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Arzobispo Loayza Private Institute of Higher Education: Study Program
Arzobispo Loayza Private Institute of Higher Education: Study Program
Syllabus
I. GENERAL INFORMATION
This subject is aimed to give students general knowledge and understanding of the use of English in health
field, related with the key vocabularies and commonly used phrases in health specially to deal with written text
also reading and listening activity in the subjects. The contents are: the development of listening comprehension
and oral expression, as well as written comprehension and production at levels of language use in simple,
everyday situations and in relation to their field of expertise. Expressed with certain fluency, linguistic correction
and property, as well as the use of learning strategies, contextualized texts and tasks. Allowing the student to
understand and perform simulations of significant medical situations.
UNIT I:
LEARNING ACHIEVEMENT: Describes expressions in the past tense. Explains the functions of our body system.
Methodological Learning
Sessio Date Concepts Procedures Attitudes Strategies assessment
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Students listen and introduce
1 themselves. Brainstorming.
Students listen and repeat the Teamwork.
new vocabulary. Dialogues
Teacher’s introduction. Teacher elicits the meaning of the Systematic
Online Class Vocabulary. new words with the whole class. observation.
Formative
Instructions during sessions. Oral tests.
Assessment
Written tests.
Readings
Games
Role playing
Presentation
Songs
LEARNING ACHIEVEMENT: Use properly the grammatical structures and their knowledge of the different verb conjugations. Learns a specific technical vocabulary in the
health area. Understand and construct sentences about some diseases and their treatment in the English language
Methodological Learning
Session Date Concepts Procedures Attitudes
Strategies assessment
Vocabulary: medical Students match pictures and Brainstorming
occupations and others sentences. Teamwork.
A/an before jobs in singular Students listen and repeat Systematic
sentences the new vocabulary. Appreciates the use of observation.
11 Prepositions in, for, - Teacher help students English language using Oral tests. Formative
analyze the example on the grammar correctly. Written tests. Assessment
sheets and understand when Readings
to use the prepositions in and Games
for. Role playing
Teacher gives extra Presentation
examples and exercises. Songs
12 What do you do? (He, she, I, Pronunciation: Wh questions’ Brainstorming
you) stress. Teamwork.
Real jobs and dream jobs. Listening an interview. Systematic
Matching pictures and jobs. Appreciates the use of observation.
Group work: students ask English language Oral tests. Formative
each other about their using grammar Written tests. Assessment
occupations and/ or jobs. correctly. Readings
Games
Role plays
Presentation
Songs
13 Speaking activity. Teacher Brainstorming
Useful phrases: Asking for a prepare students for the Understands the Teamwork.
person on the phone. following situation: Talking on benefits of organ Systematic Formative
the phone. donation. observation. Assessment
Students read and listen to the Oral tests.
conversation. Written tests.
Students practice the
conversation.
Teacher elicits the meaning of
the useful phrases from the
students.
Students now practice the
conversation. (whole class
and in groups)
3.1. Method
Scientific, analytical and synthetic method
Participatory method (group dynamics)
Inductive - deductive method
Techniques: master class, use of slides, manuals, group workshops, protocols
3.2. Strategies
o Oral and written way
o Mode: individual and group
IV. EVALUATION
4.1. All grades are in the vigesimal system (from 0 to 20); the minimum grade is thirteen (13) and the fraction 0.5 or more in any grade oraverage is
always in favor of the student, rounding up to the next higher whole number.
Only students who have NOT taken the MID-TERM and FINAL EXAM will be entitled to take the make-up exam. A student who DOES NOT ATTEND ANY OF THE
TWO EXAMS, may NOT take the make-up exam and will be placed NSP on the official record.
4.3. The final score of each UNIT is based on the following parameters:
A: Attitude (Attendance to classes, tardiness, use of the uniform, respect to the institutional rules, participation in the classroom, personal presentation,
attendance to classes in the videoconferences, etc)
ED: Daily evaluation (oral or written)
EP: Partial and Final Evaluation
AP: Aptitude (student’s performance during the practice, practical exam)
A+ED+AE+AP
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