Duration
30h Th
Number of credits
| Bachelor in pharmacy | 4 crédits |
Lecturer
Christine Filot, Ellen Harry, Kevin Noiroux, Martin Polson
Language(s) of instruction
English language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The Advanced English for Pharmacy students course continues the development of reading skills, data gathering, and note-taking using texts or series of texts (as started during the MedEng 1 course), and focuses also on research capacities as well as understanding of short video documents.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
- allow students to read and understand medical literature in English thanks to a better understanding of the structural and lexical properties of medical English research articles.
- allow students to understand short videos in English.
- allow students to briefly debate several issues addressed in the textbook.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
MedEng 1 (Medical English -1st part, in 1st year of the Bachelor's Degree in Medicine or Dentistry) 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 listening and reading comprehension exercises) with online exercises.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
The course is taught in groups. Class attendance is highly recommended. The online exercises and homework are prepared at home by students between courses and must be completed before attending the next class.
Organisational adjustments related to the current health context
If feasible (orange code colour) the examination will be held in person. It will last 2 hours and consist of multiple choice questions but might also include short- and long-answer open questions.
If necessary (red code colour), it will be held on eCampus and will consist of the same type of questions.
The students will of course be updated on any change in the organization of the exam.
Recommended or required readings
The Advanced English for Pharmacy students course notes are available in digital format through eCampus.
Online exercises are published throughout the semester on eCampus.
Assessment methods and criteria
Below you will find information on the evaluation methods planned for in-person and remote exams as well as those planned for hybrid sessions. Depending on how the health crisis evolves, the chosen method will be communicated to you no later than one month before the start of the exam session.
Any session :
- In-person
written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire )
- Remote
written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire )
- If evaluation in "hybrid"
preferred in-person
Additional information:
The final mark is 100 % based on the January exam (50% for the reading comprehension, 50% for the vocabulary and language portion).
Written exam with multiple choice questions (IELTS 6.0 level) based on a medical article, theory and vocabulary revised thoughout the year - both in class and online.
Students must demonstrate the ability to fully understand an unabridged and unsimplified paper from a medical journal, and medical data presented orally (through global and detailed understanding), as well as their knowledge of scientific English stylistic features.
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
We insist on the fact that you can train and test yourself online on the ISLV Website: https://www.islv.uliege.be
Contacts
Christine Bouvy cbouvy@uliege.be
Ellen Harry eharry@uliege.be
Kevin Noiroux K.Noiroux@uliege.be
Martin Polson MPolson@uliege.be