). English for Nursing, Academic Skills (Michigan Series in English for Academic & Professional Purposes) University of Michigan Press / ELT.

Grice, T. & Greenan J. (2009). Oxford English for Careers: Nursing 1 (Student's Book) Oxford University Press: UK

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weighting
Participation
1
5
Laboratory / Application
2
20
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
2
10
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
6
15
Presentation / Jury
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterm
1
20
Final Exam
1
30
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
12
70
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
1
30
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
1
16
Laboratory / Application Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
2
Study Hours Out of Class
16
1
16
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
2
2
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
6
2
Presentation / Jury
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterms
1
5
Final Exams
1
5
    Total
90

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
 Program Competencies/Outcomes
* Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
1

To be able to have basic theoretical and practical knowledges in line with scientific developments in the field of nursing and health sciences for family and community health and well-being
2

To be able to use the basic theoretical and practical knowledges to meet the health care requirements of family and community with holistic approach.
3

To be able to follow the evidence-based practices and new approaches by performing nursing practices.
4

To be able to maintain responsibility of improving by itself while adopting the importance of lifelong learning and following scientific, technological and current practices.
5

To be able to communicate effectively with individuals, families, communities and healthcare team in applications.

 X
6

To be able to occur on the professional platforms having the individual study skills, ability to decide independently, and aware of their legal rights and responsibilities.
7

To be able to do team working in disciplinary and interdisciplinary.

 X
8

To be able to organize the projects and events for the living social environment with social responsibility and to apply them.
9

To be able to evaluate the applicability of research results, use in nursing practices, identify new problem areas and think critically.
10

To be able to act according to the social, scientific and ethical values in nursing, during the period of data collection, interpretation, implementation of initiatives and evaluation of results.
11

To be able to collect data in the areas of Nursing and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language.

 X

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest