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CourseCodeSemesterT+P (Hour)CreditECTS
MEDICAL ENGLISH I-Yearly64+024
Course Program
Prerequisites Courses
Recommended Elective Courses
Language of CourseEnglish
Course LevelFirst Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Course TypeRequired
Course CoordinatorLect. Semih PALA
Name of Lecturer(s)Lect. Mehmet SAYLIK
Assistant(s)
AimThis course aims the teaching of the fundamental structures, vocabulary and jargon of Medical English in order to facilitate the students’ professional and academic researches.
Course ContentThis course contains; ORGANS of THE BODY & ORGAN SYSTEMS of THE BODY,INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM & IS DISEASES and DISORDERS,THE SKELETAL SYSTEM & DISRDERS and DISEASES,THE MUSCULAR SYSTEM & DISORDERS and DISEASES,THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM & DISEASES,THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM & DISEASES,THE NERVOUS SYSTEM & DISORDERS and DISEASES,THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM & DISEASES,THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM & DISEASES and DISORDERS,THE EXCRETORY SYSTEM & DISEASES and DISORDERS,THE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM (MALE&FEMALE) & DISEASES,THE IMMUNE SYSTEM & IMMUNE SYSTEM DISEASES,THE LYMPHATIC SYSTEM & DISEASES,THE HUMAN BRAIN ,THE HUMAN HEART,THE HUMAN EAR & THE HUMAN EYE,AARSKOG SYNDROME - ELEMENTS OF THE HUMAN MUSCULAR SYSTEM - MUSCLES,ABDOMİNAL ABSCESS - ABDOMİNAL (BOWEL) SOUNDS – ENZYMES - ROLE OF THE LİVER,ASTHMA - HYPOTHYROİDİSM AND THE HARM İT CAUSES - WHAT İS ARTHRİTİS - PERİPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM - HYPOTHYROİDİSM,ATRİAL FİBRİLLATİON - LYMPHATİC SYSTEM- ALLERGİES - AUTONOMİC NERVOUS SYSTEM,ATOPİC DERMATİTİS - NOT BİGGER THAN A FİST - BLOOD AND THE BODY - HEART,LEUKEMİA - SPECİALİZED LANGUAGE AREAS – ALZHEİMER - MASTİCATİON,DEMENTİA - THAT’S WHY YOUR SİNUSES ARE BUNGED UP! – ANTİBODİES - SİNUSİTİS,DRY EYE SYNDROME - SLOWLY PROGRESSİVE VİSUAL AGNOSİA – WHAT İS MOUTH?,BİPOLAR DİSORDER - THE TRAGİCAL RELATİONSHİP - PARASYMPATHETİC NERVOUS SYSTEM - ANTİOXİDANT DEFİNİTİON,A DİSEASE MORE SEVERE THAN THE COMMON COLD - WHAT İS FİBROMYALGİA- ABDOMİNAL CAVİTY,EPİLEPSY - THE MEDİUM OF TRANSPORT İN THE BODY – ENDOCRİNE & EXOCRİNE GLANDS - BLOOD,THE LARGEST LYMPHATİC ORGAN İN THE BODY – VACCİNATİONS – VACCİNES - SPLEEN,COLD AND FLU - IMAGES TRAVEL AS ELECTRİCAL İMPULSES - THE FLU - BİOPSY,ACİDOSİS – ALKALOSİS - ACİD BASE BALANCE - ATTENTİON DEFİCİT HYPERACTİVİTY DİSORDER – ,OVERVİEW OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM - THE FRAMEWORK WHİCH SUPPORTS THE BODY – WORKİNG TOGETHER FOR THE BENEFİT OF THE TOTAL BEİNG,ACUTE BRONCHİTİS - WHAT IS AN ABDOMİNAL AORTİC ANEURYSM - WHY DO YOU FEEL SO TİRED.
Dersin Öğrenme KazanımlarıTeaching MethodsAssessment Methods
1. Have perceived advanced grammatical and lingual structures of English and will be able to use them with ease.10, 16, 6, 9A, D, E
1.1 Be able to express him/herself easily verbally and in written form.10, 16, 6, 9A, D, E
1.2 Be able to give the wished nuance to his/her words and sentences in both colloquial and academic spheres, regardless the fact s/he is delivering her/his ideas in spoken or written form.10, 16, 6, 9A, D, E
1.3 Be able to easily understand Medical academic texts, speeches, and lectures without encountering any problem, regardless their length and complexity.10, 16, 6, 9A, D, E
2. Be able to make academic research in his/her field of study.10, 16, 6, 9A, D, E
2.1 Be able to scan the academic works in his/her field of study.10, 16, 6, 9A, D, E
2.2 Be able to follow recent academic articles and journals in relation to his/her field of study.10, 16, 6, 9A, D, E
2.3 Be able to evaluate articles in relation to her/his field of study.10, 16, 6, 9A, D, E
3. Be able to employ the entity of rules and regulations of English academic writing.10, 16, 6, 9A, D, E
3.1 Be able to write his/her own research paper, critical review of any academic work synthesizing in it the conclusions of his/her own or group research.11, 16, 6, 9A, D, E
3.2 Be able to use advanced English to present papers, ask and answer questions, as well as defend or attack ideas in the conferences and seminars s/he will participate.10, 16, 6, 9A, D, E
3.3 Be able to use English as both a recipient and source language for translations in his/her field of studies.10, 16, 6A, D, E
Teaching Methods:10: Discussion Method, 11: Demonstration Method, 16: Question - Answer Technique, 6: Experiential Learning, 9: Lecture Method
Assessment Methods:A: Traditional Written Exam, D: Oral Exam, E: Homework

