School Of Health Scıences
Nursıng And Health Servıces

Course Information

OCCUPATIONAL ENGLISH I
Code Semester Theoretical Practice National Credit ECTS Credit
Hour / Week
HEM207 Fall 3 0 3 3

Prerequisites and co-requisites none
Language of instruction Turkish
Type Required
Level of Course Bachelor's
Lecturer Ebru Güvenç
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Suggested Subject none
Professional practise ( internship ) None
Objectives of the Course This course aims to help students develop their communication skills. This course will enhance their health and nursing related vocabulary and will improve the skills necessary for finding and succeeding in future employment. After completing the course, the students will be able to use health related terminology, write reports and make short presentations. They will be able to participate in job related interviews and meetings.
Contents of the Course FLE 101 is a 3 hour course, aims to improve students’ language skills in grammar, basic vocabulary, sentence structure, dialogues, reading, auditory and visual skills. This course is committed to practical communicative methodology. We also aim to teach language in health and nursing field.

Learning Outcomes of Course

# Learning Outcomes
1 Develop personal strategies for learning
2 Identıfy field- related vocabulary
3 Apply learned vocabulary in a variety of academic speaking, listening, writing, and reading activities.
4 Recognize and use the different forms of a word (noun, verb, adjective, adverb).
5 Improve the skills necessary for finding and succeeding in future employment.
6 Read and evaluate a variety of texts.

Course Syllabus

# Subjects Teaching Methods and Technics
1 Reading: The Respiratory System Vocabulary: The RespiratorySystem definitions/sentence-level exercises Listening and speaking: listening to a conversation and acting out roles Writing: Dangers of Smoking/ Benefits of Quitting Presentation, Discussion, Cooperative Learning Method
2 Reading: The Digestive System Vocabulary: The Digestive System definitions/sentence-level exercises Listening and speaking: listening to a conversation and acting out roles Writing: fill out a patient summary Audio-lingual Method, Communicative Method, Task-based Learning
3 Reading: Physical Assessment Vocabulary: Conducting a Physical Assessment definitions/sentence-level exercises Listening and speaking: listening to a conversation and acting out roles Writing: filling in a physical assessment form Content-based Learning, Communicative Method, Cooperative Learning Method
4 Presentation Techniques Presentation, Discussion, Task based method
5 Reading: Cold or Flu Vocabulary: Symptoms of common illnesses definitions/sentence-level exercises Listening and speaking: listening to a conversation and acting out roles Writing: filling in a patient report Audio-lingual Method, Communicative Method, Task-based Learning
6 Reading: The Circulatory System Vocabulary: The Circulatory System definitions/sentence-level exercises Listening and speaking: listening to a conversation and acting out roles Writing: fill out the test result forms Content-based Learning, Communicative Method, Cooperative Learning Method
7 Review for Midterm Exam Communicative Method, Audio-lingual Method, Cooeperative Learning Method
8 Midterm Exam
9 Reading: Pain Assessment Sheet Vocabulary: Describing Pain definitions/sentence-level exercises Listening and speaking: listening to a conversation and acting out roles Writing: Fill out a pain assessment sheet Presentation, Discussion, Task based method
10 Reading: Patients and Medication Vocabulary: Types of Medication definitions/sentence-level exercises Listening and speaking: listening to a conversation and acting out roles Writing: fill out a revised medication list for patients Presentation, Discussion, Task based method
11 Presentation Presentation
12 Presentation Presentation
13 Reading: Patients and Medication Vocabulary: Types of Medication definitions/sentence-level exercises Listening and speaking: listening to a conversation and acting out roles Writing: fill out a revised medication list for patients Presentation, Discussion, Task based method
14 Reading: Notice for an LPN Position Vocabulary: LPN Responsibilities definitions/sentence-level exercises Listening and speaking: listening to a conversation and acting out roles Writing: completing interview notes Content-based Learning, Communicative Method, Cooperative Learning Method
15 Review for Final Exam Communicative Method, Audio-lingual Method, Cooeperative Learning Method
16 Final Exam

Course Syllabus

# Material / Resources Information About Resources Reference / Recommended Resources
1 Nursing, Virginia Evans, Kori Salcido, Express Publishing

Method of Assessment

# Weight Work Type Work Title
1 30% Mid-Term Exam Mid-Term Exam
2 60% Final Exam Final Exam
3 10% Mid-Term Project Mid-Term Project

Relationship between Learning Outcomes of Course and Program Outcomes

# Learning Outcomes Program Outcomes Method of Assessment
1 Develop personal strategies for learning 2 1͵2͵3
2 Identıfy field- related vocabulary 2 1͵2͵3
3 Apply learned vocabulary in a variety of academic speaking, listening, writing, and reading activities. 2 1͵2͵3
4 Recognize and use the different forms of a word (noun, verb, adjective, adverb). 2 1͵2͵3
5 Improve the skills necessary for finding and succeeding in future employment. 2 1͵2͵3
6 Read and evaluate a variety of texts. 2 1͵2͵3
PS. The numbers, which are shown in the column Method of Assessment, presents the methods shown in the previous table, titled as Method of Assessment.

Work Load Details

# Type of Work Quantity Time (Hour) Work Load
1 Course Duration 14 3 42
2 Course Duration Except Class (Preliminary Study, Enhancement) 14 2 28
3 Presentation and Seminar Preparation 0 0 0
4 Web Research, Library and Archival Work 0 0 0
5 Document/Information Listing 0 0 0
6 Workshop 0 0 0
7 Preparation for Midterm Exam 1 6 6
8 Midterm Exam 1 1 1
9 Quiz 0 0 0
10 Homework 0 0 0
11 Midterm Project 1 6 6
12 Midterm Exercise 0 0 0
13 Final Project 0 0 0
14 Final Exercise 0 0 0
15 Preparation for Final Exam 1 6 6
16 Final Exam 1 1 1
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