Attraverso l'utilizzo di un libro di testo e ulteriori materiali forniti in classe, il corso prevede l'acquisizione di strutture grammaticali affiancate da lessico e functional language rilevanti per la sua pratica professionale. In particolare:
A) Present simple vs Present Continuous: Health professionals, Health and Medical History, Prepositions of place and movement: Giving directions, the hospital and its departments. How to write a CV, Working abroad.
B) Past simple vs past Continuous: The admission procedures and the hospital – Patient records,Imperative tense: Give information and First aid, what is Physiotherapy
C) Making Comparisons: Describing pain
Question forms: Symptom reports, Will: Introduction to a care– Problems and aids,Should/shouldn’t: Give advice. Muscoloskeletal system functioning, its illnesses and disorders. Posture, Gait and Assistive Devices.
D) Zero and first Conditional
Expressing possibility and obligation. The passive: Describing procedures, Be going to vs Present Continuous for future: Types and forms of medication, Giving reasons: Types of therapy.
How to read & write a Scientific Paper/Abstract.
Durante il corso saranno analizzati i seguenti articoli scientifici:
1) Yoga for stroke rehab
2) Pain-QuILT a user-friendly tool for the self-report and tracking of pain
3) Physical exercise improves strength, balance, mobility and endurance in people with cognitive impairment and dementia
4) Culture and Physiotherapy