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Course Detail

Degree
Master
Standard Academic Year
Semester 1
Course delivery methods
Subject
Biological sciences, Languages
Program
School
College of Science and Technology
Department
Campus
No value
Classroom
Course Offering Year
2022-2023
Course Offering Month
-
Weekday and Period
Capacity
Credits
3 ECTS
Language
English
Course Number
4TBO703U

Scientific English University of Bordeaux

Course Overview

OBJECTIVES 
The goal is to improve students’ autonomy in using English for their
studies and professional life, based on authentic Biology documents.
The competences developed are document search and analysis, and oral
communication in a Biology disciplinary setting. This teaching also
adresses norms and conventions allowing to communicate and participate
efficiently in their scientific and professional communities

Learning Achievement

Competence

Course prerequisites

Grading Philosophy

Course schedule

An English instructor and a Biology instructor collaborate to
integrate the disciplinary content in English teaching; 20 hours of
teaching, including 5 hours with the Biology instruction. The
interventions of the Biology specialist are both prepared upstream and
harnessed downstream with the English instructor. In class, study of
scientific written and audio-visual documents, related to the topic
being studied. Students work individually, two by two or in small
groups allowing to guide students on language aspects (grammar,
phonology, lexicon). Discourse genres in Biology are explored to
identify norms and conventions. Students, two by two, prepare an oral
presentation on a disciplinary theme defined by the Biology
instructor.

Course type

- Tutorial classes - 25 hours

Online Course Requirement

Instructor

Other information



Language of instruction: English

Site for Inquiry

Please inquire about the courses at the address below.

Contact person: Melanie White
melanie.white@u-bordeaux.fr