English Language

Module 01

General English /interchange two

First semester
By the end of this course, students should be able to:
 Enhance their language skills of speaking , reading ,listening and writings;
 They will learn how to pronounce the English vocabularies and medical expressions
correctly , and will be familiarized with phonetic transcription of standard dictionaries
such as( Longman and Oxford ,etc );
 And as part of grammar, they will learn the parts of speech in English in order to
be able to use the words correctly in a sentence;
 In addition, they will learn how to read a text of reading with comprehension and
to be able to introduce himself ,describe a friend ,a place or solve his /her problems
by himself;
 Our focus in the first semester is to stress on General English more than Medical
English.

Second semester
 Meet their real life communicative needs;
 Talk fluently ,and read the texts with comprehension;
 Standing by himself ,solving his / her problems by using dictionaries ,internet and
other available sources;
 Enhancing their language skills of speaking , reading ,listening and writings perfectly;
 Knowing medical terms derived from Greek or Latin and a number of most common
abbreviations ,such as AIDS etc;
 In addition they will be able to catch their lectures in English properly;
 And finally they will be able to write, case note, medical report, surgery report,
paragraph, and letter writings. In this semester we focus more and more on Medical
English than General English.