2021-2022 / LANG0130-2

Scientific English Practice

Duration

4h Th, 16h Pr

Number of credits

 Master in biomedicine (120 ECTS)2 crédits 

Lecturer

Sabine Wislet

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 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 in order to
(1) be able to answer accurate questions 
(2) be able to write an abstract of the seminar
(3) Ask 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) Online seminar for writting and listening skills

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

Blended learning


Additional information:

The course is comprised of 5 large group seminars and 4 online seminars.

Recommended or required readings

PPT will be available online

Assessment methods and criteria

Exam(s) in session

Any session

- In-person

written exam ( open-ended questions )

Written work / report

Out-of-session test(s)


Additional information:

Written Exam. It consists in a listening and note-taking exercise on the basis of a scientific lecture. 

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Contacts

Sabine Wislet, PhD
s.wislet@uliege.be