EL 202 :

Department

Faculty of Nursing

Academic Program

Bachelor in Science in Nursing

Type

Compulsory

Credits

02

Prerequisite

EL 201

Overview

This course helps the students at the Faculty of Nursing to improve their speaking skill to be fluent in English and Increase the ability of reading and comprehension by reading short articles and stories in English for Nursing.

Intended learning outcomes

Knowledge and understanding:

1. Identify and evaluate the different tenses of verbs

2. Use English for nursing in oral and written conversation.

3. Understand how to write a medical report.

Scientific and professional skills:

1. To be able to read different stories and articles and speak fluently.

2. To be able to write a medical report.

General skills:

1. Demonstrate the ability to read, write, and speak using high level of English language for nursing.

2. Enhance competence in reading and communication.

Teaching and learning methods

1- Lectures.

2- Discussion, exercises and assignments.

Methods of assessments

· Assignments 5% , Oral test 5% , written test 10%, Midterm exam 20%.

· Final exam 60%

Topics

Grammar

- Be going to/ will.

- Past simple/ past continuous.

Grammar

- Any/ enough.

- Much/ many.

Grammar

- Expressing obligation: always/ never+ if clause.

Vocabulary

- Equipment for moving and handling.

- Ordering supplies.

Comprehension

- The hospital team.

- Moving and handling patients.

- Ordering supplies.

Writing

- How to write a report.

- How to a medical report.

Grammar

-Sequences.

- The use of (just).

- Offering advice and making suggestions.

- Revision of using different tenses.

Comprehension

- Recovery and assessing the elderly.

- Removing sutures.

- Growing old in the USA: a survey.

Conversation

-Talking to patients in the recovery room.

-Talking about old age.