School Of Medicine

ENGLISH LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT

  Due to the increasingly important role of English in this modern world generally and its crucial part in the academic world especially, English Language Department is there to help students, faculty members and even other office staffs who want to improve their English knowledge in Zahedan University of Medical sciences (ZAUMS) . As most of the references in medical sciences and also a lot of medical textbooks are in English, a thorough knowledge of English, especially the reading skill, is a must for students of medical sciences, particularly medical students. In this connection the mission of the English language Department is to equip the students of medical sciences with such knowledge. This department offers all general, basic and specialized English courses to students of all disciplines at ZAUMS. The general and basic courses are common for the bachelor students of all majors. These are offered through one 3 credit course called General English. Of course, the students who are at an elementary level have to pass another course   which is called Pre-university English.

  For the students of medicine two courses of General English I and II each of 3 credits are offered. Although all language skills are dealt with , the emphasis is on the reading skill since that is what all students are  involved in more in their academic life. In General English I the basic skills of reading such as scanning, skimming , finding the main idea, guessing the meaning of unknown words, etc. are taught and practiced and the students are made really to more from bottom-up type of reading to top –down reading. In General English II which contains more medically academic vocabulary, the students apply and consolidate the skills they have learned and try to get more independent. Here, top-down reading, discourse markers, etc. are more practiced. Having passed these courses, the students get ready to take the specialized courses or ESP (English for Specific Purposes). In ESP courses, the students are exposed to topics and subjects in English from their own disciplines.

 Here, the students get familiar with the kind of terminology used in their own discipline. At the same time the, the reading skills they have learned before are applied and practiced.  

 Finished these courses, the students are expected to read original texts and articles as well as resource books in English without much difficulty. English language Department also offers some English courses for MSc students in different fields. This department has 5faculty members (one PhD, two TEFL PhD candidates and two instructors)

 Courses  offered by Language Department

• Pre-University English ( For those who score less than 50 percent at University Entrance Exam)                  2 credits
• General English (All bachelor students)                                         3 credits
• General English ( dentistry students)                                            3 credits
• General English I (medical students)                                            3 credits
• General English II (medical students)                                           3 credits
• Specialized English (ESP) for students of different disciplines
• English courses for the students of MSc and PhD

 English Lecturers 

Abdurrashid Khazaei-Feizabad                             Head of Department

   faculty Members

NO	First name/surname	Academic Degree	E-mail	Cv	Picture
1	Abdurrashid Khazaei-Feizabad	Assistant Professor	arkhazaei@yahoo.com
2	Alireza Atashpanjeh	Associate Professor	a_atashpanjeh@yahoo.com
3	Hossein Bagheri	Assistant Professor	lang_academy@yahoo.com
4	Farhang daneshfard	Assistant Professor	farhangdaneshfard69@gmail.com