Duration
30h SEM
Number of credits
| Bachelor in pharmacy | 3 crédits |
Lecturer
Ellen Harry, Giulia Mascoli, Kevin Noiroux, David Vanmanshoven
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
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 scientific information in English through audio or video files.
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 three-hour in-class sessions where the students' active participation is required.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Additional information:
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.
Course materials and recommended or required readings
Platform(s) used for course materials:
- eCampus
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire )
Further information:
The final mark, for both the June and August written exams, is made up of the following parts:
- reading comprehension: 14/20
- listening comprehension: 5/20
- continuous assessment: 1/10
Students must show that they are able to fully understand a paper published in a medical journal.
Students will be expected to show that they can fully understand scientific information in oral form, with or without video support.
The continuous assessment is made up of 9 homework assignments to be done on eCampus before May, 12. Each assignment is worth 1 point. To get the point, students must get at least 60% for the assignment. There is no retake for the continuous assessment: the points are automatically carried over from the 1st to the 2nd session should students fail the class.
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Contacts
Coordinator: Kevin Noiroux (k.noiroux@uliege.be)