Study Programmes 2015-2016
VETE2109-1  
Scientific English II and critical appraisal of scientific literature
  • Scientific english II
  • Critical appraisal of scientific literature
  • Introduction to Critical mind
  • Integration activities
Duration :
Scientific english II : 44h Mon. WS
Critical appraisal of scientific literature : 4h Th, 4h Mon. WS
Introduction to Critical mind : 10h Mon. WS
Integration activities : 8h Th, 2h Mon. WS
Number of credits :
Bachelor in veterinary medicine5
Lecturer :
Scientific english II : Christine Filot
Critical appraisal of scientific literature : Sandrina Vandenput
Introduction to Critical mind :
Integration activities :
Coordinator :
Sandrina Vandenput
Language(s) of instruction :
French language
Organisation and examination :
All year long, with partial in January
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Course contents :
Scientific english II
This English course continues the language training of Veterinary students by focussing on the oral understanding of veterinary information.
 
Critical appraisal of scientific literature
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 master.
Acquired knowledge and skills will prove useful during university education and professional career.
Learning outcomes of the course :
Scientific english II
The objectives of the English 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.

 
Critical appraisal of scientific literature
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.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
Scientific english II
Thorough knowledge of the veterinary vocabulary and scientific English features seen in the first two veterinary English courses.
 
Critical appraisal of scientific literature
A good knowledge of the document literacy information search processes and tools (VETE2104 course) are necessary.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
Scientific english II
Listening comprehension exercises to be done individually following a course schedule given in the presentation session of the course.
There is no automatic entitlement to exemption.
Critical appraisal of scientific literature
Four theoretical hours followed by four hours of practical exercises.  The course starts in the second quarter (February 2016). It is organized so as to encourage students' active participation.
There is no automatic entitlement to exemption.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
Scientific english II
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.
 
Critical appraisal of scientific literature
Presential course
Recommended or required readings :
Scientific english II
  • The course videos, notes and calendar are on e-Campus.
Course notes (Powerpoint slideshows used during the theoretical course) are available on MyULg.
 
Critical appraisal of scientific literature
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.
Assessment methods and criteria :
Scientific english II
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 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.
The English module is assessed twice in January (40% of the module grade) and in June (60% of the module grade). There's only one listening comprehension in the resit. 
The pass grade for the course VETE2109 is 10/20 (weighted mean). The students who obtain a grade under 10/20 for the course have to resit the failed module(s) in September, but a grade of 10/20 or above in one of the modules is considered a pass grade for the module, which will be carried over from June to September and from one academic year to the next.
 
Critical appraisal of scientific literature
Assessment takes place in June 2016 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/or short-answer questions.
Work placement(s) :
Organizational remarks :
Scientific english II
In-class exercises and tutorials and self-assessment online tests taken at home.
Critical appraisal of scientific literature
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.
Contacts :
Scientific english II
Christine Bouvy-Filot, PhD - cbouvy@ulg.ac.be Place du XX aout 4000 (Bât A1) Tel.: 04/366.58.78
Please always use your ULg email address when sending emails and mention the course code (VETE2109) in the email object field.
Critical appraisal of scientific literature
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 (VETE2109) in the email object field.