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Course Description

CourseCodeSemesterT+P (Hour)CreditECTS
MEDICAL ENGLISH II-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; VIRUSES - COMMUNICATING WITH ONE ANOTER ACROSS A GAP ,TOXOPLASMOSIS - BACKACHE - EUGENICS,MEASLES - SMALL INTESTINE ,MENINGITIS - SICKLE CELL ANEMIA,LIVER TRANSPLANT - COLON CANCER ,GLIOBLASTOMA - INNATE IMMUNITY,CANCER - THROMBOPHLEBITIS,AMNIOTIC FLUID - ACQUIRED IMMUNITY,SURGERY - GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX DISEASE (GERD),PRADER-WILLI SYNDROME - ABDOMINAL(BOWEL) SOUNDS - IMPORTANCE of LYMPHATIC SYSTEM,PULMONARY EMBOLISM - ENLARGED BREAST in MEN - ANAESTHESIA,HEART DISEASE IN WOMEN - 4 TYPES of TISSUE - FROM FERTILIZATION to OLD AGE,SMALLPOX - ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS and HUMAN HEALTH - 10 HORMONAL DISEASES IN HUMANS,GERIATRICS - DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ARTERIES and VEINS,DISARMING FLU VIRUSES - NONSPECIFIC DEFENSES – TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME,BACTERIOPHAGE THERAPY - NANOTECHNOLOGY AND MEDICINE - THE HUMAN LYNPHATIC SYSTEM,ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM - ARTIFICIAL HEART – DIAPHRAGM - HYPOTHALAMUS,HEALTHY SHOCKS TO THE HEAD - THE BIOLOGY OF BITTERNESS - URINARY BLADDER FUNCTION- LYMPH NODES,MACULAR DEGENERATION - EYE ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY - SPINAL CORD,EPIDEMIOLOGY – YAWNING - SALIVA IN MOUTH - THYROID GLAND FUNCTION - ESOPHAGUS DEFINITION,BROCCOLI KICKS CANCER - MORNING SICKNESS - SHINING A LIGHT ON PAIN – SALIVA HELPS DIGESTION - PHARYNX,BLOOD TRANSFUSION - STROKE – HEART FUNCTIONS - BRAIN,BIRD FLU - GROWING NEW ORGANS – HUMAN NOSE FACTS – LARGE INTESTINE,BIRTH DEFECTS - ABDOMINAL TENDERNESS - DISEASES CAUSED BY BACTERIA – SMALL INTESTINE FUNCTION,AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE - CIRRHOSIS - 15 TYPES OF GLANDS IN HUMAN BODY – SALIVARY GLANDS DEFINITION,A MODERN EPIDEMIC / STOMACH CANCER - TYPES OF LIVER DISEASES – PANCREAS ,HELICOBACTER PYLORI / HERNIA – MAMMARY GLANDS,AFRICAN SLEEPING SICKNESS -ACUTE LIVER FAILURE- OVARIES – NASAL CAVITY,ANOREXIA - ECTOPIC PREGNANCY – LARYNX – HUMAN TONGUE,BREEDING SUPERBRAINS - NARCOLEPSY - MOUTH DISEASES – ADRENAL/PINEAL GLANDS,DRUGS - NARCISSISTIC PERSONALITY DISORDER - PITUITARY GLAND DISEASE ,KAWASAKI DISEASE - KIDNEY STONES - LIST OF NEUROTRANSMITTERS.
