English for Psychology (LF_482)
About Study Course
Objective
To develop communicative skills and competences in the English language for study and further work purposes in the chosen specialty and to promote the acquisition and practical use of specialised professional terminology.
Prerequisites
Knowledge of English at the level of secondary school programme.
Learning outcomes
1.On successful completion of the course the students will be able to:
• recognise, translate and explain terminology related to psychology;
• name the most commonly used equivalent terminology in English in the field of psychology and medicine;
• find and reproduce main information from authentic texts both in spoken and written English;
• determine and report the speaker’s point of view.
1.On successful completion of the course the students will be able to:
• use the relevant professional terminology both in spoken and written English;
• prepare and give presentations on issues related to psychology;
• express and defend their own opinion using the appropriate vocabulary;
• prepare questions of different types to interview people;
• write a summary, formal and informal letters, a profile, etc.
1.The students will be able to work as a team, express and defend their point of view both orally and in writing, using the professional terminology.
