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What´s New in the Member Area, November 14-20 EALTHY

November 2022 | EALTHY Blog

You will find new lesson plans, articles on translation, and information about an upcoming webinar.

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A literature Review: Teaching Medical Knowledge to Non-medical Students and Medical Translators EALTHY

November 2022 | Article

In this article, we present the rationales behind the choice of approaches to teaching medical knowledge and terminology to non-medical students in university ESP (English for Specific Purposes) courses of medical English.

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Explore New Perspectives on Controversial Approaches in Teaching English EALTHY

November 2022 | EALTHY Blog

In October, we opened with some thought-provoking questions.

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Webinar Summary: An Urgent Need for Teaching Medical Humanities EALTHY

November 2022 | Discussion

The idea of teaching and incorporating Medical Humanities is not a new invention in the current, modern era of medical treatment. Jonathan´s webinar is full of quotes of both historically important personalities and contemporary authors and researchers, such as William Osler, Gavin Francis or Kieran Setiya.

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Webinar Summary: Language Barriers of Refugee & Asylum Seekers in the UK EALTHY

October 2022 | Discussion

Mohib described reasons why the RefuAid organization was created. He talked about the two main issues refugee and asylum seekers face when arriving in the UK.

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A THANK YOU Note by the Local Organising Committee of the 5th English for Healthcare Conference Danka Sinadinović, Irena Aleksić-Hajduković, Stevan Mijomanović

October 2022 | Events

Even though new academic year started immediately after the conference, which, as you know, meant lots of class preparation and welcoming our new students, we can still feel the sweet taste of the 5th English for Healthcare Conference!

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The 5th Birthday of the English for Healthcare Conference EALTHY

October 2022 | Events

The location of Belgrade for the 5th conference could not have been better chosen for the EALTHY´s birthday party. Serbians are great hosts!

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English for Healthcare Conference 2022: Some Reflections Specialist Language Courses

September 2022 | Events

The conference started with an excellent, thought-provoking plenary from Kevin Harvey on the stigmatising portrayal of dementia in much contemporary discourse – the reductive language, the images, the ‘life is over’ narratives – and how debilitating that is.

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Webinar Summary: Filling the Accuracy Gap in English for Healthcare (Ros Wright) EALTHY

August 2022 | Discussion

In the webinar, Creating Fuzziness: Filing the accuracy gap in English for healthcare, Ros explained why accuracy matters at any proficiency level and how teachers can present grammar in a more appealing way than 'out of the context' individual sentences.

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