Our expectations

1. We expect to learn to use English to communicate better with each other.
2. We expect to learn specific terms to study/do research in the future.
3. We expect to improve our grammar skills.
4. We expect to learn how to use Internet journals to find information more efficiently.
5. We expect to learn how to write academic texts. 
   
   
   Piret Metsamäe, Jenni Varjonmaa, Marie Münster, Roosa Hentunen

Assignment 2

1. vascular system - vaskulaarsüsteem ehk veresoonte süsteem
2. Locomotion scoring - liikumise hindamine
3. foot trimming - värkimine
4. Initial phase - algne faas
5. metabolic insult - ainevahetuse seiskumine

Our expectations for spring 2012:

1. 1.      Expand our specific vocabulary
2. 2.      To improve our grammar skills
3. 3.      To get new knowledge by reading and summarising different articles and other sources.
4. 4.      From our lecturer we expect to get some tips to easily find informative and trustworthy  journals, webpages ( like grammar materials) and dictionaries.
5. 5.      To get skills to be critical and evaluate information.

Five most complicated collocations from my presentations

Some difficult words form my power point presentation: 

• Typhoidal - palavikuline

• Gram-negative bacteria - gramnegatiivne bakter (gramvärvimisel punaseks värvuv bakter)

• Lymph node - lümfisõlmed

• Pneumonic - kopsu

• Lymphadenopathy - suurenenud lümfisõlmed

What do we expect from this course?

1.       Improving in formal writing – it is very important knowing how to write grammatically correct formal papers.

2.       Finding the most important information from the articles and knowing how to analyze it.

3.       Knowing how to find specialized  literature.

4.       Broaden our horizon – reading new literature will give us new knowledge about new developments in veterinary medicine

I

Assignment 2

1) villus – hatt, karvkate
2) capsular imbrication – kihnu ülekattumine
3) wound dehiscence – haava avanemine
4) cardiac sarcoma – südame veresarkoom
5) peripheral edema – väline (perifeerne) turse

Karin Roth, VM I, group 3

Five most complicated collocations from my presentations

1. Adenosine monophosphate = adenosiinmonofosfaat
2. Dermatophytosis = dermatofütoos ehk nahaseenhaigustus
3. Hypothyroidism = hüpotüreoidism
4. Pruritus = kihelemine, kihelus
5. Tomography = tomograafia

Roosa Hentunen, VM1

Five most complicated collocations from my presentation

Anesthesia = anesteesia 
Asystoly = südameseisak
Pathologist = patoloog
Replacement therapy = asendusravi
Spirometry = hingamismahtude

Katariina Haukijärvi
VM 1, rühm 1

Our expectations for spring 2012:

Our expectations for spring 2012:

• To learn and improve my knowledge on specific veterinary medicine language;
• Improve academic writing and reading skills for future international work/studying;
• Learn more how and where to find more information and specific materials for our studies and later on for work;
• To get more confidence and experience in making presentations.
  

Most complicated collocations from my presentation

1. Plant sterols - taimsed steroolid
2. Carcinogenic - kantserogeenne
3. Probiotics - probiootikumid
4. Aflatoxins - aflatoksiinid
5. Preservatives - säilitusained

Our expectations:
•    overall improve English
•    using and understanding new scientific studies
•    improve specific knowledge
•    improve academic writing and reading

Our expectations:

-          To get used to reading difficult and specific scientific texts and articles

-          To learn new vocabulary

-          To improve communication skills

-          To get new knowlegde for our career

My five most complicated collocations from my presentation

1. Multifocal depletion = n. keha vedeliku vähendamine, mis seotub või tuleneb plajude kolletega
2. Proprioceptive deficits = propriotseptori puudujäägi

3. Bilateral hydrocephalus = Kahepoolne hüdrotsefaalia

4. Inflammatory = põletikuline

5. Otitis externa = väliskõrvapõletik

Julia Permikangas VM1 

Here are my 5 collocations:inoculated- poogitud, hock joint- kannaliiges,
lameness-lonkamine, purulent exudate- mädane eritis, hyperemia-
liigveresus

Seminar 1 30.01.2012

During the first seminar the requirements, syllabus and evaluation criteria of the spring term were introduced. For more information see the course syllabus in ÕIS in the folder "Irina Koksharova VM spring 2012" the name of the file "KE.0027 part 2 spring 2012".

That was followed by a group discussion: “What do I expect from this course” (groups of 4-5) and compiling a list of 4 expectations supported by an argument. The expectaions were presented to the class.

Finally, also in groups, the students did some exercises of the revision of the Tenses in the English language. The link to the exercise can also be found in ÕIS, in the same folder.

Assignment 1: Each group of 4 or 5 posts 4 expectations for the course on the blog (VetsMed) – 05.02.2012

Assignment 2: 5 most complicated collocations from your presentations, the collocation should be translated into Estonian and posted on the blog AND sent to the lecturer’s e-mail – 06.02.2012

Homework: prepare to make the presentation of the article (every second student should have a laptop with them for the next class)