A handout on medical English for health professionals / by Goretti Faya Ornia and Hector Hernandez Lazaro.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ornia, Goretti Faya, author.

Hernandez Lazaro, Hector, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical writing--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Medical writing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (220 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne, England : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2017.

Summary:

This book offers a guide to medical English, and is addressed to healthcare professionals and students with an upper-intermediate level of English. It will also be useful as a handout for specialised English courses offered in medicine, nursing, and physiotherapy degrees, and can be used as a self-study book.The book is made up of four chapters, structured into three sections: namely, grammar, science, and phonetics. Each chapter reviews the main points of English grammar, and works with the vocabulary of the medical field. The book also provides students with basic knowledge of phonetics, which will help them to improve their listening and speaking skills.

Contents:

Intro

Table of Contents

Unit 1

Grammar: Review of Tenses

Health Sciences: Basic Medical Vocabulary

Phonetics: Sounds of English

Unit 2

Grammar: Modal Verbs

Health Sciences: Communication with Patients

Phonetics: Pronunciation of Regular Past Tenses and Morphemic "-s"

Unit 3

Grammar: Conditional Sentences, Wishes, and the Passive Voice

Health Sciences: Communication at the Work Centre

Phonetics: Word stress and Rhythm

Unit 4

Grammar: Infinitive vs. Gerund and Reported Speech

Health Sciences: Objects, Devices and Materials

Phonetics: Intonation

Keys

Bibliography.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-5275-0689-4

OCLC:

1020319522