SCIENTIFIC ENGLISH

Degree course: 
Corso di Long single cycle degree (6 years) in MEDICINE AND SURGERY
Academic year when starting the degree: 
2020/2021
Year: 
1
Academic year in which the course will be held: 
2020/2021
Course type: 
A foreign language, final examination
Seat of the course: 
Varese - Università degli Studi dell'Insubria
Credits: 
6
Period: 
Second semester
Standard lectures hours: 
72
Detail of lecture’s hours: 
Lesson (60 hours), Laboratory (12 hours)
Requirements: 

Level B1 CEFRL

Final Examination: 
Orale

Mid-term: oral presentation in groups or individual on a topic (medical/scientific) chosen by the student. The presesentation has to be based on at least two academic articles and then developed with slides and visuals. Max duration 3 minutes per student.

Final: written exam to test listening and reading skill, use of English and vocabulary

Assessment: 
Giudizio Finale

The course aims at encouraging linguistic competence of Scientific English based on the four skills such as reading, listening, speaking, writing, and vocabulary and grammar of B1+ and B2 level. The course offers the opportunity to develop professionally and set the basis to improve students' academic curriculum.

READING: analyze and comprehend complex texts (general, scientific and medical)
LISTENING: comprehend dialogues, short lectures, informative and argumentative texts about medical and scientific topics.
SPEAKING: make short presentations related to science and medecine
GRAMMAR: B2 CEFRL – (revision of B1 grammar), past tenses, future tenses, modals, conditionals, passive, cause and effect linkers

Glendinning, Eric H., & Howard, Ron. Professional English in Use: Medicine. Cambridge University Press, 2008.

R. Murphy: English Grammar in Use,4th Ed., Cambridge, 2016.

Materials uploaded by the teacher on Moodle e-learning

Lectures with practical exercises

To fix an appointment you can contact the teacher via email anna.valerio@uninsubria.it

Professors

VALERIO ANNA