LANG6002-1

Duration

30h Pr

Number of credits

	Bachelor in biomedicine	2 crédits

Lecturer

Yasmine Badir, Ellen Harry

Language(s) of instruction

English 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

The course has a C1 CEFR level for writing and reading skills.

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:

critically analyse English scientific literature,
write a critical review of a scientific paper.

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. Most of these writing exercises will be written in class, and then finished at home.

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

Blended learning

Further information:

The course features 2-hour in-class sessions. These sessions will be completed by writing assignments designed to help the students to prepare for the exam.

Course materials and recommended or required readings

Platform(s) used for course materials:
- eCampus

Further information:

Advanced English for Biomedical Research: Writing (2025-2026) course notes are compulsory, as is Internet access to eCampus.

Exam(s) in session

Any session

- In-person

written exam ( open-ended questions )

Continuous assessment

Further information:

Additional information:

The student will be assessed through a written exam in January (critical review of a scientific article) and continuous evaluation of progress through preparation and individual assignments.

The student's overall grade (/20) will be calculated as follows:

Continuous assessment (general participation in class activities: writing homework, research workshops, in-class writing practice sessions, etc.) - 3/20
Written exam - 17/20

In accordance with Article 64 of the General Regulations for Studies and Examinations (RGEE), work carried out during the teaching periods (written homework, research workshops, in-class writing sessions, etc.), and whose marks are included in the calculation of the final mark, is only organized once per academic year. For pedagogical and practical reasons-notably, continuous evaluation, specific supervision, group work, classroom interaction, and the practical organization of presentations-these assessments cannot be repeated in the second session. The grade obtained for this work is considered to be tied to each exam session and is therefore retained for the calculation of the final grade in both the first and second sessions.

Work placement(s)

Organisational remarks and main changes to the course

Regarding the use of language-generating artificial intelligence:

Unless specific instructions are given by the teacher within the framework of well-defined activities, the ULiège Charter on the Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence in Academic Work applies.

Contacts

Y. BADIR (yasmine.badir@uliege.be)

E. HARRY (eharry@uliege.be)

Advanced English for Biomedical Research : Writing