Universitat Internacional de Catalunya - BarcelonaScientific English II
Main language of instruction: English
Other languages of instruction: Catalan, Spanish
Head instructor
Dr. Noelia NAVARRO - nnavarrog@uic.es
Office hours
By appointment
Dr Noelia Navarro
nnavarrog@uic.es
The aim of this program is primarily to provide students with the necessary language required to interact in various situations of the biomedical profession and with a multicultural and international scope. All language skills, speaking, listening, writing and reading, are equally important for this purpose, although oral skills will be particularly emphasized.
The programme contains three elements consisting of class-based lessons, tutorials and individual study. The teacher-led lessons focus on the necessary communication skills for future biomedicine professionals. Such activities are designed to develop oral communication and comprehension within an academic and professional setting. Tutorials will focus on student development and interpersonal skills and will include an evaluated group project. The final part is the individual study or ‘distance learning’ element which primarily focuses on developing speaking skills, consolidating grammar, specific lexis and increasing the autonomy of the learner when learning a foreign language.
The preferred minimum global level before the start of the course is B1.
Classroom:
To prepare and equip students with the lexical and grammatical knowledge necessary to understand, synthesize and interact in various contexts of the biomedical profession in English. To reinforce speaking skills through practice using a variety of stimuli, and to facilitate the development of the (productive skill, speaking)?.
Tutorial:
To develop students’ interpersonal skills and ability to work with others in both their native and an additional language.
Individual Study:
To increase reading and oral comprehension skills through tasks requiring students to analyze language on a lexical and structural basis, the main and supporting ideas and organizational patterns common in English literature related to Biomedicine; to strengthen speaking skills; to review high-frequency grammatical structures and vocabulary encountered in the Biomedicine profession.
08 - Knowing how to share information with other healthcare professionals and how to work as part of a team
11- To communicate in English in an international scientific environment.
18 - Being aware of, critically evaluating and knowing how to use sources of biomedical information in order to obtain, organise, interpret and communicate scientific and healthcare-related information.
Students will be able to:
Topics:
Students will cover topics related to post-graduate work and continuing education in the biomedical profession. They will learn to perform in the following areas: recruitment and job search, different types of presentation situations both individually and in groups, communication and collaboration through use of the Internet, and the application process for post-graduate coursework.
Discipline-specific Language Skills:
Students will learn to search for, understand and discuss literature related to the biomedical profession and their own particular fields of interest. They will practice public speaking and synthesis skills using material covered throughout the course and from their training. They will learn to communicate in professional contexts both orally and in written form.
Language Knowledge:
Students will revise/consolidate their knowledge about the pronunciation of general biomedicine terms, high-frequency vocabulary related to professional and academic contexts of the biomedical profession.
Students will become actively engaged in the process of preparing for the professional world by writing their curriculum vitae and cover letters for post-graduate course work, presenting their ideas, proposals and studies. Students will also prepare for a professional interview and participate in poster presentations. They will also work on team projects, sharing ideas with their colleagues and collaborating through on-line communication.
Internet-based language tools and material will be used and applied throughout their overall learning process. These materials will further form an integral part of the students’ individual study, thus equipping and motivating students for the life-long learning of English related to their field.
Students will be evaluated in three general areas: interaction / participation, a final group project and a variety of tasks related to professional / personal development. The weighting of each area of evaluation as well as corresponding course activities and / or topics is listed in the table below:
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Area of evaluation |
% |
Activities / Topics |
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Classroom interaction / participation |
10 |
Cooperative learning activities (daily)
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Professional interaction |
30 |
Poster Session |
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Professional / personal development |
60 |
Elevator pitch Interview
Cover letters CVs / Summary
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If you don't pass the course, you must make an appointment with your teacher so he/she can inform you about the activities/ projects that are required for a second sitting.
Class-based materials have been developed from a wide range of professional and educational resources from current online professional journals and textbooks.
Lang T: How to Write, Publish, and Present in the Health Sciences: A Guide for Physicians and Laboratory Researchers, 2009, American College of Physicians