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| 020 | _a9781859644423 (Student Book with CDs) | ||
| 040 | _cJCRC | ||
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_aFitzgerald, Patrick _d1964- |
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_aEnglish for Medicine in Higher Education Studies / _cPatrick Fitzgerald, Marie McCullagh, and Ros Wright ; Terry Phillips (Series Editor). |
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| 250 | _a1st ed. | ||
| 260 |
_aReading, UK : _bGarnet Education Limited, _c2010. |
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| 300 |
_a134 p. : _bill. ; _c28 cm. _e+ 2 CDs |
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| 440 | _aEnglish for Specific Academic Purposes | ||
| 500 | _aIncludes a glossary and transcripts. | ||
| 505 | _a"English for Medicine is a skills-based course designed specifically for students of medicine who are about to enter English-medium tertiary level studies. It provides carefully graded practice and progression in the key academic skills that all students need, such as listening to lectures and speaking in seminars. It also equips students with the specialist language they need to participate successfully within a medical faculty. Extensive listening exercises come from medical lectures, and all reading texts are taken from the same field of study. There is also a focus throughout on the key medical vocabulary that student will need. | ||
| 505 | _aListening: how to understand and take effective notes on extended lectures, including how to follow the argument and identify the speaker's point of view. | ||
| 505 | _aSpeaking: how to participate effectively in a variety of realistic situations, from seminars to presentations, including how to develop an argument and use stance markers. | ||
| 505 | _aReading: how to understand a wide range of texts, from academic textbooks to Internet articles, including how to produce coherent and well-structured assignments, including such skills as paraphrasing and the use of appropriate academic phrases. | ||
| 505 | _aVocabulary: a wide range of activities to develop students' knowledge and use of key vocabulary, both in the field of management and of academic study in general. | ||
| 505 | _aVocabulary and Skills banks: a reference resource to provide students with revision of the key words and phrases and skills presented in the unit. | ||
| 505 | _aFull transcripts of all listening exercises. | ||
| 505 | _aThe Garnet English for Specific Academic Purposes series covers a range of academic subjects. All titles present the same skills and vocabulary points. Teachers can therefore deal with a range of ESAP course at the same time, knowing that each subject title will focus on the same key skills and follow the same structure" (Book Cover). | ||
| 505 | _aTABLE OF CONTENTS | ||
| 505 | _aUnit 1 - WHAT IS MEDICINE? (Listening - Speaking) | ||
| 505 |
_aTOPICS
_tBackground to the discipline _tAreas of study: anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, pathology, pharmacology |
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| 505 |
_aVOCABULARY FOCUS
_tWords from general English with special meaning in medicine _tPrefixes and suffixes |
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| 505 | _aSKILLS FOCUS | ||
| 505 |
_aListening:
_tpreparing for a lecture _tpredicting lecture content from the introduction _tunderstanding lecture organization _tchoosing an appropriate form of notes _tmaking lecture notes |
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| 505 |
_aSpeaking:
_tspeaking from notes |
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| 505 | _aUnit 2 - ACHIEVEMENTS IN MEDICINE (Reading - Writing) | ||
| 505 |
_aTOPICS
_tCardiac surgery _tEradication of smallpox by vaccination |
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| 505 |
_aVOCABULARY FOCUS
_tEnglish-English dictionaries: headwords – definitions - parts of speech – phonemes - stress markers - countable/uncountable - transitive/intransitive |
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| 505 | _aSKILLS FOCUS | ||
| 505 |
_aReading:
_tusing research questions to focus on relevant information in a text _tusing topic sentences to get an overview of the text |
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| 505 |
_aWriting:
_twriting topic sentences _tsummarizing a text |
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| 505 | _aUnit 3 - BASIC PRINCIPLES IN MEDICINE (Listening - Speaking) | ||
| 505 |
_aTOPICS
_tAnatomy _tPhysiology |
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| 505 |
_aVOCABULARY FOCUS
_tStress patterns in multi-syllable words _tPrefixes |
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| 505 | _aSKILLS FOCUS | ||
| 505 |
_aListening:
_tpreparing for a lecture _tpredicting lecture content _tmaking lecture notes _tusing different information sources |
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| 505 |
_aSpeaking:
_treporting research findings _tformulating questions |
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| 505 | _aUnit 4 - COMPUTERS IN MEDICINE (Reading - Writing) | ||
| 505 |
_aTOPICS
_tThe use of computers in medicine |
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| 505 |
_aVOCABULARY FOCUS
_tComputer jargon _tAbbreviations and acronyms _tDiscourse and stance markers _tVerb and noun suffixes |
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| 505 | _aSKILLS FOCUS | ||
| 505 |
_aReading:
_tidentifying topic development within a paragraph _tusing the Internet effectively _tevaluating Internet search results |
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| 505 |
_aWriting:
_treporting research findings |
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| 505 | _aUnit 5 - CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF DISEASE (Listening - Speaking) | ||
| 505 |
_aTOPICS
_tDefining disease by type _tDemographics and research methods |
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| 505 |
_aVOCABULARY FOCUS
_tWords sets: synonyms, antonyms, etc. _tThe language of trends _tCommon lecture language |
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| 505 | _aSKILLS FOCUS | ||
| 505 |
_aListening:
_tunderstanding 'signpost language' in lectures _tusing symbols and abbreviations in note-taking |
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| 505 |
_aSpeaking
_tmaking effective contributions to a seminar |
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| 505 | _aUnit 6 - BIOLOGY, BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHARMACOLOGY (Reading - Writing) | ||
