Estudia a la UdG

• Comunicar-se de mode efectiu i clar
• Tenir capacitat de gestió d'informació
• Comunicar informació, idees, problemes i solucions de manera clara i efectiva en públic o àmbit tècnic concrets.
• Dominar en un nivell intermedi una llengua estrangera, preferentment l'anglès.
• Participar en l'elaboració de protocols assistencials de Fisioteràpia basada en l'evidència científica, fomentant activitats professionals que dinamitzin la investigació en fisioteràpia.
• Comunicar-se de manera efectiva i clara, tant de forma oral com escrita, amb els usuaris del sistema sanitari així com amb altres professionals.

1. Training and working as a physiotherapist.

2. Communication skills (B2.1 CEF) for physiotherapy.

3. Writing (B2.1 CEF) for physiotherapy. Formal/informal emails. Short articles and blog posts. Reports. Academic abstracts

4. Oral presentations (B2.1 CEF) for physiotherapy.

5. Consolidation of English grammar and vocabulary appropropriate for B2.1. 1. 1. Consolidation and extension of knowledge and use of the following grammar areas appropriate to B2.1 level. 1.1 Pronouns and adjectival forms. 1.2 Present time. Possessives. 1.3 Past time. 1.4 Future time and conditionality. 1.5 The perfect aspect – past, present; simple, continuous. 1.6 Modality – obligation, necessity, prohibition, advice. 1.7 Verb patterns. 1.8 Passive forms. 1.9 Reported speech. 1.10 Auxiliary and main verbs. 2. 2. Consolidation and expansion of knowledge of topic-based lexical/functional areas for physiotherapy appropriate to B2.1 level. 2.1 Physiotherapists and the Patient Encounter 2.2 The Human Skeleton 2.3 Joints and movement 2.4 Muscles and Health 2.5 Health and the Workplace 2.6 career choices in Physiotherapy. 3. 3. Development of key communicative skills appropriate to B2.1 level. 3.1 Developing communication strategies within a group 3.2 Constructive problem solving 3.3 Group presentation techniques and strategies 3.4 Individual presentation techniques and strategies 3.5 Project development and justification as an interactive process 3.6 ‘The long turn’ – developing and consolidating confidence when speaking in front of an audience.

6. Awareness and development of a gender perspective within the context of Health Sciences

• Darrel Barsby, Rob Commons et., al (2013). BTEC Level 2 Firsts in SPORT. Oxford University Press.
• Joanna Ciecierska (2011). English for Physiotherapy. Pzwl.
• Mª Isabel González Cruz, Sandra Marrero Morales, Mª Jesús Vera Cazorla. (2015). English for Physiotherapy : a coursebook for Spanish students. Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Servicio de Publicaciones y Difusión .
• Glendinning, E. H., & Howard, R. (2007). Professional English in Use: Medicine. Cambridge University Press.
• Glendinning, E. H., & Holström, B. A. (2005). English in Medicine: A Course in Communication Skills. Cambridge University Press.
• Hewings, M. (2003). Advanced Grammar in Use with Answers: A Self-Study Reference and Practice Book. Cambridge University Press.
• McCullagh, M., & Wright, R. (2008). Good practice Student's Book: Communication Skills in English. Cambridge University Press.
• Marie McCullagh, Ros Wright (2008). Good practice: Communication skills in english for the medical practitioner. Cambridge University Press.
• Sinclair, Graham (2019). English for Physiotherapy. Bradu Editorial.
• Vince, M. (2014). Advanced Language Practice: Student's Book with Key. McMillan Publishers.
• Michael Vince (1998). Intermediate Language Practice: English Grammar and Vocabulary. MacMillan.
• Michael Vince (2003). First Certificate Language Pratice. MacMillan.

Activitats d'avaluació:

Only students who have attended 80% of classes qualify for Continuous Evaluation.

Continuous Evaluation: students must obtain a minimum global mark of 5 for the continuous assessment elements. All students must obtain a minimum of 5 in the final continuous assessment exam. Only one mark of less than five (but at least 4) can be used to calculate final marks. Marks of below 4 can never be used to calculate average marks on this course.

There is a resit session for the elements of the final continuous assessment exam. There is also a resit session for speaking. Only marks of four and above can be used to calculate final marks.

100% Exam: students who have not satisfied the requirements for Continous Evaluation, or who have failed the continuous assessment module, will be assessed in an exam which tests reading , writing, listening and speaking skills in a variety of tasks related to the field of health and physiotherapy. There is no resit session for this exam. A mark of between 0 and 10 is awarded for this exam. The pass mark is 5. Students must pass all elements with at least a 5.

Criteris específics de la nota «No Presentat»:
Students who do not complete any elements of evaluation are considered 'no presentat'.

Avaluació única:
The 'avaluacio única' system includes, either as stand-alone or integrated-skills tasks:
One or two pieces of transcational writing related to the professional/academic area of physiotherapy.
An interview involving appropriate socio-professional, descriptive, discursive and transactional language.
Listening and reading comprehension tasks based on general health and physiotherapy topics.
In order to pass 'avaluació única' students must pass all elements with at least a 5.

The evaluation system generally used by EUSES is continuous assessment. Any student who opts for 'avaluacio única' must inform the principal subject teacher and the degree coordinator in writing during the first two weeks of term.

El sistema d’avaluació de l’EUSES - centre adscrit a la UdG és, de manera general, l'avaluació continuada. Si l'estudiant vol acollir-se a l’avaluació única, ho ha de comunicar per escrit al professor responsable de l'assignatura i al coordinador de grau durant les dues primeres setmanes del semestre.

Requisits mínims per aprovar:
To pass this course a global mark of 5 is required.
Students must pass the final exam with at least a 5.

Tutorials will take place either face-to-face online or in designated, appropriate classrooms.

Communication and interaction with students will take place face-to-face and online, using Moodle, the subject forum, video calls/conferences and email.

This course is designed to help B2.1 students develop their receptive and productive skills in English. It is an intensive course and students are expected to work both in and outside the classroom to ensure that they acquire the grammar, vocabulary, and communicative skills required for the level. Students must attend 80% of classes to qualify for continuous assessment.


Learning outcomes:

- Mastering and handlling writing, understanding and dialogue fluently in the methodological and healthcare framework.
- Acquiring the skills and abilities needed for the autonomous writing of formal scientific texts.
- Developing the bases of critical reading of scientific texts in the health field.