1. Medical English
Course introduction
Peih-ying Lu Sept 17, 2015

2. Course Framework Topics TBL/PBL / Mini-projects 1. Roots of English
Greek Mythology and Medicine
Approach to Medical Terms and Medical Professions
Medicine in Mythology (tracing the origins)
How Doctors Think (finding medical terms)
2. Learning about the Body
TED Talk （5 talks） / Health Education
3. Learning about the Brain
4. Learning about Children’s and Women’s Health
Birth Plan
Unwanted Pregnancies
5. Medical Communication
Doctor/Patient Communication： Role-play and Analysis
Mini-project 1 （PBL）
Medicine and Society
Mini-project 2
Good Patients

3. Medical English Syllabus
共同lecture時間: Thu 1-2 上課地點:CS302 週次
Topic
講授者 1
9/17 (Thu 1-2)
Course Introduction: Why Medical English and What is expected
呂佩穎 2
9/24 (Thu 1-2)
Roots of Medical English: Greek Mythology and Medicine 3
10/01(Thu 1-2)
Task Based Learning 1
Medicine in Mythology & How Doctors Think 周雋
10/02 (Fri 1-2)
徐崇堯
10/02 (Fri 3-4)
陳思嘉
10/02 (Fri 5-6)
林彥克 4
10/8 (Thu 1-2)
Roots of Medical English:
Approach to Medical Terms and Medical Professions
蔡哲嘉 5
10/15(Thu 1-2)
Holiday 6
10/22 (Thu 1-2)
Getting Professional: Learning about the Body
(Internal Medicine)
李智雄 7
10/29 (Thu1-2)
Medicine Getting Professional: Learning about the Body (Surgery)
傅尹志 8
11/05(Thu 1-2)
Getting Professional: Learning about the Brain
林瑞泰 9
Mid-Term

5. Teaching Team Lecturers: 呂佩穎老師 呂佩穎老師 李桂蓮老師 蔡哲嘉醫師 蔡哲嘉醫師 李智雄醫師 林瑞泰醫師
傅尹志醫師
林瑞泰醫師
詹德富醫師
周雋老師
TBL/PBL Tutors
呂佩穎老師
李桂蓮老師
蔡哲嘉醫師
林瑞泰醫師
周雋老師
林彥克醫師
陳思嘉醫師
林育志醫師
徐崇堯醫師

6. Class section and class room
A Thursday 1-2 CS302(濟世大樓) B Friday 3-4 CS301 C Friday 5-6 CS301 D Friday 7-8 CS301 (common lecture time) C Thursday 1-2 CS302

7. Course Objectives
To develop students’ competence in using English in academic or clinical environments.
To facilitate students’ learning in four skills, i.e. Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing.
To integrate professionalism development with the the medical English learning.

8. Expectations from Faculty
Students are expected to explore the elements of history, culture, images and communications of Medical English.
Language is best for communication and identity.
Students should be able to carry out a doctor-patient conversation in everyday English with fluency.
Students are expected to read articles about sciences for common purposes.
Students should be able to make written record of medical condition in English with minimal spelling or grammatical mistakes.

9. Five Pillars of Medical English
Thou shalt have an enquiring mind
Thou shalt be punctual
Thou shalt not use cellphones
Thou shalt come prepared
Thou shalt actively participate

10. Requirements Students need to form the groups before each TBL.
Students must not change the class.
Students must be on time for each TBL. (Punctuality will be taken into account in terms of assessment)
Students must not absent for each TBL.
Each group must bring one laptop/tablet.
Students need to prepare for TBL if needed.
Assignment must be handed in on time.
Plagiarism is forbidden .

11. Assessment Mid-term 25-30% Final 25-30%
Task based learning/Problem based learning 40%-50%
*Being over 10 minutes (included) late for TBL/ mini-project class: You will get an individual grade reduced for two units from your group grade. For example, if your group’s original grade is A+, your grade will become A-.
* Being late for over 30 minutes, your grade for this task will not be 0.

12. TBL Score Equivalence Original score Letter grade
Score based on 100 percent 32 A+ 95 30 A 90 28 A- 85 25 B+ 80 23 B 75 21 B- 70 18 C+ 65