Languages for All Languages, Cultures & Societies Languages for Specific Purposes in HE Cambridge Gabriele Zagel-Millmore: Patrizia Lavizani: Julia Palacios:

Acronyms RESS Research, Evaluation and Special Studies SWB Students without Borders LfA Languages for All Languages for All Languages, Cultures & Societies

Languages for All Languages, Cultures & Societies RESS - Rationale core unit opportunity to acquire, develop and apply research and evaluation skills allows students choice in studying areas of particular interest to them opportunity to experience something different outside of the mainstream medical education– either in terms of content or in terms of the environment you learn in offers a unique opportunity for students to work with peers in year 2 and 3 (from: choices booklet)

Languages for All Languages, Cultures & Societies RESS - B ackground Offered to: Year 2 and 3 students Beginners Spanish, Italian, French and German (Urdu, Punjabi if demand) Time scale: End semester 1 2 weeks 3 hours per day: 3 days a week 3 hours for Role-Play assessment on final Friday consultations

Languages for All Languages, Cultures & Societies Self study time Week to to Monday TEACHING SESSIONSELF-STUDY SESSION Tuesday TEACHING SESSION Wednesday SELF-STUDY SESSION Thursday TEACHING SESSION Friday SELF-STUDY SESSION

Languages for All Languages, Cultures & Societies Assessment Reflective Log /- 10% words not a list of events Learning outcomes 5 components assessed

Languages for All Languages, Cultures & Societies Grading Criteria Components. Progress Organisation, time management, punctuality, willingness to learn new skills, initiative, enthusiasm in project, motivation Skills Acquisition Degree of success in acquiring new skills or developing established skills Information Gathering / Interpretation Locating and extracting information, evaluating information/data, validity of conclusions Additional Work The role-play (clarity/correctness/standard) Reflective Log Self-reflections, evidence of critical thinking, innovative ideas, understands & makes explicit awareness of enterprise & entrepreneurial skill

Languages for All Languages, Cultures & Societies EE Enterprise: having an idea and taking advantage of the opportunities to make things happen Entrepreneurship: taking initiative, seizing opportunities, creativity, interest and enthusiasm (from: Choices Booklet)

Languages for All Languages, Cultures & Societies Enterprise skills - why ? ‘Why is this important in my future career as a Doctor?’ If businesses are to grow they need people who have enterprising attributes and know how to use them. People who will be innovative, inventive, think outside the box, are good at communicating ideas, enthusiastic, professional, ethical, persistent, committed and driven. People who can see opportunities for enhancement and have the confidence to make change happen. (from: Choices Booklet)

Languages for All Languages, Cultures & Societies Enterprise Skills 3 skills are developed on this project: Communication skills, Organisation, Adaptability. It is important to refer to Enterprise Skills in the reflective log, where appropriate. (From: Welcome letter for all RESS, 2015)

Languages for All Languages, Cultures & Societies Assessment Role Play Doctor and patient consultation 2 min Filmed Doctor’s part is learnt + cue card Patient can use script Include: - basic instructions, symptoms, frequency of symptoms - ‘perform’ an examination - give a diagnosis - give prescription + indicate future plan

Languages for All Languages, Cultures & Societies Syllabus in a nutshell Topics Language functions & vocabulary 1. Introducing yourself & others  Give personal details (name, age, occupation, marital status, family…)  Spell out and understand spellings of names  Give a description of oneself and others  Use appropriate forms of greetings 2. Talking about daily routine  Understand and tell the time  Understand and use vocabulary related to a typical day in a surgery  Talk about a typical day in a surgery 3. Giving and understanding simple instructions  Understand and give simple instructions related to everyday situations  Understand and give simple instructions to a patient 4. Carrying out a simple examination  Ask about and understand symptoms  Ask about and understand the frequency of symptoms  Ask about and understand events leading to the consultation  Understand body parts 5. Making a diagnosis  Understand common illnesses  Explain common illnesses 6. Giving a prescription  Understand and explain common drugs  Understand and explain length of treatments and dosage

Languages for All Languages, Cultures & Societies We offer: German beginners Italian beginners Spanish beginners Beginners = no previous knowledge of the language Who delivers the FL project? German - Gabriele Zagel-Millmore Italian - Patrizia Lavizani Spanish - Julia Palacios (Co-ordinator) Aims of the project:: * to develop foreign language acquisition skills in a medical context * to gain awareness of independent language learning *to develop communication skills in the target language * to develop transferable skills e.g. confidence, team-working, time management, adaptability * to encourage self-evaluation and critical reflection on your leaning and progress * to explore and develop enterprise and entrepreneurial skills Means of Assessment: 1Reflective Log – 2000 words (comments on method/strategies used, reflection on what work/didn’t work) Role Play – in pairs, recorded in the last lesson Categories of Assessment: Process (e.g. time management, punctually, motivation, etc ) Skills Acquisition Information Gathering Additional Work - ( Role Play) Reflective Log