Course Outline

OrderSubjectsPreliminary Work
1ORGANS of THE BODY & ORGAN SYSTEMS of THE BODY
2INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM & IS DISEASES and DISORDERS
3THE SKELETAL SYSTEM & DISRDERS and DISEASES
4THE MUSCULAR SYSTEM & DISORDERS and DISEASES
5THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM & DISEASES
6THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM & DISEASES
7THE NERVOUS SYSTEM & DISORDERS and DISEASES
8THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM & DISEASES
9THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM & DISEASES and DISORDERS
10THE EXCRETORY SYSTEM & DISEASES and DISORDERS
11THE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM (MALE&FEMALE) & DISEASES
12THE IMMUNE SYSTEM & IMMUNE SYSTEM DISEASES
13THE LYMPHATIC SYSTEM & DISEASES
14THE HUMAN BRAIN
15THE HUMAN HEART
16THE HUMAN EAR & THE HUMAN EYE
17AARSKOG SYNDROME - ELEMENTS OF THE HUMAN MUSCULAR SYSTEM - MUSCLES
18ABDOMİNAL ABSCESS - ABDOMİNAL (BOWEL) SOUNDS – ENZYMES - ROLE OF THE LİVER
19ASTHMA - HYPOTHYROİDİSM AND THE HARM İT CAUSES - WHAT İS ARTHRİTİS - PERİPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM - HYPOTHYROİDİSM
20ATRİAL FİBRİLLATİON - LYMPHATİC SYSTEM- ALLERGİES - AUTONOMİC NERVOUS SYSTEM
21ATOPİC DERMATİTİS - NOT BİGGER THAN A FİST - BLOOD AND THE BODY - HEART
22LEUKEMİA - SPECİALİZED LANGUAGE AREAS – ALZHEİMER - MASTİCATİON
23DEMENTİA - THAT’S WHY YOUR SİNUSES ARE BUNGED UP! – ANTİBODİES - SİNUSİTİS
24DRY EYE SYNDROME - SLOWLY PROGRESSİVE VİSUAL AGNOSİA – WHAT İS MOUTH?
25BİPOLAR DİSORDER - THE TRAGİCAL RELATİONSHİP - PARASYMPATHETİC NERVOUS SYSTEM - ANTİOXİDANT DEFİNİTİON
26A DİSEASE MORE SEVERE THAN THE COMMON COLD - WHAT İS FİBROMYALGİA- ABDOMİNAL CAVİTY
27EPİLEPSY - THE MEDİUM OF TRANSPORT İN THE BODY – ENDOCRİNE & EXOCRİNE GLANDS - BLOOD
28THE LARGEST LYMPHATİC ORGAN İN THE BODY – VACCİNATİONS – VACCİNES - SPLEEN
29COLD AND FLU - IMAGES TRAVEL AS ELECTRİCAL İMPULSES - THE FLU - BİOPSY
30ACİDOSİS – ALKALOSİS - ACİD BASE BALANCE - ATTENTİON DEFİCİT HYPERACTİVİTY DİSORDER –
31OVERVİEW OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM - THE FRAMEWORK WHİCH SUPPORTS THE BODY – WORKİNG TOGETHER FOR THE BENEFİT OF THE TOTAL BEİNG
32ACUTE BRONCHİTİS - WHAT IS AN ABDOMİNAL AORTİC ANEURYSM - WHY DO YOU FEEL SO TİRED
Resources
Materials designed and compiled by the lecturer and internet sources
Webmd, Healthline, Mayo Clinic, and some other Internet sources