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 and speeches 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, 9A, D, E
2.3 Be able to evaluate articles in relation to hid 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, synthesizing in it the conclusions of his/her own or group research.10, 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, 6, 9A, D, E
Teaching Methods:10: Discussion 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
1VIRUSES - COMMUNICATING WITH ONE ANOTER ACROSS A GAP
2TOXOPLASMOSIS - BACKACHE - EUGENICS
3MEASLES - SMALL INTESTINE
4MENINGITIS - SICKLE CELL ANEMIA
5LIVER TRANSPLANT - COLON CANCER
6GLIOBLASTOMA - INNATE IMMUNITY
7CANCER - THROMBOPHLEBITIS
8AMNIOTIC FLUID - ACQUIRED IMMUNITY
9SURGERY - GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX DISEASE (GERD)
10PRADER-WILLI SYNDROME - ABDOMINAL(BOWEL) SOUNDS - IMPORTANCE of LYMPHATIC SYSTEM
11PULMONARY EMBOLISM - ENLARGED BREAST in MEN - ANAESTHESIA
12HEART DISEASE IN WOMEN - 4 TYPES of TISSUE - FROM FERTILIZATION to OLD AGE
13SMALLPOX - ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS and HUMAN HEALTH - 10 HORMONAL DISEASES IN HUMANS
14GERIATRICS - DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ARTERIES and VEINS
15DISARMING FLU VIRUSES - NONSPECIFIC DEFENSES – TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME
16BACTERIOPHAGE THERAPY - NANOTECHNOLOGY AND MEDICINE - THE HUMAN LYNPHATIC SYSTEM
17ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM - ARTIFICIAL HEART – DIAPHRAGM - HYPOTHALAMUS
18HEALTHY SHOCKS TO THE HEAD - THE BIOLOGY OF BITTERNESS - URINARY BLADDER FUNCTION- LYMPH NODES
19MACULAR DEGENERATION - EYE ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY - SPINAL CORD
20EPIDEMIOLOGY – YAWNING - SALIVA IN MOUTH - THYROID GLAND FUNCTION - ESOPHAGUS DEFINITION
21BROCCOLI KICKS CANCER - MORNING SICKNESS - SHINING A LIGHT ON PAIN – SALIVA HELPS DIGESTION - PHARYNX
22BLOOD TRANSFUSION - STROKE – HEART FUNCTIONS - BRAIN
23BIRD FLU - GROWING NEW ORGANS – HUMAN NOSE FACTS – LARGE INTESTINE
24BIRTH DEFECTS - ABDOMINAL TENDERNESS - DISEASES CAUSED BY BACTERIA – SMALL INTESTINE FUNCTION
25AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE - CIRRHOSIS - 15 TYPES OF GLANDS IN HUMAN BODY – SALIVARY GLANDS DEFINITION
26A MODERN EPIDEMIC / STOMACH CANCER - TYPES OF LIVER DISEASES – PANCREAS
27HELICOBACTER PYLORI / HERNIA – MAMMARY GLANDS
28AFRICAN SLEEPING SICKNESS -ACUTE LIVER FAILURE- OVARIES – NASAL CAVITY
29ANOREXIA - ECTOPIC PREGNANCY – LARYNX – HUMAN TONGUE
30BREEDING SUPERBRAINS - NARCOLEPSY - MOUTH DISEASES – ADRENAL/PINEAL GLANDS
31DRUGS - NARCISSISTIC PERSONALITY DISORDER - PITUITARY GLAND DISEASE
32KAWASAKI DISEASE - KIDNEY STONES - LIST OF NEUROTRANSMITTERS
Resources
Materials designed by the lecturer and Internet resources
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 Hours28256
Guided Problem Solving28128
Resolution of Homework Problems and Submission as a Report000
Term Project000
Presentation of Project / Seminar000
Quiz000
Midterm Exam5735
General Exam11212
Performance Task, Maintenance Plan000
Total Workload(Hour)131
Dersin AKTS Kredisi = Toplam İş Yükü (Saat)/30*=(131/30)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 II-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; VIRUSES - COMMUNICATING WITH ONE ANOTER ACROSS A GAP ,TOXOPLASMOSIS - BACKACHE - EUGENICS,MEASLES - SMALL INTESTINE ,MENINGITIS - SICKLE CELL ANEMIA,LIVER TRANSPLANT - COLON CANCER ,GLIOBLASTOMA - INNATE IMMUNITY,CANCER - THROMBOPHLEBITIS,AMNIOTIC FLUID - ACQUIRED IMMUNITY,SURGERY - GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX DISEASE (GERD),PRADER-WILLI SYNDROME - ABDOMINAL(BOWEL) SOUNDS - IMPORTANCE of LYMPHATIC SYSTEM,PULMONARY EMBOLISM - ENLARGED BREAST in MEN - ANAESTHESIA,HEART DISEASE IN WOMEN - 4 TYPES of TISSUE - FROM FERTILIZATION to OLD AGE,SMALLPOX - ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS and HUMAN HEALTH - 10 HORMONAL DISEASES IN HUMANS,GERIATRICS - DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ARTERIES and VEINS,DISARMING FLU VIRUSES - NONSPECIFIC DEFENSES – TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME,BACTERIOPHAGE THERAPY - NANOTECHNOLOGY AND MEDICINE - THE HUMAN LYNPHATIC SYSTEM,ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM - ARTIFICIAL HEART – DIAPHRAGM - HYPOTHALAMUS,HEALTHY SHOCKS TO THE HEAD - THE BIOLOGY OF BITTERNESS - URINARY BLADDER FUNCTION- LYMPH NODES,MACULAR DEGENERATION - EYE ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY - SPINAL CORD,EPIDEMIOLOGY – YAWNING - SALIVA IN MOUTH - THYROID GLAND FUNCTION - ESOPHAGUS DEFINITION,BROCCOLI KICKS CANCER - MORNING SICKNESS - SHINING A LIGHT ON PAIN – SALIVA HELPS DIGESTION - PHARYNX,BLOOD TRANSFUSION - STROKE – HEART FUNCTIONS - BRAIN,BIRD FLU - GROWING NEW ORGANS – HUMAN NOSE FACTS – LARGE INTESTINE,BIRTH DEFECTS - ABDOMINAL TENDERNESS - DISEASES CAUSED BY BACTERIA – SMALL INTESTINE FUNCTION,AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE - CIRRHOSIS - 15 TYPES OF GLANDS IN HUMAN BODY – SALIVARY GLANDS DEFINITION,A MODERN EPIDEMIC / STOMACH CANCER - TYPES OF LIVER DISEASES – PANCREAS ,HELICOBACTER PYLORI / HERNIA – MAMMARY GLANDS,AFRICAN SLEEPING SICKNESS -ACUTE LIVER FAILURE- OVARIES – NASAL CAVITY,ANOREXIA - ECTOPIC PREGNANCY – LARYNX – HUMAN TONGUE,BREEDING SUPERBRAINS - NARCOLEPSY - MOUTH DISEASES – ADRENAL/PINEAL GLANDS,DRUGS - NARCISSISTIC PERSONALITY DISORDER - PITUITARY GLAND DISEASE ,KAWASAKI DISEASE - KIDNEY STONES - LIST OF NEUROTRANSMITTERS.
