Language Improvement

The Art of Healing: Medicine in the Past and Present

Due to the increasing popularity of Medical English in the contemporary world, it is not uncommon to come across medical jargon embedded in journal articles or TV series. The course will focus on medicine in the past (health and healing in ancient Egypt, wonder cures of the ancient world, surprising facts about the history of medicine) and present medical issues (e.g. signs and symptoms, placebo and nocebo effects, first aid). It will also delve into a healthy lifestyle (prevention is better than cure: medicinal cookery - the pharmacy in our food, nutrition, food patterns based on culture and customs).

The Story of Medicine. From the Black Death to Florence Nightingale, BBC History Magazine, ed. by R. Attar. Immediate Media Company Bristol Limited, 2018.

Hobbs, M.Oxford English For Careers Medicine 1. Oxford, 2009.

Pohl, A. Test Your Professional English: Medical. Penguin English. 2004.

Lipińska A. and S. Wisńiewska-Leśków, Z. Szczepankiewicz. English for Medical Sciences. MedPharm. 2006.

Evans V. and J. Dooley, T. M. Tran. Career Paths: Medical. Express Publishing. 2019.

Gorbacz-Gancarz B and L. Ostrowska, E Stefańska, E..Supińska, E. Szczepaniak. English for Dietetics. PZWL. 2016.

Kita, J. Health ... Easy Ways to Feel Better and Live Longer. The Reader's Digest Association, Inc. 2012.

Pinnock, D. Medicinal Cookery. Recipes from Nature's Edible Pharmacy. Orion Publishing Group. 2017.

Schlosser, E. Fast Food Nation. What the All-American Meal Is Doing to the World. Penguin Books. 2002.

The participants will be assigned vocabulary tasks based on miscellaneous articles, book excerpts, quizzes and videos. In order to obtain the final credit, the students will be expected to prepare audio-visual presentations on a given subject (in the fields of medicine and healthcare).

The Art of Healing: Medicine in the Past and Present

Due to the increasing popularity of Medical English in the contemporary world, it is not uncommon to come across medical jargon embedded in journal articles or TV series. The course will focus on medicine in the past (health and healing in ancient Egypt, wonder cures of the ancient world, surprising facts about the history of medicine) and present medical issues (e.g. signs and symptoms, placebo and nocebo effects, first aid). It will also delve into a healthy lifestyle (prevention is better than cure: medicinal cookery - the pharmacy in our food, nutrition, food patterns based on culture and customs).

The Story of Medicine. From the Black Death to Florence Nightingale, BBC History Magazine, ed. by R. Attar. Immediate Media Company Bristol Limited, 2018.

Hobbs, M.Oxford English For Careers Medicine 1. Oxford, 2009.

Pohl, A. Test Your Professional English: Medical. Penguin English. 2004.

Lipińska A. and S. Wisńiewska-Leśków, Z. Szczepankiewicz. English for Medical Sciences. MedPharm. 2006.

Evans V. and J. Dooley, T. M. Tran. Career Paths: Medical. Express Publishing. 2019.

Gorbacz-Gancarz B and L. Ostrowska, E Stefańska, E..Supińska, E. Szczepaniak. English for Dietetics. PZWL. 2016.

Kita, J. Health ... Easy Ways to Feel Better and Live Longer. The Reader's Digest Association, Inc. 2012.

Pinnock, D. Medicinal Cookery. Recipes from Nature's Edible Pharmacy. Orion Publishing Group. 2017.

Schlosser, E. Fast Food Nation. What the All-American Meal Is Doing to the World. Penguin Books. 2002.

The participants will be assigned vocabulary tasks based on miscellaneous articles, book excerpts, quizzes and videos. In order to obtain the final credit, the students will be expected to prepare audio-visual presentations on a given subject (in the fields of medicine and healthcare).