Course Contribution to Program Qualifications

Course Contribution to Program Qualifications
NoProgram QualificationContribution Level
12345
1
Knows structural (morphological) and operational (functional) properties of the normal human (medical) and disorder (disease) states
2
Knows diagnostic methods and treatment modalities of disorders (diseases).
3
Knows the causes of disease conditions, ways of protection and methods of promoting and improving community health.
4
Knows the methods of developing and applying health related knowledge at advanced level.
5
Able to reach multidisciplinary advanced knowledge regarding health-related disciplines, interpret and apply the knowledge.
6
Performs a complete clinical examination of human body structurally and functionally and identifies problems.
7
Interprets laboratory results for diagnosis, compares with clinical data and develop solution proposals.
8
Selects and implements appropriate tools for the promotion and development of individual and community health.
9
Plans and conducts an advanced study on health independently.
10
Develops new strategic approaches to solve the problems encountered in the promotion and development of individual and community health.
11
Takes the responsibility of any type of practice when diagnosing and treating human body
12
Takes the role as a leader or a team worker when solving health related problems.
13
Evaluates knowledge and skills regarding health with a critical approach and develops a positive attitude towards lifelong learning.
14
Informs the patient, related people, institutions and the society about the health problems and transfers solution proposals in writing, verbally and visually using effective communication means.
15
Critically reviews, develops and acts on changes in social relations and norms that guide such relationships.
16
Uses English at least at the European Language Portfolio B2 Level, monitors knowledge and communicates in his field.
X
17
Able to use advanced computer skills and informatics and communication technologies at a level required by the field.
18
Acquires, interprets, implements and announces data related to the health and acts in accordance with social, scientific, cultural and ethical values and teaches these values.
19
Develops strategies, policy and implementation plans in the field of health and evaluates the results obtained within the framework of quality processes.
20
Shares studies on the promotion and development of health with interdisciplinary specialists systematically, supporting with quantitative and qualitative data.
21
Has adequate awareness on occupational health and safety issues.

Assessment Methods

Contribution LevelAbsolute Evaluation
Rate of Midterm Exam to Success 20
Rate of Final Exam to Success 80
Total 100
ECTS / Workload Table
ActivitiesNumber ofDuration(Hour)Total Workload(Hour)
Course Hours32264
Guided Problem Solving010
Resolution of Homework Problems and Submission as a Report000
Term Project000
Presentation of Project / Seminar000
Quiz000
Midterm Exam21122
General Exam12222
Performance Task, Maintenance Plan000
Total Workload(Hour)108
Dersin AKTS Kredisi = Toplam İş Yükü (Saat)/30*=(108/30)4
ECTS of the course: 30 hours of work is counted as 1 ECTS credit.

