Duration
25h Pr, 5h AUTR
Number of credits
| Bachelor in biomedicine | 2 crédits |
Lecturer
Christine Filot, Jérôme Gaillard, Céline Leroy, David Lombard, Sébastien Schoenmaeckers
Coordinator
Language(s) of instruction
English language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
English for Biomedical Sciences (LANG4001-1) continues to develop the following skills/elements: reading; data gathering; note-taking; oral interventions; definition drafting; listening comprehension of scientific lectures as introduced in English for medical sciences (LANG2002-1).
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 terminology of academic research in English.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
English for Medical Sciences (LANG2002-1 or LANG2940) 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 grammar skills).
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
The course is taught in groups; class attendance is compulsory.
The three additional online learning modules are prepared at home following a schedule posted on eCampus. 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. The exam also includes a writing section.
Students must demonstrate the ability to fully understand an article from a scientific journal and specific information 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. They will also be required to draft a few brief definitions bearing on concepts previously developed in class as well as commenting content.
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Contacts
Jérôme Gaillard, course coordinator, jgaillard@uliege.be
Christine Bouvy, cbouvy@uliege.be
Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the May-June 2020 session
Teaching methods implemented : distance-learning
The following elements have been implemented and are centralized on the eCampus page of the course:
- Interactive exercises
- eCampus forum where students can ask questions
- Q&A sessions via video conference (Collaborate)
Assessment subjects
Unit 4 will not be covered and will not be part of the exam.
No change to the rest of the course, that is to say units 1, 2 and 3 along with the online grammar modules.
Assessment methods
Online exam on eCampus of 2 hours maximum, which will be made up of three parts (each one with its own time limit):
- Reading comprehension of an unseen text:
A PDF file containing the text will be available 10 minutes before the start of the exam. This questionnaire will be made up of MCQ and True/False.
- Language:
MCQ based on the vocabulary and grammar points covered.
- Writing:
Describing, comparing and contrasting different elements in a coherent essay.
This exam will account for 19 points out 20. The online grammar modules will determine the last point, as initially planned.
Contacts
Jérôme Gaillard, course coordinator, jgaillard@uliege.be
Christine Bouvy, cbouvy@uliege.be
Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the Aug-Sept 2020 session
Assessment subjects
See French.
Assessment methods
See French.
Contacts
Jérôme Gaillard et Christine Bouvy