General English Syllabus (Medicine)
Iran University of Medical Sciences
Fall 2014
Instructor’s Name:
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E-mail address:
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Class Hours:
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Purpose of the course:
The aim of the course is to equip students with four language skills (reading, writing, speaking,
and listening), some sub-skills (vocabulary and structure), and to help them develop reading
strategies necessary for the efficient processing of medical texts.
Materials:
1. Medical Terminology → By: Barbara Janson Cohen (7th edition)
2. English for the students of Medicine → By: M.R. Atai, et al.
*
A monolingual (English to English) dictionary, such as (1)Oxford Advanced Learner Dic.;
(2)Longman Dic. ; (3) American Heritage Dic.; (4) Webster Dic.; etc.
* A medical dictionary, such as (1)Dorland Dic.; (2) Mosby Dic.; (3) Medical Webster; etc.
* References for sentence structure: (1) Sentence improvement (by: Malcolm Moore);
(2)Advanced Grammar in Use (by:Martin Hewings); and (3) Understanding and Using
English Grammar (by: Betty Schrampfer Azar)
Group work:
Since most of the tasks to be done in each session are done in groups, the students are divided
into groups, each consisting of 3 people. It is important that group members sit next to each other
during class sessions.
Assessment:
Midterm Exam
Final Exam
Oral Presentation
Medical Terminology
Quizes
Active Class
Participation
Total
Medical Terminology + three units from English
for the Students of Medicine
Vocab., Str., Reading, Medical Terminology
30
Points
Chapters 1,2,3
40
10
10
Points
Points
Points
Classroom discussions and assignments
10
Points
100 Points
Weekly Schedule
General English Course
IUMS, Medicine / Fall 2014
Week
Session 1:
Textbook: English for the Students of Medicine
1
Unit 2: Pain
Reading 1+ exercises
Unit 2: Cont.
Grammar injection + Reading 2 + exercises
Unit 3: Immunity System
Reading 1+ exercises (up to p. 34)
Unit 3: Cont.
Vocab. Shot + Word family + Reading 2 + exercises
Unit 4: Blood
Reading 1+ exercises + Vocab. Shot + Word family
Unit 4: Cont.
Grammar injection + Reading 2 + exercises
Unit 7: Alternative Medicine
Reading 1 + exercises (up to the end of Vocab. Shot)
Unit 7: Cont.
Grammar injection + Reading 2 + exercises
Unit 9: Medical Imaging
Reading 1+ exercises (up to the end of Vocab. Shot)
Unit 9: Cont.
Grammar injection + Reading 2 + exercises
Unit 10: Therapies
Reading 1 + exercises (up to the end of Vocab. Shot)
Unit 10: Cont.
Grammar injection + Reading 2 + exercises
Unit 11: Terminal Illness and Dying
Reading 1+ exercises (up to the end of Vocab. Shot)
Unit 11: Cont.
Grammar injection + Reading 2 + exercises
Make-up session
2
3
4
5
6
7
Mid-Term Exam
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
Session 2:
Textbook: Medical
Terminology (MT)
Ch. 1 (Affixation)
Ch. 1 Cont.
MT: Quiz 1
MT: Ch. 2
MT: Ch. 2: Cont., Students’
Presentations
MT: Ch. 2 Cont.
MT: Quiz 2
MT: Ch. 3
MT: Ch. 3,
MT: Ch. 3, Students’
Presentations
MT: Quiz 3
MT: Ch. 4
MT: Ch. 4 Cont.
Students’ Presentations
MT: Quiz 4