Concordance & Teaching Materials

Using Concordance to make ESP Teaching Materials

In this (silent) video I show you the way in which i used AntConc concordancer to choose a text from the corpus i made for reading comprehension task. The corpus is a collection of excerpts from online articles each is about 200 words in length. Frequency and Keyness are the criteria for choosing the text that mostly represents the whole corpus. Then, from the frequency list was the basis for a grammar task (parts of speech). 

The resulted tasks are the following: 

APPENDIX A

A.    Discuss with class:

1-      What do ethics mean?

2-      Do you know Hippocratic Oath

3-      What are the ethical standards of pharmacy profession?

B.     Read the following text :

The Code of Ethics

Is the principles that form the fundamental basis of the roles and responsibilities of pharmacists. These principles, based on moral obligations and virtues, are established to guide pharmacists in relationships with patients, health professionals, and society.

1.      A pharmacist respects the covenantal relationship between the patient and pharmacist. Considering the patient-pharmacist relationship as a covenant means that a pharmacist has moral obligations in response to the gift of trust received from society. In return for this gift, a pharmacist promises to help individuals achieve optimum benefit from their medications, to be committed to their welfare, and to maintain their trust.

2.      A pharmacist promotes the good of every patient in a caring, compassionate, and confidential manner. A pharmacist places concern for the well-being of the patient at the center of professional practice. In doing so, a pharmacist considers needs stated by the patient as well as those defined by health science. A pharmacist is dedicated to protecting the dignity of the patient. With a caring attitude and a compassionate spirit, a pharmacist focuses on serving the patient in a private and confidential manner.

3.      A pharmacist respects the autonomy and dignity of each patient. A pharmacist promotes the right of self-determination and recognizes individual self-worth by encouraging patients to participate in decisions about their health. A pharmacist communicates with patients in terms that are understandable. In all cases, a pharmacist respects personal and cultural differences among patients.

4.      A pharmacist acts with honesty and integrity in professional relationships. A pharmacist has a duty to tell the truth and to act with conviction of conscience. A pharmacist avoids discriminatory practices, behavior or work conditions that impair professional judgment, and actions that compromise dedication to the best interests of patients.

5.      A pharmacist maintains professional competence. A pharmacist has a duty to maintain knowledge and abilities as new medications, devices, and technologies become available and as health information advances.

6.      A pharmacist respects the values and abilities of colleagues and other health professionals.

When appropriate, a pharmacist asks for the consultation of colleagues or other health professionals or refers the patient. A pharmacist acknowledges that colleagues and other health professionals may differ in the beliefs and values they apply to the care of the patient.

7.      A pharmacist serves individual, community, and societal needs. The primary obligation of a pharmacist is to individual patients. However, the obligations of a pharmacist may at times extend beyond the individual to the community and society. In these situations, the pharmacist recognizes the responsibilities that accompany these obligations and acts accordingly.

8.      A pharmacist seeks justice in the distribution of health resources. When health resources are allocated, a pharmacist is fair and equitable, balancing the needs of patients and society.

* adopted by the membership of the American Pharmacists Association October 27, 1994

C.     Answer the following questions:

1-      Are the ethical standards you discussed with class similar to those in the text?

2-      Can you give an example of how the relationship between the patient and pharmacist is covenantal?

3-      Give an example of a pharmacist behavior that goes against code number 4.

4-      How can pharmacists do tomaintain their professional competence?

APPENDIX B

A.    Choose the appropriate word for each group of sentences from the box and specify whether it's used as a verb or noun by writing V for verb and N for noun.

 

Form, Abuse,  Help,  Cause,  Control,  Need,  Care,

Group 1:

-          Aspirin in its present . . . . .  has been around for over 100 years. (     )

-          A tremendous amount of empirical information has accumulated to . . . . . a nebulous system of "herbal medicine. (     )

Group 2:

-          They begin to . . . . .drugs when they repeatedly take them to solve their problems or to make them feel "normal". (     )

-          Drugs such as marijuana, meth, and the. . . . .of prescription medications are on the rise.(     )

Group 3:

-          Newer medications . . . . .  reduce the time it takes to fall asleep. (     )

-          Vitamin D . . . . . your body absorb the amount of calcium (a mineral) it needs to form strong bones. (     )

Group 4:

-          Cancer is gradually becoming the leading disease-related . . . . . of death of the human population. (     )

-          The names of some drugs are similar and, if not written clearly, . . . . . confusion. (     )

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Group 5:

-          All they . . . . . is a computer and some free time. (     )

-          There is an ultimate . . . . . for innovation in drug discovery and development. (     )

 Refrence

"Code of Ethics." American Pharmacists Association 27 October, 1994. Web. 9 April 2015.

Retrieved from http://www.pharmacist.com/code-ethics