Foreign language for academic purposes
Course: BIOLOGY (Master) FULL-TIME
Structural unit: Biology And Medicine Institute Science Educational Center
Title
Foreign language for academic purposes
Code
Module type
Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
Second
Year of study when the component is delivered
2025/2026
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
1 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
6
Learning outcomes
PP01. Know the state and foreign languages at a level sufficient for communication on professional issues and presentation of the results of their own research.
PP02. Use libraries, information databases, Internet resources to search for the necessary information.
PP05. Analyze and evaluate the impact of biology on the development of society.
PP10. Present the results of scientific work in writing (in the form of a report, scientific publications, etc.) and orally (in the form of reports and defense of the report) using modern technologies, argue their position in the scientific discussion.
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1. Successful mastering of the academic disciplines OP "Bachelor" (knowledge gained during the study of theoretical courses of such professional disciplines as "Fundamentals of Ecology and Nature Conservation", "Microbiology", "Bioorganic Chemistry", "Foreign Language", etc.).
2. Proficiency in English level B2-C1.
3. Ability to work independently with scientific and scientific-methodical literature.
4. Possession of basic skills of systems analysis.
Course content
"Foreign language for academic purposes" as a discipline teaches students to see FL as a means of obtaining, expanding and deepening systemic professional knowledge, as well as a means of self-improvement. Prepares students for natural communication in oral and written forms. Teaches to choose and use appropriate language tools for the production of texts (reports, articles, lectures, etc.) of different types. The subject of study of the discipline is the disclosure to students of the potential of FL as an opportunity to expand their own language, speech, linguistic, socio-cultural and other competencies in the specialty in the use of FL.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Bottero D., Beole R. New Landscapes. English for the Construction Industry, the Environment and Design.–Torino: Edisco, 2017.–311 p.
2. Briano P. A Matter of Life 3.0. English for Chemistry, Biology and Biotechnology.–Torino: Edisco, 2018.–285 p.
3. Careggio P., Indraccolo E. New Agriways. English for Agriculture, Land Management and Rural Development.–Torino: Edisco, 2019.–312 p.
4. Evans V., Dooley J. Grammarway 3. – Express Publishing, 2004. – 272 p.
5. Lee R. English for Environmental Science in Higher Education Studies. Course Book. – Reading: Garnet Publishing Ltd., 2009.–130 p.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Practical lesson, independent work
Assessment methods and criteria
1. Modular control work
2. Interim tests
3. Oral answers / contributions
4. Evaluation of presentations, reports
Final assessment: in the form of a credit
Language of instruction
Ukrainian
Lecturers
This discipline is taught by the following teachers
Liudmyla
Valerijivna
Domylivska
Department of Language Training
Biology And Medicine Institute Science Educational Center
Biology And Medicine Institute Science Educational Center
Alexander
Viktorovych
Zholos
Department of Biophysics and Neurobiology
Biology And Medicine Institute Science Educational Center
Biology And Medicine Institute Science Educational Center
Tetyana
Mykhaylivna
Falalyeyeva
Department of biomedicine
Biology And Medicine Institute Science Educational Center
Biology And Medicine Institute Science Educational Center
Oleksiy
Volodymyrovytch
Shevchenko
Department of Virology
Biology And Medicine Institute Science Educational Center
Biology And Medicine Institute Science Educational Center
Departments
The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline
Department of Language Training
Biology And Medicine Institute Science Educational Center
Department of Biophysics and Neurobiology
Biology And Medicine Institute Science Educational Center
Department of biomedicine
Biology And Medicine Institute Science Educational Center
Department of Virology
Biology And Medicine Institute Science Educational Center