| 505 |
_aTOPICS
_tAspects of biology, biochemistry and pharmacology |
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| 505 |
_aVOCABULARY FOCUS
_tSynonyms, replacement subjects, etc., for sentence-level paraphrasing |
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| 505 | _aSKILLS FOCUS | ||
| 505 |
_aReading:
_treporting findings from other sources: avoiding plagiarism _tlocating key information in complex sentences |
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| 505 |
_aWriting:
_twriting complex sentences |
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| 505 | _aUnit 7 - CLINICAL SETTING: ACUTE CARE (Listening - Speaking) | ||
| 505 |
_aTOPICS
_tMedicine in a hospital setting |
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| 505 |
_aVOCABULARY FOCUS
_tCompound nouns _tFixed phrases from management English _tFixed phrases from academic English _tCommon lecture language |
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| 505 | _aSKILLS FOCUS | ||
| 505 |
_aListening:
_tunderstanding speaker emphasis |
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| 505 |
_aSpeaking:
_tasking for clarification _tresponding to queries and requests for clarification |
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| 505 | _aUnit 8 - CLINICAL SETTING: PRIMARY CARE (Reading - Writing) | ||
| 505 |
_aTOPICS
_tMedicine in general practice |
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| 505 |
_aVOCABULARY FOCUS
_tSynonyms _tNouns from verbs _tDefinitions _tCommon 'direction' verbs in essay titles (discuss, analyze, evaluate, etc.) |
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| 505 | _aSKILLS FOCUS | ||
| 505 |
_aReading:
_tunderstanding dependent clauses with passives |
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| 505 |
_aWriting:
_tparaphrasing _texpanding notes into complex sentences _trecognizing different essay types/structures: descriptive, analytical, comparison/evaluation, argument _twriting essay plans _twriting essays |
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| 505 | _aUnit 9 - NON-CLINICAL SETTING: PUBLIC HEALTH (Listening - Speaking) | ||
| 505 |
_aTOPICS
_tPublic health medicine _tObesity |
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| 505 |
_aVOCABULARY FOCUS
_tFixed phrases from management English _tFixed phrases from academic English |
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| 505 | _aSKILLS FOCUS | ||
| 505 |
_aListening:
_tusing the Cornell note-taking system _trecognizing digressions in lectures |
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| 505 |
_aSpeaking:
_tmaking effective contributions to a seminar _treferring to other people's ideas in a seminar |
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| 505 | _aUnit 10 - EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE (Reading - Writing) | ||
| 505 |
_aTOPICS
_tBackground to EBM _tResearch fundamentals _tPatient role in EBM _tClinical guidelines |
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| 505 |
_aVOCABULARY FOCUS
_t'Neutral' and 'marked' words _tFixed phrases from industrial relations _tFixed phrases from academic English |
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| 505 | _aSKILLS FOCUS | ||
| 505 |
_aReading:
_trecognizing the writer's stance and level of confidence or tentativeness _tinferring implicit ideas |
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| 505 |
_aWriting:
_twriting situation-problem-solution-evaluation essays _tusing direct quotations _tcompiling a bibliography / reference list |
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| 505 | _aUnit 11 - CURRENT ISSUES IN MEDICINE (Listening - Speaking) | ||
| 505 |
_aTOPICS
_tEthics and patient communication _tInformed consent |
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| 505 |
_aVOCABULARY FOCUS
_tWords/phrases used to link ideas (moreover, as a result, etc.) _tStress patterns in noun phrases and compounds _tFixed phrases from academic English |
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| 505 | _aSKILLS FOCUS | ||
| 505 |
_aListening:
_trecognizing the speaker's stance _twriting up notes in full |
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| 505 |
_aSpeaking:
_tbuilding an argument in a seminar _tagreeing / disagreeing |
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| 505 | _aUnit 12 - THE FUTURE OF MEDICINE (Reading - Writing) | ||
| 505 |
_aTOPICS
_tGlobal inequalities in access to health care _tGenetic engineering and nano-medicine _tCloning _tPandemics _tClinical trials |
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| 505 |
_aVOCABULARY FOCUS
_tVerbs used to introduce ideas from other sources (X contends/suggests/asserts that ...) _tLinking words/phrases conveying contrast (whereas), result (consequently), reasons (due to), etc. _tWords for quantities (a significant minority) |
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| 505 | _aSKILLS FOCUS | ||
| 505 |
_aReading:
_tunderstanding how ideas in a text are linked |
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| 505 |
_aWriting:
_tdeciding whether to use direct quotation or paraphrase _tincorporating quotations _twriting research reports _twriting effective introductions / conclusions |
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| 521 | _aIntended for students of medicine who are about to enter English-medium tertiary level studies. Designed for students at the upper intermediate to proficient level (CEF B2 - C2). | ||
| 650 |
_aEnglish language _vSound recording for foreign speakers |
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| 650 |
_aEnglish language _vTextbooks for foreign speakers |
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| 650 |
_aEnglish language _vMedical English _xProblems and exercises |
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| 650 |
_aEnglish language _vConversation and phrase books |
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| 650 | _aMedicine. | ||
| 650 | _aB2-C2 (CEFR). | ||
| 650 | _aUpper-intermediate to proficiency. | ||
| 700 | _aMcCullagh, Marie | ||
| 700 | _aWright, Ros | ||
| 700 |
_aPhillips, Terry _d1949- |
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_uhttps://www.garneteducation.com/product/english-for-medicine-in-higher-education-studies/ _yPublisher's Website. |
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| 856 |
_uhttps://englishcentral.net/?product=english-for-medicine _zDistributor's Website. |
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