Though great theoretical insights have emerged over the years, the more practical requirement of designing syllabuses and language textbooks for medical doctors in terms of globalized training has seldom been approached satisfactorily or successfully. The Medical Alphabet is a resource for medical students that tackles this problem in terms of a global approach to the study of medical disciplines that induces reflection on the nature and functions of the global language of Medicine: English. It embraces various goals and functions: introducing the basic principles of anatomical, physiological and pathological investigations, presenting relevant cultural and historical issues concerning these basic principles by constructing a pathway to a fuller awareness of the sociomedical factors implied in the health professions and in healthcare contexts around the world. It induces reflection on the language forms and discourse strategies needed to master communicative competence in the disciplinary fields selected namely: Anatomy, Blood and Haematology, Cardiology, Diabetes and its consequences, Endocrinology and Forensic Science. As well as discussing phenomena ranging from acronyms and abbreviations to phrasal verbs, it relies heavily on visual texts, such as figures, tables, diagrams and web links, to provide multimodal ways of learning, memorizing, expanding associative trails and developing medical and language clues. Each of the six Units in this volume is divided into two main parts, the first of which explores each of the disciplinary fields mentioned above. The second part is the Language Section which goes beyond traditional conceptions by constructing a humanistic and socially-sensitive framework to medical and scientific views of medicine. In the author’s vision, this will help fill the wide gap evident in the interdisciplinary domain between medical disciplines and educational policies that have circulated for decades regarding how to teach languages for specific purposes. Though the acquisition of the basic concepts in Biomedical Sciences in English has undoubtedly been the main objective in writing this volume, this is viewed in tandem with assumptions about the special needs of mastering advanced language and communication skills in the field of Medical Discourse in English. Indeed the blending of medical, linguistic and text/discourse components is a hallmark of the volume.
THE MEDICAL ALPHABET: AN ENGLISH TEXTBOOK IN HEALTHCARE
LOIACONO, ANNA
2013-01-01
Abstract
Though great theoretical insights have emerged over the years, the more practical requirement of designing syllabuses and language textbooks for medical doctors in terms of globalized training has seldom been approached satisfactorily or successfully. The Medical Alphabet is a resource for medical students that tackles this problem in terms of a global approach to the study of medical disciplines that induces reflection on the nature and functions of the global language of Medicine: English. It embraces various goals and functions: introducing the basic principles of anatomical, physiological and pathological investigations, presenting relevant cultural and historical issues concerning these basic principles by constructing a pathway to a fuller awareness of the sociomedical factors implied in the health professions and in healthcare contexts around the world. It induces reflection on the language forms and discourse strategies needed to master communicative competence in the disciplinary fields selected namely: Anatomy, Blood and Haematology, Cardiology, Diabetes and its consequences, Endocrinology and Forensic Science. As well as discussing phenomena ranging from acronyms and abbreviations to phrasal verbs, it relies heavily on visual texts, such as figures, tables, diagrams and web links, to provide multimodal ways of learning, memorizing, expanding associative trails and developing medical and language clues. Each of the six Units in this volume is divided into two main parts, the first of which explores each of the disciplinary fields mentioned above. The second part is the Language Section which goes beyond traditional conceptions by constructing a humanistic and socially-sensitive framework to medical and scientific views of medicine. In the author’s vision, this will help fill the wide gap evident in the interdisciplinary domain between medical disciplines and educational policies that have circulated for decades regarding how to teach languages for specific purposes. Though the acquisition of the basic concepts in Biomedical Sciences in English has undoubtedly been the main objective in writing this volume, this is viewed in tandem with assumptions about the special needs of mastering advanced language and communication skills in the field of Medical Discourse in English. Indeed the blending of medical, linguistic and text/discourse components is a hallmark of the volume.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
