Hector Sanchez

Los Sistemas Hipermedia Adaptativos (SHA) se presentan como una clara tecnologia para el desarrollo de software educativo ya que posibilitan una ensenanza personalizada, adecuada al nivel de conocimiento, caracteristicas y necesidades del alumno y presentan el material instruccional a traves de audio, video, animaciones y texto (multimedia), lo que le da una gran riqueza a la hora de mostrar la informacion al usuario. En este sentido, estas ventajas aplicadas al aprendizaje de idiomas asistido por ordenador, pueden dar lugar a un sistema claramente eficiente. En la ensenanza de idiomas la personalizacion del sistema a las caracteristicas y necesidades del alumno es una clara ventaja ya que no todos parten del mismo nivel de conocimiento ni necesitan adquirir el mismo nivel al terminar el proceso de aprendizaje. La exploracion del conocimiento permite que el alumno pueda encontrar la informacion que mas le interese o repasar contenidos ya vistos.

The purpose of English for Health Sciences is to empower students with the language and life skills they need to carry out their career goals. To this end it provides ample opportunities for students to build awareness and practice the language in real-life scenarios. Its integrated skills approach develops the student's self-confidence to survive and succeed in professional and social encounters within an English-speaking global community. Health Science majors will immediately be motivated by the opportunity to prepare for their future careers by practicing their English language skills in the following job-related scenarios. Diagnosing Putting a patient at ease with small talk, taking a medical history, asking open-ended questions, presenting a case, and explaining medical tests and procedures to a patient Treating a patient Giving advice, explaining a case to a relative, explaining causes and treatments, giving discharge instructions, and calming people down Dealing with critical patients Describing and identifying causes of pain, recognizing and adopting supportive intonation, presenting a case in lay as well as medical terms, and breaking bad news Assisting in rehabilitation and long-term care Examining a non-verbal patient, communicating with the next of kin, explaining test results to patient and relatives, explaining the conditions of long-term care, and giving instructions for physical therapy Referring a patient Calling in a specialist, referring a patient to another doctor for tests and/or treatment, and giving post-operative advice