Study Programmes 2016-2017
LANG4001-1  
English for Biomedical Science
Duration :
25h Pr, 5h AUTR
Number of credits :
Bachelor in biomedicine2
Lecturer :
Julien Dubois, Christine Filot, Sébastien Schoenmaeckers
Language(s) of instruction :
English language
Organisation and examination :
Teaching in the second semester
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents :
English for Biomedical Sciences (LANG4001-1) continues the development of reading skills, data gathering, and note-taking using texts or series of texts [as introduced in English for medical sciences (LANG2002-1)], and focuses also on research capacities and oral understanding of scientific material in English.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit :
  • allow students to read and understand the literature of their field written in English more easily and efficiently.
  • allow students to understand short videos in English dealing with information specific to their field.
  • allow students to briefly debate the issues introduced in the coursebook through texts and videos and through their own information research.
  • develop students' ability to provide short answers to open questions based on reading and listening comprehension activities in their field.
  • develop students' ability to spot, summarize and paraphrase relevant information in English in their field.
  • familiarize students with the specific structure and terminology of academic research in English.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
English for medical sciences (LANG2002-1) or equivalent (e.g. IELTS 5.5-6 or Cambridge Advanced English A- C).
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
The course features two-hour in-class sessions where the students' active participation is required (through discussions and listening and reading comprehension activities) complemented with additional online modules (enhancing academic vocabulary, reading and listening skills).
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
The course is taught in groups; class attendance is highly recommended. The online learning modules are prepared at home between classes. Regular and continuous work is required both in class and on eCampus.
Recommended or required readings :
English for Biomedical Sciences (LANG4001-1) course notes are available in digital format through eCampus.
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The modules with exercises on the eCampus page of this course.
Assessment methods and criteria :
Written exam in May/June. Second session in August/September.
Multiple choice and short answer questionnaire (IELTS 6.0 level MCQ+SAQ) based on a medical article, vocabulary revised throughout the year -both in class and @nline- and an audio file.
Students must demonstrate the ability to fully understand an unabridged and unsimplified paper from a scientific journal, and field specific data presented orally (through global and detailed understanding), as well as their knowledge of the stylistic features of academic English and of the vocabulary highlighted both in class and online.
Work placement(s) :
Organizational remarks :
Contacts :
Christine Bouvy cbouvy@ulg.ac.be
Sébastien Schoenmaeckers sebastien.schoenmaeckers@ulg.ac.be.