COURSE OUTLINE
- GENERAL
SCHOOL
School Medicine
ACADEMIC UNIT
LEVEL OF STUDIES
COURSE CODE
MED_374
SEMESTER
3 Winter
COURSE TITLE
German III
INDEPENDENT TEACHING ACTIVITIES
if credits are awarded for separate components of the course, e.g. lectures, laboratory exercises, etc. If the credits are awarded for the whole of the course, give the weekly teaching hours and the total credits
WEEKLY TEACHING HOURS
CREDITS
Lecture and laboratory exercises
2
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Add rows if necessary. The organisation of teaching and the teaching methods used are described in detail at (d).
COURSE TYPE
general background,
special background, specialised general knowledge, skills development
Teaching German for Specific Purposes (specialised general knowledge), Academic skills development
PREREQUISITE COURSES:
GERMAN I, II
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION and EXAMINATIONS:
German
IS THE COURSE OFFERED TO ERASMUS STUDENTS
Yes
COURSE WEBSITE (URL)
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- LEARNING OUTCOMES
Learning outcomes
The course learning outcomes, specific knowledge, skills and competences of an appropriate level, which the students will acquire with the successful completion of the course are described.
Consult Appendix A
- Description of the level of learning outcomes for each qualifications cycle, according to the Qualifications Framework of the European Higher Education Area
- Descriptors for Levels 6, 7 & 8 of the European Qualifications Framework for Lifelong Learning and Appendix B
- Guidelines for writing Learning Outcomes
The aim of the course is to gradually familiarize students with the language of Medicine and introduce them to the specialized terminology used in their field of study.
Via the analysis and elaboration of specialized texts that present an increasing difficulty, students are taught complex grammar and syntactic phenomena of German as a foreign language and German for Specific Purposes.
General Competences
Taking into consideration the general competences that the degree-holder must acquire (as these appear in the Diploma Supplement and appear below), at which of the following does the course aim?
Search for, analysis and synthesis of data and information, with the use of the necessary technology
Adapting to new situations
Decision-making
Working independently
Team work
Working in an international environment
Working in an interdisciplinary environment
Production of new research ideas
Project planning and management
Respect for difference and multiculturalism
Respect for the natural environment
Showing social, professional and ethical responsibility and sensitivity to gender issues
Criticism and self-criticism
Production of free, creative and inductive thinking
……
Others…
…….
By the end of this course students will have developed the following skills (general abilities):
1. Ability to exhibit knowledge and understanding of the studied concepts, theories and applications which are related to Medicine.
2. Study skills needed for continuing academic and professional development related to English as a Foreign Language and English for General Academic and Specific Purposes.
- SYLLABUS
- Enhancement of medical vocabulary
- Introduction to German for Specific Purposes/Specialized use of the German language with an emphasis on Medicine and Pharmacy
- Introduction to German for Specific Purposes and German for Medicine
- Comparing Greek to German curricula
- Written speech comprehension:
Pharmacology
Medical specialization
Hospital/Surgery
Anatomy and diseases
Communication
- Complex grammar phenomena :The use of noun phrases in Academic and Medical German
Employing verbs in Academic and Medical German
Subjunctive I
Passive Voice
,
- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS - EVALUATION
DELIVERY
Face-to-face, Distance learning, etc.
Face-to-face(class)
USE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
Use of ICT in teaching, laboratory education, communication with students
No
TEACHING METHODS
The manner and methods of teaching are described in detail.
Lectures, seminars, laboratory practice, fieldwork, study and analysis of bibliography, tutorials, placements, clinical practice, art workshop, interactive teaching, educational visits, project, essay writing, artistic creativity, etc.
The student's study hours for each learning activity are given as well as the hours of non-directed study according to the principles of the ECTS
Νασυμπληρωθεί(ΥΠΟΔΕΙΓΜΑ ΟΠΩΣ ΕΣΔΕ)
Activity
Semester workload
Lectures
16
Laboratory practice
10
Course total
26
STUDENT PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
Description of the evaluation procedure
Language of evaluation, methods of evaluation, summative or conclusive, multiple choice questionnaires, short-answer questions, open-ended questions, problem solving, written work, essay/report, oral examination, public presentation, laboratory work, clinical examination of patient, art interpretation, other
Specifically-defined evaluation criteria are given, and if and where they are accessible to students.
Νασυμπληρωθεί
ΥΠΟΔΕΙΓΜΑ
Assessment language is German
The evaluation includes:
- Exam (90%)
- Attention and Participations (10%)
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- ATTACHED BIBLIOGRAPHY
1.D.Levy-Hillereich: Kommunikation in sozialen und medizinischen Berufen (Cornelsen Verlag, München 2009)
2.P.W.Ruff: Einführung in den Gebrauch der medizinischen Fachsprache (Europa Lehrmittel,2015)
3.. P.Schulze :Fachsprache der Medizin( LinguaMed Verlag , Neu Isenburg,2003
4.Duden Wörterbuch: Medizinische Fachbegriffe, Dudenverlag Mannheim 2007