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 and speeches 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, 9A, D, E
2.3 Be able to evaluate articles in relation to hid 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, synthesizing in it the conclusions of his/her own or group research.10, 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, 6, 9A, D, E
Teaching Methods:10: Discussion 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
1VIRUSES - COMMUNICATING WITH ONE ANOTER ACROSS A GAP
2TOXOPLASMOSIS - BACKACHE - EUGENICS
3MEASLES - SMALL INTESTINE
4MENINGITIS - SICKLE CELL ANEMIA
5LIVER TRANSPLANT - COLON CANCER
6GLIOBLASTOMA - INNATE IMMUNITY
7CANCER - THROMBOPHLEBITIS
8AMNIOTIC FLUID - ACQUIRED IMMUNITY
9SURGERY - GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX DISEASE (GERD)
10PRADER-WILLI SYNDROME - ABDOMINAL(BOWEL) SOUNDS - IMPORTANCE of LYMPHATIC SYSTEM
11PULMONARY EMBOLISM - ENLARGED BREAST in MEN - ANAESTHESIA
12HEART DISEASE IN WOMEN - 4 TYPES of TISSUE - FROM FERTILIZATION to OLD AGE
13SMALLPOX - ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS and HUMAN HEALTH - 10 HORMONAL DISEASES IN HUMANS
14GERIATRICS - DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ARTERIES and VEINS
15DISARMING FLU VIRUSES - NONSPECIFIC DEFENSES – TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME
16BACTERIOPHAGE THERAPY - NANOTECHNOLOGY AND MEDICINE - THE HUMAN LYNPHATIC SYSTEM
17ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM - ARTIFICIAL HEART – DIAPHRAGM - HYPOTHALAMUS
18HEALTHY SHOCKS TO THE HEAD - THE BIOLOGY OF BITTERNESS - URINARY BLADDER FUNCTION- LYMPH NODES
19MACULAR DEGENERATION - EYE ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY - SPINAL CORD
20EPIDEMIOLOGY – YAWNING - SALIVA IN MOUTH - THYROID GLAND FUNCTION - ESOPHAGUS DEFINITION
21BROCCOLI KICKS CANCER - MORNING SICKNESS - SHINING A LIGHT ON PAIN – SALIVA HELPS DIGESTION - PHARYNX
22BLOOD TRANSFUSION - STROKE – HEART FUNCTIONS - BRAIN
23BIRD FLU - GROWING NEW ORGANS – HUMAN NOSE FACTS – LARGE INTESTINE
24BIRTH DEFECTS - ABDOMINAL TENDERNESS - DISEASES CAUSED BY BACTERIA – SMALL INTESTINE FUNCTION
25AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE - CIRRHOSIS - 15 TYPES OF GLANDS IN HUMAN BODY – SALIVARY GLANDS DEFINITION
26A MODERN EPIDEMIC / STOMACH CANCER - TYPES OF LIVER DISEASES – PANCREAS
27HELICOBACTER PYLORI / HERNIA – MAMMARY GLANDS
28AFRICAN SLEEPING SICKNESS -ACUTE LIVER FAILURE- OVARIES – NASAL CAVITY
29ANOREXIA - ECTOPIC PREGNANCY – LARYNX – HUMAN TONGUE
30BREEDING SUPERBRAINS - NARCOLEPSY - MOUTH DISEASES – ADRENAL/PINEAL GLANDS
31DRUGS - NARCISSISTIC PERSONALITY DISORDER - PITUITARY GLAND DISEASE
32KAWASAKI DISEASE - KIDNEY STONES - LIST OF NEUROTRANSMITTERS
Resources
Materials designed by the lecturer and Internet resources
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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