1st year,

Module 1

Methodical Instructions to Lessons 2 for Students.

Subject: Medical education in Ukraine, Great Britain, the USA. Nouns. The plural form of nouns. Word-building elements of Greek-Latin origin.

The number of hours 6.

Objective: To enrich the vocabulary based on medical terminology of Greek-Latin origin; to use active vocabulary in communication; to practise grammar skills using the plural form of nouns; to build new words with the help of affixes of Greek-Latin origin.

Professional orientation:  the students will learn the comparison methods of common and different peculiarities in medical education of Ukraine, the United Kingdom and the USA.

 

Students’ Practical Activity (9.00-12.00)

1.     Training oral exercises to master new words and word-combinations.

2.     Forming and using properly the plural form of nouns.

3.     Listening to the phonograms of the texts “Medical education in Ukraine and Great Britain”, “Training for Medical Career in the USA”.

4.     Proper reading and translating the texts “Medical education in Ukraine and Great Britain”, “Training for Medical Career in the USA”.

5.     Asking and answering questions on the texts “Skeletal System” and “Muscular System”.

6.     Dividing the texts into logical parts.

7.     Making dialogues on the relevant topics.

8.     Preparing summaries of the texts.

 

Methodical Instructions for Practical Activity

While mastering the grammar structures students should pay attention to:

1.   differentiating thematic and anatomical lexical groups;

2.   understanding and rendering the contents of the texts containing grammar material in the native language or English;

3.   forming and using properly the plural form of nouns.

 

Break 12.00-12.30

 
Seminar Discussion (12.30 – 14.00)

1.                 Proper reading and translation of the text.

2.                 Answering questions on the texts.

3.                 Making a presentation on the topic “The medical establishments in Ukraine”.

 

Break (14.00-14.15)

 

Students’ Knowledge and Abilities Assessment (14.15-15.00)

Using quizzes, multiply choice tests and individual tasks to assess knowledge, practical skills and abilities of the students who did not pass online tests in Moodle.

 

 Students’ self-preparation program.

1.      training oral exercises to master new words and word-combinations PowerPoint presentation slide show for new vocabulary introduction and mastering;

2.      listening to the phonograms of the texts Medical education in Ukraine and Great Britain”, “Training for Medical Career in the USA” using the computer program TextAloud and the headphones;

3.      forming and using properly the plural form of nouns.

 

Test samples and answers

1.     Вставте необхідний прийменник The academic year begins … September the 1st .

A.       at

B.        in

C.        to

D.       on*

E.        from

2.     Визначте час і стан дієслова-присудка In Great Britain physicians are trained in medical institutions.

A.   Present Continuous, Active Voice

B.   Present Simple, Passive Voice*

C.   Past Simple, Active Voice

D.   Past Perfect, Active Voice

E.    Present Perfect, Passive Voice

3.     Виберіть правильний варіант перекладу слова tuition.

A.   наукова робота

B.   плата за навчання*

C.   рецепт

D.   оцінка

E.    клінічна практика

4.     Виберіть синонім до слова evaluation.

A.   admission

B.   application

C.   assessment*

D.   reaction

E.    formation

5.                 Вставте необхідне допоміжне дієслово Students who … interested in medicine must complete 3-4 years of higher education.

A.   are*

B.   was

C.   were

D.   is

E.    have

6.     Доповніть речення необхідним за змістом словом Medical education is not … in the USA.

A.   good

B.   expensive

C.   free*

D.   right

E.    difficult

7.     Виберіть відповідну форму дієслова In most medical schools candidates … to pass the admission test.

A.   have been required

B.   required

C.   requires

D.   are required*

E.    was required

8.     Утворіть іменник від дієслова to assess.

A.   assessity

B.   assessment*

C.   assessed

D.   assessence

E.    assessety

9.     Виберіть еквівалент дієслова to obtain.

A.   оцінювати

B.   отримувати*

C.   зараховувати

D.   брати участь

E.    завершувати

10.            Виберіть питальне слово до виділених курсивом членів речення After a year of internship students can apply for the post-graduate course.

A.   why

B.   what

C.   where

D.   who

E.    when*

11.            Виберіть антонім до дієслова to complete.

A.   to finish

B.   to conclude

C.   to participate

D.   to get

E.    to begin*

12.  Виберіть поняття, яке відповідає визначенню A period of training spent in a hospital by a young doctor in order to finish their medical qualification.

A.   tuition

B.   prescription

C.   scholarship

D.   internship*

E.    institution

13.  Вставте необхідний прийменник If the students get excellent they are enrolled … the medical institution.

A.   from

B.   to*

C.   at

D.   on

E.    with

 Level of Knowledge and Abilities:

Students should know:

1.     New words and word-combinations to the text.

2.     Word-building affixes.

3.     Composing elements of proper names of higher educational medical establishments.

4.     The plural forms of nouns.

Students should be able:

1.       to differentiate thematic and anatomical lexical groups;

2.       to understand and render the contents of the texts containing grammar material in the native language or English;

3.       to form and use properly the plural form of nouns;

4.       to learn composing elements of proper names of higher educational medical establishments;

5.       to study the lexical material referring to the development of higher medical education in Ukraine, Great Britain and the USA;

6.       to report the topic “The prominent scientists and physicians of Ukraine”;

7.       to make a presentation on the topic “The medical establishments in Ukraine”;

8.       to study the methods of comparison based on the description of common an different features in the medical education in Ukraine, Great Britain and Ukraine;

9.       watching the videos: Higher Education Today: Health Careers;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNxKcSf9lss&feature=related

1.       The application of the multimedia system MOODLE for everyday knowledge assessment.

The Student participation encouraging aspect of the lesson

v    the students are asked to play “Chain Game”. The student is proposed to say any word form the new vocabulary with its translation. Another student repeats the word and adds his own, the next student repeats the previous two and adds his own etc. The student with the longest word chain wins.

v    The students are proposed to make their own discussion where they compare three educational systems, expressing their ideas, advantages and disadvantages. The communicative approach is taken into consideration here.

 

Literature:

Principle: 

Practical Class Materials

a) Цебрук І. Ф., Венгринович А.А., Венгринович Н.Р. Англійська мова. Підручник. – Івано-Франківськ: ДВНЗ «Івано-Франківський національний медичний університет», 2012. – C. 17-27.

b) Англійська мова за професійним спрямуванням: Медицина: навч. посіб. для студ. вищ. навч. закл. IV рівня акредитації / І. А. Прокоп, В. Я. Рахлецька, Г. Я. Павлишин; Терноп. держ. мед. ун-т ім. І. Я. Горбачевського. –  Тернопіль: ТДМУ : Укрмедкнига, 2010. – C. 534-535.

c) Верба Г.В., Верба Г.Г., Верба Л.Г. Довідник з граматики англійської мови (з вправами): Навчальний посібник. – К.: Освіта, 2001. –   С. 152-155.

Additional: 

a) Матеріали кафедри.

b) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNxKcSf9lss&feature=related

 

 

Prepared by Ass. Prof. I. A. Prokop

Adopted at the Chair Sitting

June 10, 2013. Minutes No 11