English in Dentistry

Study Course Description

Course Description Statuss:Approved

Course Description Version:4.00

Study Course Accepted:02.02.2024 12:30:16

Study Course Information
Course Code:		VC_060		LQF level:		Level 7
Credit Points:		4.00		ECTS:		6.00
Branch of Science:		Linguistics		Target Audience:		Dentistry
Study Course Supervisor
Course Supervisor:		Tatjana Zakutajeva
Study Course Implementer
Structural Unit:		Faculty of Social Sciences
The Head of Structural Unit:
Contacts:		Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szfrsu[pnkts]lv
Study Course Planning
Full-Time - Semester No.1
Lectures (count)		0	Lecture Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Lectures		0
Classes (count)		16	Class Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Classes		32
Total Contact Hours								32
Full-Time - Semester No.2
Lectures (count)		0	Lecture Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Lectures		0
Classes (count)		16	Class Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Classes		32
Total Contact Hours								32
Study course description
Preliminary Knowledge:
Knowledge of the English language at secondary school level.
Objective:
To develop students’ communication skills for use in academic and professional settings and to facilitate the acquisition of professional terminology for productive use.
Topic Layout (Full-Time)
No.	Topic			Type of Implementation		Number	Venue
1	Introduction to the course. Effective communication			Classes		2.00	auditorium
2	Medical breakthroughs			Classes		2.00	auditorium
3	Terminology acquisition on the theme Human Body: organs and systems. Test			Classes		2.00	auditorium
4	In and around the hospital. The hospital team			Classes		1.00	auditorium
5	Signs and systems. Pain assessment scales and pain management. Test			Classes		2.00	auditorium
6	Vocabulary enrichment on the theme History of dentistry			Classes		2.00	auditorium
7	Vocabulary enrichment on the theme Dental specialties			Classes		2.00	auditorium
8	Terminology acquisition on the theme Preventive dentistry			Classes		1.00	auditorium
9	Presentations. Semester test			Classes		2.00	auditorium
10	Terminology acquisition on the theme Human dentition and anatomy of oral cavity. Test			Classes		2.00	auditorium
11	Terminology acquisition on the theme Dental surgery, dental unit and basic dental instruments			Classes		1.00	auditorium
12	Lexical minimum acquisition on the theme Cross infection control in the dental practice and professional disease prevention			Classes		1.00	auditorium
13	Managing dental fear			Classes		1.00	auditorium
14	Communication skills development in dentist – patient interaction: communication in the dental practice			Classes		1.00	auditorium
15	Examining and interviewing the patient, taking history, charting. Watching the video. Role playing dentist - patient dialogues			Classes		2.00	auditorium
16	Terminology acquisition on the theme Dental caries. Test			Classes		2.00	auditorium
17	Terminology acquisition on the theme Toothwear: erosion, abrasion, bruxism			Classes		1.00	auditorium
18	Scientific article presentation			Classes		1.00	auditorium
19	Terminology acquisition on Xerostomia and halitosis			Classes		1.00	auditorium
20	Ethical and legal responsibilities of the dentist			Classes		1.00	auditorium
21	Presentations. Semester test			Classes		2.00	auditorium
Assessment
Unaided Work:
Individual and pair work: preparing a presentation on one of the course topics; work with monolingual dictionaries (definitions/explanations of the terms); writing e-mails according to the given principles, scientific article presentation. Students are obliged to fill in the course evaluation questionnaire at the end of the course.
Assessment Criteria:
Active class participation; written homework of appropriate quality, submitted in due time, the quality of oral answers. One presentation per semester on the topics of the course Tests that check terminology acquisition and its practical application. At the end of the course a written examination that checks knowledge and practical application of terminology, general comprehension and understanding of specific information, and the use of language.
Final Examination (Full-Time):		Exam
Final Examination (Part-Time):
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge:		On successful completion of the course, the students will be able to: • recognize professional terminology in different types of texts; • recall professional terminology related to the field of dentistry; • describe different phenomena in the field of dentistry using professional terminology in English.
Skills:		On successful completion of the course the students will be able to: • select and use appropriate terminology in English for oral communication (presentations, discussions) and written communication (e-mails) in the field of dentistry; • use appropriate language devices to communicate their ideas both in written and spoken language; • summarize the information in written and spoken language using relevant terminology in English; • retell the general idea and specific information in different kinds of texts from varied types of sources.
Competencies:		On successful completion of the course students will be able to practically apply the acquired terminology in varied interaction settings.
Bibliography
No.	Reference
Required Reading
1	Open Your English Wider!!! English for Dental Professionals. Kinga Studzinska-Pasieka, Marcin Otto, Poland: Bestom-Dentonet.pl. 2011. (akceptējams izdevums)
2	Oxford Concise Medical Dictionary. E. Martin, Oxford University Press, 2008. (akceptējams izdevums)
Additional Reading
1	Medicine. Sam McCarter. Oxford University Press, 2009-2010.
2	Nursing. Tony Grice. Oxford University Press, 2007-2008.
3	Cambridge English for Nursing, Virginia Allum, Patricija McGarr, Cambridge University Press, 2008.
4	Professional English in Use. Medicine, Eric H. Glendinning, Ron Howard, Cambridge University Press, 2007.
5	Oxford Practice Grammar, John Eastwood, Oxford University Press, 2006.
Other Information Sources
1	http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/sections/dentistry/
2	www.dentistry.co.uk/
3	www.oup.com/elt