LINGUA INGLESE

Anno accademico 2015/2016 - 3° anno
Docente: Mariagrazia Rita Torrisi
Crediti: 2
Organizzazione didattica: 50 ore d'impegno totale, 34 di studio individuale, 16 di lezione frontale
Semestre:
ENGLISH VERSION

Prerequisiti richiesti


Frequenza lezioni

Obbligatoria


Contenuti del corso

Durante il corso si tratteranno i seguenti argomenti:

-grammatica di base della lingua inglese;

-funzioni linguistiche principali;

-funzioni linguistiche orientate a tematiche sanitarie ed assistenziali;

-lessico specifico dell’ambiente medico-assistenziale;

  • The vocal tract and the mechanism of phonation
  • Speech disorders and language disorders
  • Articulation disorders (cenni)
  • Speech-language therapy techniques and methods : Articulation therapy
  • Apraxia
  • Aphasia
  • Stroke and Post-stroke rehabilitation
  • How to write a scientific article and/or a case study report
  • How to write a paper for publication in a medical journal

Language functions and grammar structures:

  • · Basic sentence structure revision
  • · Tenses revision
  • · Linking Words
  • · Reported speech
  • · Passive voice
  • · Cohesion
  • · Phrasal verbs

Functions:

  • describing people and places
  • making comparisons
  • expressing possibility
  • asking for /giving advice and suggestions
  • reporting past events and actions
  • planning future actions
  • reading into writing
  • translating/writing a medical report or a scientific article (hints)

Testi di riferimento

Strutture grammaticali e funzioni del linguaggio :

- “Grammar Spectrum”- ed Oxford University Press

- Jon Hird “The complete English grammar for Italian Students”

Mini Recupero Course” (free e-book)

  • E.Glendinning-J.Howard “Professional English in use-Medicine” Ed. Cambridge

http://docplayer. /161881-Jon-hird-complete-english-grammar.html

http://www.nspeak.com/newbasic/grammatica/grammar.htm

http://www.talkenglish.com/grammar/grammar.aspx

http://www.multimedia-english.com/basic-real-english

https://www.duolingo.com

http://www.englishtool.com/

http://howjsay.com/

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mobisystems.msdict.embedded.wireless.oxford.concisemedical

Per la parte scientifica verranno proposte dispense elaborate dalla docente e materiali reperibili on line dai seguenti siti web:

https://community.dur.ac.uk/daniel.newman/phon7.pdf

http://info.visiblebody.com/bid/279205/anatomy-and-physiology-phonation-and-the-larynx

http://www.asha.org/public/speech/disorders/

http://acadcom.com/acanews1/anmviewer.asp?a=135&z=47

http://www.home-speech-home.com/speech-therapy-resources.html


Verifica dell'apprendimento

Modalità di verifica dell'apprendimento

Esame orale o test sommativo strutturato/semistrutturato


Esempi di domande e/o esercizi frequenti

Multple choice, cloze, fill in the blanks

oral/written summaries

reading comprehension activities

Translation of scientific overviews and abstracts