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LANG0074-1

English


Duration :30h Th
Credits/ECTS :
2nd year of a Bachelor's degree in biomedical sciences3
2nd year of a Bachelor's degree in pharmaceutical sciences3
2nd "candidature" in biomedical sciences3
2nd "candidature" in pharmaceutical sciences3
Holder(s) :ISLV
Course contents : The course continues the development of reading skills, data gathering, and note-taking using texts or series of texts (as started during the MedEng 1 course), and focuses also on research capacities, oral understanding, and presentation skills.
Course objective : - allow students to read and understand English medical literature.

- allow students to understand short oral presentations in English.

- allow students to present in English scientific or medical information in a correct and consistent fashion.
Prerequisites : MedEng 1 (Medical English – 1st part, 1st Candidature,) or equivalent (for example:. IELTS 5.5-6 or Cambridge Advanced English A- C).
Workshops : The course features 8 sessions (duration: 2 hours). Each session requires a long preparation (between 1.30 and 4 hours). This work is mandatory. There are no ex cathedra lectures. Students take part actively in the sessions.
Organization : Schedules and location will be available at a later stage.
Written notes : MEDENG2 course notes. Internet access is recommended.
Assessment : Written exam with multiple choice questions (lIELTS 6.0 level) and class presentations (25% of the grade). Students must demonstrate the ability to read and understand a wide selection of English medical texts (global and detailed understanding), to research information and to present in a consistent manner scientific information. They will also have to demonstrate the ability to understand oral information (presentations or conferences).
Contacts : Dr François Bonfond, telephone. 04 3665518 or F. Bonfond@ulg.ac.be(FBF.Bonfond@ulg.ac.be)
Dr Christine Bouvy, telephone 043665756 or cbouvy@ulg.ac.be
Tim Hayward, telephone: 04- 3664652 or e-mail- tim.hayward@ulg.ac.be




ULg : Students and Studies Administration - Academic Affairs
Contact : Monique Marcourt, direction A.E.E.
Date of data : 27/02/2006
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