Duration
15h Th, 30h Pr
Number of credits
| Master in biomedicine (120 ECTS) | 3 crédits |
Lecturer
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
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 or learn how to read / present a scientific paper in order to
(1) be able to answer accurate questions
(2) be able to write an abstract
(3) be able to answer to specific questions
(4) be able to present a journal club
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) Journal Club with tutor
(3) 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:3 large group seminars
- Large group seminars
- online seminars
- Large group journal club
Recommended or required readings
The theoretical course notes will be handed out in class.
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam ( open-ended questions )
Written work / report
Out-of-session test(s)
Additional information:
June Session:
30 % Oral presentation:
Journal Club presentation by the students based on scientific paper presentation
70 % Written Exam: Listining skills
based on a seminar presentation, write an abstract and answer to specific questions
September session:
100 % Written Exam: Listining skills
based on a seminar presentation, write an abstract and answer to specific questions
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Contacts
Dr Sabine Wislet
s.wislet@uliege.be