Unit 1 Doctors’ Life
Listening
News Report
Prediction
Task 2 Watch the video and take notes about the following points.
• design of the survey
– Over 550 physicians in the department of internal medicine at a large academic medical center – questions about job satisfaction, emotional well-being, and the aspects of the job that are most meani– I’d like to summarize the main points again
Visual aids
Keep it simple and clear Use an appropriate font size Make information relevant Use it as an aid but not a script Use contrasting colours
Unit 1 Doctors’ Life
Listening
Prediction
Task 2 Watch the video and take notes about the following points.
• consequences of physician burnout
– Increased risk for substance abuse – Damage to personal relationships – Increased risk for developing inappropriate prescribing patterns
Duty Report
• • • • 1. We do it according to the student No. 2. Any topic, preferably your own writing 3. 2-4 minutes 4. You can list the key points on a small piece of paper and glance at them occasionally • 5. Please Do Not use PPT or Music (unless for listing new words on 1 or 2 pages) • 6. Please Talk to your classmates: Eye Contact • 7. Please have enough rehearsal
3 Major Tasks
• 1. PPT presentation or role-play: group task • (given at the last period of each unit) • 2. Duty Report: individual task • (given at the beginning of each class, 2 at a time) • 3. Dictation
Unit 1 Doctors’ Life
Lead-in
Additional activity
What do they mean for a doctor?
– overload – a decent career – a noble career – respectable – knowledgeable – under great pressure/highly stressful – underpaid/well-paid – mistrusted – dangerous
PPT (Power Point) Presentation
• For each unit, one group is required to give a presentation (PPT) about the topic of the unit. (reference topic or any topic related to the text) • It should take no less than 10 minutes but no more than 20 minutes and your group performance will be taken into consideration for the final exam. • List the names of your group members on the first page of your PPT.
Structure
• Introduction
– Good morning everyone and welcome to today’s presentation
• Objective
– The purpose of my presentation is to….
• Main part
– I have divided my presentation into 3 parts
Unit 1 Doctors’ Life
Listening
Prediction
Task 2 Watch the video and take notes about the following points.
• criteria for burnout
– emotional exhaustion – depersonalization – a low sense of personal accomplishment
学术英语 医学
Academic English for Medicine
Course Requirement
• 1. Active Participation • 2. Full Attendance • 3. Completion of Assignment
Teaching Content
• Academic English for Medicine • Unit 1-6 • Text A & C
Questions for discussion
• How do you translate the title?
– neuron overload – juggling physician
– 超负运转的神经元，分身乏术（疲于应付）的 医生
Unit 1 Doctors’ Life
Unit Contents
Lead-in Text A
Text B Text C Listening Speaking Writing Get reading for Unit 2
Unit 1 Doctors’ Life
Lead-in
Brainstorm
Brainstorm a list of words and expressions related to a doctor‘s life and practice.
Role-play
• If you do not like to do the PPT，you can also role-play a setting related to the unit or a medical setting In this case, you have two alternatives. • 1. The whole group do it in the class. • 2. Record your role-play in advance and play the video in the class.
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• Language building-up – Signpost language – Formal English – Vocabulary test • Suggested answers
Unit 1 Doctors’ Life
Text A
Critical reading and thinking
Unit 1 Doctors’ Life
Listening
Prediction
Task 2 Watch the video and take notes about the following points.
• implication of the survey
– Highlight the need to optimize career fit among physicians in order to reduce burnout rates
Unit 1 Doctors’ Life
Listening
• Prediction • Task 2
Unit 1 Doctors’ Life
Listening
Prediction
– Depending on background information and common sense – An effective way of processing speech
Unit 1 Doctors’ Life
Text A
Critical reading and thinking – Questions for discussion – Topics for presentation – Useful expressions – Difficult sentences
Reference Topics for discussion
• U1: Doctor‘s life/Evident-based Medicine • U2: Resurgent and Emergent Diseases • U3: Prevention and Treatment of Diseases • U4: Alternative Medicine • U5: Healthy Living • U6: Life and Medicine