Detail Informations of the Course

Course Description

CourseCodeSemesterT+P (Hour)CreditECTS
MEDICAL ENGLISH I-Yearly64+024
Course Program
Prerequisites Courses
Recommended Elective Courses
Language of CourseEnglish
Course LevelFirst Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Course TypeRequired
Course CoordinatorLect. Semih PALA
Name of Lecturer(s)Lect. Mehmet SAYLIK
Assistant(s)
AimThis course aims the teaching of the fundamental structures, vocabulary and jargon of Medical English in order to facilitate the students’ professional and academic researches.
Course ContentThis course contains; ORGANS of THE BODY & ORGAN SYSTEMS of THE BODY,INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM & IS DISEASES and DISORDERS,THE SKELETAL SYSTEM & DISRDERS and DISEASES,THE MUSCULAR SYSTEM & DISORDERS and DISEASES,THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM & DISEASES,THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM & DISEASES,THE NERVOUS SYSTEM & DISORDERS and DISEASES,THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM & DISEASES,THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM & DISEASES and DISORDERS,THE EXCRETORY SYSTEM & DISEASES and DISORDERS,THE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM (MALE&FEMALE) & DISEASES,THE IMMUNE SYSTEM & IMMUNE SYSTEM DISEASES,THE LYMPHATIC SYSTEM & DISEASES,THE HUMAN BRAIN ,THE HUMAN HEART,THE HUMAN EAR & THE HUMAN EYE,AARSKOG SYNDROME - ELEMENTS OF THE HUMAN MUSCULAR SYSTEM - MUSCLES,ABDOMİNAL ABSCESS - ABDOMİNAL (BOWEL) SOUNDS – ENZYMES - ROLE OF THE LİVER,ASTHMA - HYPOTHYROİDİSM AND THE HARM İT CAUSES - WHAT İS ARTHRİTİS - PERİPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM - HYPOTHYROİDİSM,ATRİAL FİBRİLLATİON - LYMPHATİC SYSTEM- ALLERGİES - AUTONOMİC NERVOUS SYSTEM,ATOPİC DERMATİTİS - NOT BİGGER THAN A FİST - BLOOD AND THE BODY - HEART,LEUKEMİA - SPECİALİZED LANGUAGE AREAS – ALZHEİMER - MASTİCATİON,DEMENTİA - THAT’S WHY YOUR SİNUSES ARE BUNGED UP! – ANTİBODİES - SİNUSİTİS,DRY EYE SYNDROME - SLOWLY PROGRESSİVE VİSUAL AGNOSİA – WHAT İS MOUTH?,BİPOLAR DİSORDER - THE TRAGİCAL RELATİONSHİP - PARASYMPATHETİC NERVOUS SYSTEM - ANTİOXİDANT DEFİNİTİON,A DİSEASE MORE SEVERE THAN THE COMMON COLD - WHAT İS FİBROMYALGİA- ABDOMİNAL CAVİTY,EPİLEPSY - THE MEDİUM OF TRANSPORT İN THE BODY – ENDOCRİNE & EXOCRİNE GLANDS - BLOOD,THE LARGEST LYMPHATİC ORGAN İN THE BODY – VACCİNATİONS – VACCİNES - SPLEEN,COLD AND FLU - IMAGES TRAVEL AS ELECTRİCAL İMPULSES - THE FLU - BİOPSY,ACİDOSİS – ALKALOSİS - ACİD BASE BALANCE - ATTENTİON DEFİCİT HYPERACTİVİTY DİSORDER – ,OVERVİEW OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM - THE FRAMEWORK WHİCH SUPPORTS THE BODY – WORKİNG TOGETHER FOR THE BENEFİT OF THE TOTAL BEİNG,ACUTE BRONCHİTİS - WHAT IS AN ABDOMİNAL AORTİC ANEURYSM - WHY DO YOU FEEL SO TİRED.
Dersin Öğrenme KazanımlarıTeaching MethodsAssessment Methods
1. Have perceived advanced grammatical and lingual structures of English and will be able to use them with ease.10, 16, 6, 9A, D, E
1.1 Be able to express him/herself easily verbally and in written form.10, 16, 6, 9A, D, E
1.2 Be able to give the wished nuance to his/her words and sentences in both colloquial and academic spheres, regardless the fact s/he is delivering her/his ideas in spoken or written form.10, 16, 6, 9A, D, E
1.3 Be able to easily understand Medical academic texts, speeches, and lectures without encountering any problem, regardless their length and complexity.10, 16, 6, 9A, D, E
2. Be able to make academic research in his/her field of study.10, 16, 6, 9A, D, E
2.1 Be able to scan the academic works in his/her field of study.10, 16, 6, 9A, D, E
2.2 Be able to follow recent academic articles and journals in relation to his/her field of study.10, 16, 6, 9A, D, E
2.3 Be able to evaluate articles in relation to her/his field of study.10, 16, 6, 9A, D, E
3. Be able to employ the entity of rules and regulations of English academic writing.10, 16, 6, 9A, D, E
3.1 Be able to write his/her own research paper, critical review of any academic work synthesizing in it the conclusions of his/her own or group research.11, 16, 6, 9A, D, E
3.2 Be able to use advanced English to present papers, ask and answer questions, as well as defend or attack ideas in the conferences and seminars s/he will participate.10, 16, 6, 9A, D, E
3.3 Be able to use English as both a recipient and source language for translations in his/her field of studies.10, 16, 6A, D, E
Teaching Methods:10: Discussion Method, 11: Demonstration Method, 16: Question - Answer Technique, 6: Experiential Learning, 9: Lecture Method
Assessment Methods:A: Traditional Written Exam, D: Oral Exam, E: Homework

