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| VETE1002-2 | Practice of English and introduction to critical analysis of scientific information
- Practice of English
- Introduction to critical analysis of scientific information
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| Duration : | Practice of English : 45h Mon. WS
Introduction to critical analysis of scientific information : 4h Th, 4h Mon. WS
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| Lecturer : | Practice of English : Christine Filot
Introduction to critical analysis of scientific information : Sandrina Vandenput
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| Coordinator : | Sandrina Vandenput |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| All year long |
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Course contents :
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 | | Practice of English |
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| This course continues the English language training of Veterinary students by adding the oral understanding of veterinary information. |
| | Introduction to critical analysis of scientific information |
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| The objective of this theoretical and practical training is to help students read scientific information in a critical way and be prepared for the Evidence-based Medicine approach, which will be developed in GMV1.
Acquired knowledge and skills will prove useful during university education and professional career. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| | Practice of English |
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| The objectives of this course are twofold:
- develop the understanding of scientific information presented orally, and
- reinforce the students' knowledge of the vocabulary of veterinary English through various listening comprehension and note-taking exercises.
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| | Introduction to critical analysis of scientific information |
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| This training will enable students to carry out literacy information research. It involves a two-pronged approach:
- a theoretical part, in amphitheater, which will enable students (i) to identify the different types of scientific papers, (ii) understand the notion of biased rendering of information, and (iii) skim resources to select the most appropriate data,
- a practical part, given in small groups, which will enable students (i) to acquire the necessary independence to select relevant resources in order to solve a given problem, (ii) to read a scientific paper and assess its quality (method, bias, etc.) using an assessment grid.
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| | Practice of English |
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| Thorough knowledge of the veterinary vocabulary and scientific English features seen in the first two years of the Bachelor's Degree. |
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| A good knowledge of the document literacy information search processes and tools (course VETE1001 in BAC2) are necessary. Students are therefore strongly advised to revise their BAC2 course before starting the practical part of the course. |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| Listening comprehension exercises to be done individually following a course schedule given in the presentation session of the course. |
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| Four theoretical hours followed by four hours of practical exercises.
There is no automatic entitlement to exemption. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| The English Listening Practice module of the course consists of a theoretical introduction, graded listening comprehension exercises on eCampus, and an exam that will verify the students' ability to take notes during a short lecture and answer precise questions on the topic of the lecture.
In the course of the year there will be four compulsory litening comprehension tests on eCampus and four in-class tests aimed at helping the students test and improve their ability to understand specialised information given orally. |
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| Presential course |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| | Practice of English |
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- The course videos, notes and calendar are on e-Campus.
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| | Introduction to critical analysis of scientific information |
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| Course notes (Powerpoint slideshows used during the theoretical course) are available on MyULg.
The reference books listed in the course notes are library resources at the disposal of all students. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| The marks obtained for English and Critical Analysis of Scientific Information will be merged in a single grade out of 20, in which the English grade will account for 60% and the one for Critical Analysis of Scientific Information for 40%.
The pass grade for VETE1002 is 10/20 (weighted mean). In the event of failure, the pass grades of the two modules will have to validated separately. Any module grade of 10/20 or above can be carried over, but a fail grade (below 9/20) will entail a resit examination of that module even if the global mark is 10/20 or above.
Module grades of 10/20 or above will be carried over automatically from one academic year to another.
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| The students' ability to accurately understand veterinary information given orally will be assessed through a compulsory listening comprehension and note-taking test. The students will be asked to listen to a 15-minute veterinary talk and answer MCT questions and a few short-answer open questions based on the notes they have taken. |
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| Assessment takes place in June 2015 together with the English examination. The exam is a written exam consisting of theoretical questions and exercises in the form of multiple-choice questions and short-answer questions. |
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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| The tutorials will take place in groups of 40 to 50 students in order to encourage debate and discussion. They require individual preparation beforehand. The exercises to prepare will be sent in due course. |
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Contacts :
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| Christine BOUVY-FILOT - cbouvy@ulg.ac.be
Place du XX aout 4000 (Bât A1)
Tel.: 04/366.58.78 |
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| Sandrine Vandenput, DVM, PhD
Life Sciences Library
Email : S.Vandenput@ulg.ac.be
Please always use your ULg email address when sending emails and mention the course code (VETE1002) in the email object field. |
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| Items online : |
Practice of English
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| English for third-year VMF students |
| Exercises to be done on eCampus videos (+ keys and some transcripts). |
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