2019-2020 / LANG0130-1

Scientific English Practice

Duration

5h Th, 25h Pr

Number of credits

 Master in biomedicine (120 ECTS)3 crédits 
 Master in biomedicine (60 ECTS) (non organisé en 2019-2020)3 crédits 

Lecturer

Sabine Wislet

Coordinator

Vincent Seutin

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

This course aims to develop the students' skills in spoken scientific English (namely their note-taking and responding ability in lectures in the field of biomedical sciences) .
It is an advanced ESP course (CEFR) levels C1 for listening and note-taking skills, B2 for speaking).

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

The purpose of this course is to teach the students how to take notes efficiently during a scientific lecture in English or during a "journal club" in order to
(1) be able to answer accurate questions 
(2) be able to write an abstract 
(3) be able to answer to specific questions

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Pratique de l'Anglais Scientifique  (compulsory scientific English course in 3rd 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

Several learning methods will be used
(1) Large group seminar for writting and listening skills
(2) Journal Club with tutors
(3) Online seminar for writting and listening skills
(4) Online Journal clubs

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)

The course is comprised of:3 large group seminars


  • Large group seminars
  • online seminars
  • Large group journal club
  • Online journal club

Recommended or required readings

The theoretical course notes will be handed out in class.

Assessment methods and criteria

30 % Oral presentation:
Journal Club presentation by the students based on scientif article presentation
 
70 % Written Exam: Listining skills
based on a seminar presentation, write an abstract and answer to specific questions 

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Contacts

Dr Sabine Wislet
s.wislet@uliege.be  
GIGA Neurosciences, B36, Tour 4, +1

Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the May-June 2020 session

Teaching methods implemented : distance-learning

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Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the Aug-Sept 2020 session

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