Course Outline

OrderSubjectsPreliminary Work
1ORGANS of THE BODY & ORGAN SYSTEMS of THE BODY
2INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM & IS DISEASES and DISORDERS
3THE SKELETAL SYSTEM & DISRDERS and DISEASES
4THE MUSCULAR SYSTEM & DISORDERS and DISEASES
5THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM & DISEASES
6THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM & DISEASES
7THE NERVOUS SYSTEM & DISORDERS and DISEASES
8THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM & DISEASES
9THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM & DISEASES and DISORDERS
10THE EXCRETORY SYSTEM & DISEASES and DISORDERS
11THE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM (MALE&FEMALE) & DISEASES
12THE IMMUNE SYSTEM & IMMUNE SYSTEM DISEASES
13THE LYMPHATIC SYSTEM & DISEASES
14THE HUMAN BRAIN
15THE HUMAN HEART
16THE HUMAN EAR & THE HUMAN EYE
17AARSKOG SYNDROME - ELEMENTS OF THE HUMAN MUSCULAR SYSTEM - MUSCLES
18ABDOMİNAL ABSCESS - ABDOMİNAL (BOWEL) SOUNDS – ENZYMES - ROLE OF THE LİVER
19ASTHMA - HYPOTHYROİDİSM AND THE HARM İT CAUSES - WHAT İS ARTHRİTİS - PERİPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM - HYPOTHYROİDİSM
20ATRİAL FİBRİLLATİON - LYMPHATİC SYSTEM- ALLERGİES - AUTONOMİC NERVOUS SYSTEM
21ATOPİC DERMATİTİS - NOT BİGGER THAN A FİST - BLOOD AND THE BODY - HEART
22LEUKEMİA - SPECİALİZED LANGUAGE AREAS – ALZHEİMER - MASTİCATİON
23DEMENTİA - THAT’S WHY YOUR SİNUSES ARE BUNGED UP! – ANTİBODİES - SİNUSİTİS
24DRY EYE SYNDROME - SLOWLY PROGRESSİVE VİSUAL AGNOSİA – WHAT İS MOUTH?
25BİPOLAR DİSORDER - THE TRAGİCAL RELATİONSHİP - PARASYMPATHETİC NERVOUS SYSTEM - ANTİOXİDANT DEFİNİTİON
26A DİSEASE MORE SEVERE THAN THE COMMON COLD - WHAT İS FİBROMYALGİA- ABDOMİNAL CAVİTY
27EPİLEPSY - THE MEDİUM OF TRANSPORT İN THE BODY – ENDOCRİNE & EXOCRİNE GLANDS - BLOOD
28THE LARGEST LYMPHATİC ORGAN İN THE BODY – VACCİNATİONS – VACCİNES - SPLEEN
29COLD AND FLU - IMAGES TRAVEL AS ELECTRİCAL İMPULSES - THE FLU - BİOPSY
30ACİDOSİS – ALKALOSİS - ACİD BASE BALANCE - ATTENTİON DEFİCİT HYPERACTİVİTY DİSORDER –
31OVERVİEW OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM - THE FRAMEWORK WHİCH SUPPORTS THE BODY – WORKİNG TOGETHER FOR THE BENEFİT OF THE TOTAL BEİNG
32ACUTE BRONCHİTİS - WHAT IS AN ABDOMİNAL AORTİC ANEURYSM - WHY DO YOU FEEL SO TİRED
Resources
Materials designed and compiled by the lecturer and internet sources
Webmd, Healthline, Mayo Clinic, and some other Internet sources

