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CATALOG INFORMATION
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Discipline and Nbr:
ESL 734 | Title:
ESL FOR HEALTH SCIENCES |
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Full Title:
ESL for the Health Sciences |
Last Reviewed:5/9/2022 |
Units | Course Hours per Week | | Nbr of Weeks | Course Hours Total |
Maximum | 0 | Lecture Scheduled | 3.00 | 17.5 max. | Lecture Scheduled | 52.50 |
Minimum | 0 | Lab Scheduled | 0 | 6 min. | Lab Scheduled | 0 |
| Contact DHR | 0 | | Contact DHR | 0 |
| Contact Total | 3.00 | | Contact Total | 52.50 |
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| Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 0 |
| Total Out of Class Hours: 105.00 | Total Student Learning Hours: 157.50 | |
Title 5 Category:
Non-Credit
Grading:
Non-Credit Course
Repeatability:
27 - Exempt From Repeat Provisions
Also Listed As:
Formerly:
Catalog Description:
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In this course, students will become familiar with health career pathways, occupation-specific terminology, and communication skills. This course is designed for non-native speakers of English who are interested in building a linguistic foundation for introductory classes in the healthcare field.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Recommended Preparation:
Completion of ESL 716 OR ESL 781 OR ESL 781B
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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In this course, students will become familiar with health career pathways, occupation-specific terminology, and communication skills. This course is designed for non-native speakers of English who are interested in building a linguistic foundation for introductory classes in the healthcare field.
(Non-Credit Course)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Completion of ESL 716 OR ESL 781 OR ESL 781B
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:
Repeatability:27 - Exempt From Repeat Provisions
ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
Associate Degree: | Effective: | | Inactive: | |
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CSU GE: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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IGETC: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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CSU Transfer: | | Effective: | | Inactive: | |
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UC Transfer: | | Effective: | | Inactive: | |
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Certificate/Major Applicable:
Certificate Applicable Course
COURSE CONTENT
Student Learning Outcomes:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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1. Analyze and respond to reading selections encountered in health science certificate and associate degree programs and their prerequisite courses.
2. Employ grammar, writing, speaking, and listening skills to effectively communicate with healthcare professionals, patients, and their families in a given healthcare setting.
3. Apply vocabulary, medical terminology, and culturally appropriate language to communicate in the healthcare industry.
Objectives:
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At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
1. Read and comprehend health and medical-related articles and essays.
2. Summarize reading selections.
3. Use critical thinking and inference to discuss implications of a topic to the medical and health community and patients.
4. Demonstrate use of advanced grammar structures to generate questions for information gathering and make statements for explaining procedures to healthcare professionals and patients.
5. Write on a given topic using appropriate grammar structures.
6. Use contextual clues to determine meaning of vocabulary words.
7. Utilize affixes and roots to determine meaning of medical terminology.
8. Demonstrate appropriate oral communication skills in healthcare settings.
Topics and Scope
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I. Reading Skills
A. Pre-reading skills to survey and predict content
B. Main ideas and supporting details
C. Organizational patterns, rhetorical forms, and outlining
D. Inferencing skills
E. Summarizing and paraphrasing
II. Grammar and Writing Skills
A. Yes/no and WH-questions (Who, What, When, Where, Why and How)
B. Compound and complex sentences
C. Verb tense review
D. Advanced grammar structure review (adjective clause, passive voice, noun clause, modal, imperative)
E. Paragraph writing for summaries, personal responses, and case studies
III. Oral Skills
A. Pronunciation related to medical terminology
B. Appropriate use of language
C. Sensitivity to audience in healthcare settings, including appropriate register
IV. Medical Terminology and Vocabulary
A. Frequently occurring healthcare vocabulary words
B. Prefixes, word roots/stems, and suffixes
Assignments:
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Reading Assignments, such as:
1. Identification of main ideas in a reading
2. Comprehension exercises from readings
3. Summarizing
4. Development of reading outlines
5. Vocabulary skill building using affixes and word roots
6. Matching vocabulary with anatomy pictures and diagrams
Writing Assignments, such as:
1. Development of written and personal responses to medical scenarios
2. Written vocabulary exercises with use of a medical dictionary
3. Summary of a reading in writing
4. Case studies
Examination Assignments, such as:
1. Objective exams (3-6)
2. Quizzes (4-10)
3. Midterm exam
4. Final exam
Other Assignments, such as:
1. Compilation of case studies
2. Work-related role-playing
3. Partner work and small group activities
4. Practice of pronunciation, including stress, intonation, and rhythm patterns
5. Oral presentations on a research topic
6. Development of questions to ask a professional in a chosen health field
7. Development of oral personal responses to medical scenarios
Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.
Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing. | Writing 20 - 40% |
Writing assignments | |
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving 0 - 0% |
None | |
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations 0 - 0% |
None | |
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams 40 - 65% |
Examination assignments | |
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category 0 - 25% |
Reading assignments; other assignments | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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People Caring for People: ESL in the Health Sciences. Balsamo, Monika and Balsamo, Ron. Santa Rosa Junior College. 2008 (classic).
Medical Dictionary
Instructor prepared materials
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