Duration
30h Pr
Number of credits
| Bachelor in biomedicine | 2 crédits |
Lecturer
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 course focusses on teaching students the finer points of academic writing. Students will study theory, analyse authentic academic materials and apply this knowledge to produce written academic texts.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
- analyse English scientific literature,
- produce an abstract for a scientific article,
- critically analyse a scientific paper,
- write a structured article.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Advanced English for Biomedical Science (taught in the second year of the Bachelor's Degree in Biomedical Science) i.e. LANG5001-1 and LANG5002-1, or equivalent.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Each class requires preparation which is essential and mandatory.
There are no ex-cathedra lectures but rather language seminars in which students will be asked to take part regularly and actively.
There will be several written assignments to complete over the semester. Some of these assignments will be corrected and/or graded and handed back to the student. These include a mandatory essay to be submitted by December 17th, 2020. A mock exam will be organized on November 19th 2020, and each student will be asked to present the subject of his or her essay on November 26th 2020. Participation in these activities is always taken into account in the total grade in both the first and second exam session.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
The course is taught to 25 to 35 students in weekly sessions.
Organisational adjustments related to the current health context
If the sanitary situation deteriorates, classes will be replaced partly by video-conferences on Collaborate (or another platform) and partly by exercises to be completed on eCampus.
Whether in code orange or red, the exam will take place on eCampus, will be made of open-ended questions and will last 3 hours.
The students will of course be updated on any change in the organization of the course and the exam.
Recommended or required readings
Advanced English for Biomedical Research: Writing (2020-2021) course notes are compulsory, as is Internet access to 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 ( open-ended questions )
- Remote
written exam ( open-ended questions )
- If evaluation in "hybrid"
preferred remote
Additional information:
The student will be assessed through a written exam in January (produce a written abstract of a scientific article, correctly answer grammar and theory questions, and produce a short opinion piece on a specific subject), and continuous evaluation of progress through preparation and individual assignments.
The student's overall grade (/20) will be calculated as follows:
- Completion of online grammar modules (GABi) - 1/20
- General participation to class activities (mock test, writing homework, presentation of a Venn diagram etc.) - 1/20
- Graded written assignment due on December 17, 2020 - 5/20
- Written exam 13/20
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Contacts
Y. BADIR (yasmine.badir@uliege.be)
M. ORODO (mr.orodo@uliege.be)
C. BRERETON (C.Brereton@uliege.be)