Objectives of Programme's Learning Outcomes

• Master communication techniques.
• Communicate, both orally and in writing, their findings, original proposals, knowledge and underlying principles, in a clear, structured and justified manner.
• Adapt their communication to a variety of audiences.
• Where possible, communicate in a foreign language.
• Develop and integrate a high degree of autonomy.
• Pursue further training and develop new skills independently.
• Develop and integrate a high degree of autonomy to evolve in new contexts.

Learning Outcomes of UE

  At the term of this course, students will be capable to
- use in context English grammar notions; 
- extract information from science-oriented English texts;
- use this information to write scientific content;
- put into practice the rules of English pronunciation;
- master the theory of oral and written scientific English;
- be able to apply this theory to specific contexts;
- analyse a scientific article in English;
- to work autonomously on B2-C1 audio documents;
- deliver a scientific presentation in English.

Content of UE

- Oral and written communication;
- Self-evaluation;
- Individual work;
- Introduction to pronunciation and oral communication (presentations);
- typical structures in oral and written scientific English (theory and exercises);
- Analysis of scientific articles;
- Scientific listening comprehensions;
- Questions/answers;
- Scientific presentations.

Prior Experience

English for Science

Type of Assessment for UE in Q1

• Presentation and/or works
• Graded tests

Q1 UE Assessment Comments

Continuous assessment
or
Presentations and/or assignments

Evaluation for each module (continuous assessment)

Type of Assessment for UE in Q2

• Presentation and/or works
• Graded tests

Q2 UE Assessment Comments

Continuous assessment (specific oral situations)
Scientific presentation + Questions/answers 
Listening comprehension integrated into the presentation
 

Type of Assessment for UE in Q3

• Presentation and/or works
• Written examination

Q3 UE Assessment Comments

Q1

Written exam with exercises from the different modules

Q2
Scientific presentation + Questions/answers 
Listening comprehension  integrated into the presentation

Type of Resit Assessment for UE in Q1 (BAB1)

• N/A

Q1 UE Resit Assessment Comments (BAB1)

Not applicable