Course Contribution to Program Qualifications

Course Contribution to Program Qualifications
NoProgram QualificationContribution Level
12345
1
Knows structural (morphological) and operational (functional) properties of the normal human (medical) and disorder (disease) states
2
Knows diagnostic methods and treatment modalities of disorders (diseases).
3
Knows the causes of disease conditions, ways of protection and methods of promoting and improving community health.
4
Knows the methods of developing and applying health related knowledge at advanced level.
5
Able to reach multidisciplinary advanced knowledge regarding health-related disciplines, interpret and apply the knowledge.
6
Performs a complete clinical examination of human body structurally and functionally and identifies problems.
7
Interprets laboratory results for diagnosis, compares with clinical data and develop solution proposals.
8
Selects and implements appropriate tools for the promotion and development of individual and community health.
9
Plans and conducts an advanced study on health independently.
10
Develops new strategic approaches to solve the problems encountered in the promotion and development of individual and community health.
11
Takes the responsibility of any type of practice when diagnosing and treating human body
12
Takes the role as a leader or a team worker when solving health related problems.
13
Evaluates knowledge and skills regarding health with a critical approach and develops a positive attitude towards lifelong learning.
14
Informs the patient, related people, institutions and the society about the health problems and transfers solution proposals in writing, verbally and visually using effective communication means.
15
Critically reviews, develops and acts on changes in social relations and norms that guide such relationships.
16
Uses English at least at the European Language Portfolio B2 Level, monitors knowledge and communicates in his field.
X
17
Able to use advanced computer skills and informatics and communication technologies at a level required by the field.
18
Acquires, interprets, implements and announces data related to the health and acts in accordance with social, scientific, cultural and ethical values and teaches these values.
19
Develops strategies, policy and implementation plans in the field of health and evaluates the results obtained within the framework of quality processes.
20
Shares studies on the promotion and development of health with interdisciplinary specialists systematically, supporting with quantitative and qualitative data.
21
Has adequate awareness on occupational health and safety issues.

Assessment Methods

Contribution LevelAbsolute Evaluation
Rate of Midterm Exam to Success 20
Rate of Final Exam to Success 80
Total 100

Numerical Data

Student Success

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