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Course Info

  • INTRODUCTORY MEDICAL MANDARIN COMMUNICATION

INTRODUCTORY MEDICAL MANDARIN COMMUNICATION

About this Course

Introductory Medical Mandarin Communication Course is designed specifically for students or staffs of the Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Nursing and Health Sciences Bachelor’s Degree in University Technology MARA who have no background in Mandarin or any character-based language. This course can also be used by medical field students from other tertiary institutions and medical staff. The students will be taught appropriate introductory level vocabulary and grammar. The course will emphasize greatly on developing student’s communication skills in medical workplace situational contexts through various activities such as language games, role plays, simulations and other relevant language tasks. Besides, social skills will be emphasized to develop students’ self-confidence. Students will also be trained to be proactive and learn good moral values through language activities in virtual classes. This course consists of 7 topics. Each topic consists of situational dialogues and activities involving listening, speaking, reading and writing skills based on the learning objectives. Students are expected to take part in all language activities to ensure success in attaining elementary proficiency in Mandarin within 60 hours. The teaching materials and exercises are presented through a multimodal approach. The course incorporates words, images, audio recordings, videos, animation graphics, songs and music to garner the diversified students’ learning style and interest while making learning fun to achieve favorable learning outcomes. At the end of the course, the student should be able to speak and interact in basic Mandarin with confidence in hospital everyday situations.

Course Syllabus

Syllabus Info
Introduction to Mandarin Phonetics System: Hanyu Pinyin
• Initials
• Finals
• Tones


Daily Communication
• Greetings
• Ask for names
• Family members
• Count numbers
• Tell the age
• Ask and tell someone’s telephone number
• Talk about place of residence
• Introduce oneself


Time References and Occupations
• Ask and tell the date (year, month, day)
• Talk about the date of birth
• Ask and tell the days of the week
• Ask and tell the time
• Talk about occupation
• Talk about workplace

Symptoms and Illnesses
• Talk about body and health
• Physical examination (instructions)
• Ask and tell the symptoms of illness
• Name the illnesses
• Identify when it started
• Tell when to return for next consultation


Mandarin for Pharmacy
• Give prescription
• Explain medicine dosage
• Talk about the medicine price and medical cost


Mandarin For Nurse And Medical Staff
• To examine patient
• To comfort patient and to dress a wound
• Hospital Admission Procedure (instructions)
• Hospital Discharge Procedure (instructions)


Introduction to Hospital Departments and Facilities
• Looking for specialist
• To ask about hospital services and facilities
• To ask about medical supplies and equipment



Frequently Asked Questions

Course FAQ
Q1 : How do I join this course?
A1 : If you have no UiTM MOOC account, you may first register an account, then click "JOIN THIS COURSE" above the Course Learning Outcomes.

Q2 : How to I view the class content?
A2 : Please click on the "Learning Activities" at the left panel, then click into the "Activities, then you are there to view our class content.

Q3 : Who should I contact with if I face any problem during the learning process?
A3 : You may email to Zheng laoshi (Miss Chan): [email protected] to assist your problem.