Study Programmes 2015-2016
LANG0129-1  
Application of scientific English I
Duration :
5h Th, 25h Pr
Number of credits :
Bachelor in biomedicine3
Bachelor in biomedicine3
Master in biomedicine (120 ECTS)3
Master in biomedicine (60 ECTS)3
Lecturer :
Christine Filot, Agnès Noël, Vincent Seutin
Coordinator :
Vincent Seutin
Language(s) of instruction :
French language
Organisation and examination :
Teaching in the second semester
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Course contents :
This course continues the development of understanding written scientific English (as started in the Medical English Course (Levels One & Two). It also focuses on the students' ability to paraphrase, translate, synthesize and analyze scientific papers and articles in English .
Learning outcomes of the course :
The purpose of this course is to allow students to demonstrate their thorough comprehension of unabridged papers from medical and scientific journals by providing paraphrases and/or translations of some excerpts.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
MedEng 2 (Medical English -2nd part, in 2nd year of the Bachelor's Degree in Biomedical Sciences) or equivalent (e.g. IELTS 6 or Cambridge Advanced English A- C).
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
The course is comprised of:

  • a theoretical introduction (5 hours) taught to all students together,
  • workshops (25 hours in all) in which the students, divided in groups of about 10, will read, paraphrase and translate scientific papers. These workshops will be taught by researchers from the Faculty of Medicine.
Recommended or required readings :
The written notes of the theoretical introduction to the course are available online.
The scientific articles will be handed out in each workshop.
Assessment methods and criteria :
Written exam in June.
Work placement(s) :
Organizational remarks :
Contacts :
Profs. V. Seutin V.Seutin@ulg.ac.be, Agnès Noel agnes.noel@ulg.ac.be and Dr. C. Bouvy, ISLV, Chargée d'enseignement d'anglais, Responsable des Cours de Langues Facultaires, cbouvy@ulg.ac.be