CULP: French For Medics Prerequisites£
This course offers 30 hours of face-to-face, classroom teaching over a period of 5 weeks. The learning experience is enhanced by the use of multimedia, interactive materials delivered online and administered via CamTools.
The total commitment for this course is of around 70 hours (14 hours a week).
The primary focus of the course is to develop your listening (aural) and speaking (oral) skills with special reference to topics and functions related to medicine and the medical profession, and to enable them to carry out research in French as well as to communicate effectively with colleagues and patients from the Francophone world.
Towards the end of the course (last 2 weeks), each student will have a single one-hour session with the tutor who will give guidance and advice for the preparation of the final presentation.
School of Clinical Medicine Student Selected Component (SSC) - Language Provision for Medical students and staff.
French Higher Intermediate level
The primarily focus of the course is to develop listening (aural) and speaking (oral) skills with special reference to topics and functions related to medicine and the medical profession. Students will also gain a greater understanding of the societies and cultures of countries where the language is spoken with special emphasis to the medical context. Students will be introduced to the language used in general medical situations and (depending on the level and language) be operational in these.
The teaching methodology is learner centred as great attention is placed upon the cultural background, learning style and needs of each individual student.
The course features a strong presence of multimedia digital materials that are accessible online in a flexible manner. The 'social environment' of the classroom is exploited to maximise the opportunities for learners' to practise and improve real-time, face-to-face communication skills.
- Raven access is required
- Further information regarding Raven is available
Assessment:
At the end of weeks 1-4, students will write for homework and submit a 150-400 words essay (depending on level and language) written in the Target Language. The three best essays will count towards the final mark (10% each).
At the end of the course, the student will give a presentation. The topic will be relevant to both the course content and student’s medical study interest. The presentation will last up to 10 minutes (depending on level/language) and will be followed by a 5 minute Q&A session with the Teacher. The presentation will count 70% towards the final mark.
30 hours of face-to-face, classroom teaching over a period of 5 weeks
Once per year.
Events available