Foreign Language Terminology

 

LEARNING OUTCOMES
The course aims to teach students the special terminology in the English language in the specific field. This is achieved by teaching authentic texts and specialized vocabulary, enhancing students’ abilities to understand, read, listen, speak and write specific topics in English.

The course provides valuable assistance to students in understanding modern international literature, needed both during their studies and for further studies at home and abroad. As the English language is the pre-eminent international language of communication, it is a valuable resource for their academic development as well as for their real professional life.

The course gives students the opportunity to acquire specific knowledge of English, which is precisely the subject of their studies and their future work. Thus, the goals are for students to acquire a useful tool in the field of communication and especially in their workplace.

 

Upon successful completion of the course, the student will be able to:

• understand and know the special vocabulary and grammatical and syntactic structures of the language, which is a useful tool in the field of communication and especially in his/her workplace
• knows methods and techniques that give him the opportunity to acquire more specialized knowledge of English, directly related to the subject of his/her studies and his/her future work
• to have the skill to function independently and/or in collaboration with other health professionals, in the use of language in oral speech through practical special dialogues and lectures

 

GENERAL SKILLS

• Search, analysis and synthesis of data and information, using the necessary technologies
• Download
• Autonomous work
• Teamwork
• Work in an interdisciplinary environment
• Respect for diversity and multiculturalism

 

COURSE CONTENT

• Body Structures-Human Anatomy
• Epidemiology
• Health systems and health policies
• Public health
• Health community
• Environmental health
• Maternal and child health
• Public Health Officers-Environmental Health Officers and professional ethics
• Health visitors and professional ethics
• A guide to first aid
• A geriatric intervention
• Providing a healthy environment
• School health
• Mental health
• Infectious diseases and prevention
• Health promotion and health education
• Health and safety
• Food safety
• Health inspection
• Air quality, atmosphere and health

 

STUDENT EVALUATION
Written/Oral final exam (100%) including:

Multiple choice questions
Resolve problems/cases

 

RECOMMENDED-BIBLIOGRAPHY

• Terzoglou, Ε. 1990. Reviewing English Grammar. Elli Terzoglou, Αthens
• Terzoglou, Ε. 1991. Exercises to Reviewing English Grammar, Elli Terzoglou, Αthens
• Κατούλης, Α. 1997. Dorland’s Ιατρικό Λεξικό Αγγλοελληνικό και Ελληνοαγγλικό. Εκδόσεις Πασχαλίδης, Αθήνα
• Παταργιάς, Θ., Σέκερης, Κ., Σέκερη, Κ., Μαργαρίτης, Λ. 2006. Αγγλοελληνικό & Ελληνοαγγλικό λεξικό βιολογικών και ιατρικών όρων. Ιατρικές Εκδόσεις Λίτσας, Αθήνα
• Green, J.H., Silver, P.H.S. 1981. An introduction to human anatomy. Oxford University Press
• James, D.V. 1995. Medicine. Prentice Hall International, Cassell Ltd
• Kendall, R.F., Zealley, A.K. 1983. Companion to psychiatric studies. Churchill Livingstone
• Stein, J.H. 1983. Internal medicine. Little Brown
• Turner, P. & Rickens, A. 1983. Clinical Pharmacology. Churchill Livingstone
• UK Department of Health. 2001. Health practice development resource pack
• BLISS annual review, 2005/2006
• Contact A Family. 2006. Working with families affected by a disability or health condition. A support pack for health professionals
• Oxford Concise Medical Dictionary. 2010. Oxford University Press, Great Britain

 

EUDOXUS

• Εξειδικευμένη Αγγλική Ορολογία Επιστημών Υγείας, Shiland Betsy J. Λεπτομέρειες
• Dorland’s Ιατρικό Λεξικό Αγγλοελληνικό και Ελληνοαγγλικο, Κατούλης Α. Λεπτομέρειες
• Αγγλοελληνικό & Ελληνοαγγλικό λεξικό βιολογικών και ιατρικών όρων, Θ. Παταργιάς, Κ. Σέκερης, Κ. Σέκερη, Λ. Μαργαρίτη Λεπτομέρειες