French and Medical French for Vietnamese Physicians and Medical Students

Intensive French Course with Medical French Modules

For open, cultivated, socially and societally committed, and ambitious YOUNG PEOPLE

Starting January 2018

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Helvietmed- French and Medical French courses 2018

 

This course is organised by Helvietmed with the teaching team figuring below. The classes have been principally assumed since January 2018  by

  • Prof. Nguyen Thanh – Dung, Engineer and deputy at the Municipal Parliament of Fribourg City, Switzerland
  • Porf. Mr. Hoang Dinh Thinh, M.A in Education (Licence 1974), University of Fribourg, Switzerland

It is ongoing.

Public:

– Advanced Medical students from 4th year on, from Vietnam

– Vietnamese Physicians

Goals:

– Achievement of B2 level in General French

– Facilitation of integration of participants into Medical Practice in France and French Speaking Switzerland.

Requirements for participants :

– French foreknowledge is an advantage, but not necessary

– Ambition and commitment to obtain a B2 level within 12 months

– Formal commitment to attend at least 80% of scheduled lessons

– Estimated reading English level B1-B2

– Computer with good internet connection

Fees:

– USD 250 per participant for the entire course. This amount is financed by Helvietmed

– Material will be provided. Some will be lent to the participants and returned to Helvietmed at the    end of the course.

Content:

– Learning material:

  • Base resource: Easy French by Anthony Bulger ( book and audio-CD)
  • Textaloud software for French
  • Different complementary material for reading, hearing, writing and speaking
  • Interactive discussions on different real life themes;
  • Cases from different fields of medical practice, case presentations from the participants, live discussion on medical problem solving with the teachers.
  • Medical articles, journals in French.

Teachers:

1) General French:

Principal teachers

  • Mr. Nguyen Thanh – Dung, Engineer and deputy at the Municipal Parliament of Fribourg City, Switzerland
  • Mr. Hoang Dinh Thinh, M.A in Education (Licence 1974), University of Fribourg, Switzerland
  • Other speakers on different themes from Fribourg City

2) Medical French

  • Dr. Quan-Vinh Nguyen, M.D, Internist and Nephrologist (Fribourg)
  • Dre Phi Huynh-Do, M.D, Internist (Geneva)
  • Dr. Benoît Fellay, Ph.D, Fribourg
  • Dre Tran Diem Nghi, M.D, Saigon, Vietnam
  • Physicians from Helvietmed

Organisation of the course

– 8-10 participants per course

– Use of the ZOOM platform (https://zoom.us/)

– For the first 6-9 months: mainly General French

  • Two sessions of 90 minutes per week. Exercises and tests according to teachers’ and participants’ needs and requests. One session on weekdays, the other on weekends (probable starting time: 10 p.m Vietnam Time Zone)

– Medical French Modules will follow afterwards

List of participants 2018

Dr Phạm Nguyễn Hoa Hạ

Dr. Lê Khắc Tiến

Dr. Nguyễn Minh Dũng

Dr. Nguyễn Thai Thông

Cand. med. Trần Thụy Hương Quỳnh

Dr.  Văn thị Bích Trâm

Dr. Dương Hải

Dr. Trần Hữu Chí

Dr. Nguyễn Hoàng Thông