UONP062 English for Birth Assistance 2

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Summer 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/20/0. 2 credit(s). Recommended Type of Completion: z (credit). Other types of completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Markéta Skalná, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Markéta Skalná, Ph.D.
Institute of Paramedical Health Studies – Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Contact Person: Mgr. Veronika Slováček Hagenová
Prerequisites (in Czech)
FAKULTA(FVP) && TYP_STUDIA(B) && FORMA(P)
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to deepen communication skills in English language (written and spoken), to introduce students to expanding medical terminology and other situations that may arise in the midwifery profession. The course includes practice in basic language skills (primarily speaking, then listening, reading, and translating) with an emphasis on comprehension of professional text and the ability to communicate in situations specific to the health care profession. Upon completion of the course, the student will be familiar with common medical terms, medical documentation, and be able to respond in a variety of situations related to the profession.
Syllabus
  • 1. Gynaecological examination of pregnant women (pregnant abdomen examination, other)
    2. Intrauterine development and imagining (medical technique, imagining in pregnancy)
    3. Childbirth (admission, communication during labour, postpartum)
    4., First Aid for new born (and children), examination of newborn
    5. The Sixth Ward (room-in, mother and child care, basic observations)
    6. Children care (education, breastfeeding, children medical examinations)
    7. Multicultural approach (ethnic specifics in patient admission, hospitalization)
    8. Reflection on healthy lifestyle
    9. Summarizing lesson (interactive training of situations)
    10. Student's presentations
Literature
    required literature
  • TOPILOVÁ, V. Medical English – Angličtina pro zdravotníky. Havlíčkův Brod: Tobiáš, 2012. 273 s. ISBN 978-80-73110-01-7.
  • PARKINSON,J., BROOKER, CH. Angličtina pro sestry. Praha: Grada Publishing,, 2005. ISBN 80-2471-282-2. info
    recommended literature
  • Lékařský slovník: anglicko-český a česko-anglický [CD-ROM]. Brno: Lingea Lexicon 5, 2009. ISBN 978-80-87062-58-6. info
    not specified
  • ADAMCZYK, R. Anglický jazyk 3. Distanční studijní opora [online]. c2012, posl. akt. duben 2018 [cit. 2018-04-14]. Opava: Slezská univerzita v Opavě, 2012. Dostupné online z .
  • ADAMCZYK, R. Anglický jazyk 4. Distanční studijní opora [online]. c2012, posl. akt. září 2018 [cit. 2018-04-14]. Opava: Slezská univerzita v Opavě, 2012. Dostupné online z .
Teaching methods
Activating (simulations, games, dramatizations) Demonstration of skills Presentation Exercise Interpretation
Assessment methods
The course is completed by credit, which will take the form of a seminar presentation - a given medical topic prepared in the form of a PPT or a frontal/interactive oral presentation. The condition for the award of credit is at least 80% attendance at the class.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
General note: Angličtina 2.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2019, Accreditation summer, Summer 2021, Summer 2022, Summer 2023, Summer 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Summer 2025, recent)
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