Foreign language 3-4 semester
Course: BIOLOGY (Bachelor) FULL-TIME
Structural unit: Biology And Medicine Institute Science Educational Center
Title
Foreign language 3-4 semester
Code
Module type
Вибіркова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
First
Year of study when the component is delivered
2025/2026
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
4 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
4
Learning outcomes
RN 02. Apply modern information technologies, software and Internet resources to provide information for professional activities.
PRN 04. Communicate orally and in writing on professional issues using scientific terms accepted in the professional environment, in the state and foreign languages.
PRN 07. Possess methods of self-education and self-improvement. Be able to design a trajectory of professional growth and personal development, applying the acquired knowledge.
PRN 22. Combine independent and teamwork skills to achieve results with an emphasis on integrity, professional conscientiousness and responsibility for decision-making.
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
The basic requirement for mastering the discipline by third-year students is to have a minimum sufficient level of B1+/Strong Threshold according to the CEFR.
Students must:
1. Know:
- the rules of phonetic design of modern English (articulation of sounds and sound combinations; accentuation and intonation of different types of statements (dialogue, monologue));
- functional norms of using general vocabulary and terminological lexical units;
- the structure and rules of constructing oral and written discourse in situations of foreign language
official and informal communication;
- features of the English language as a holistic system.
2. Be able to:
- produce prepared and unprepared statements that summarize or supplement
the content of what is heard or seen;
- reproduce the content and express one's own opinion about what is read or heard;
- distinguish grammatical structures when reading or listening to a text and determine their
communicative meaning;
Course content
The discipline "Foreign Language (English)" is a component of the cycle of mandatory disciplines of the educational program "Biology" of the first level of higher education for the preparation of bachelors in the specialty 091-Biology and Biochemistry. The discipline is a mandatory educational discipline designed to form the ability to communicate effectively in a foreign language in a professional environment and apply knowledge in practical situations: to discuss issues related to specialization in order to achieve understanding with the interlocutor; to prepare public speeches on a large number of industry issues, using appropriate means of verbal communication and adequate forms of conducting discussions and debates; to find new text, graphic, audio and video information contained in industry materials, using appropriate search methods and terminology; analyze English-language sources of information to obtain data necessary for performing professional tasks and making professional decisions; write professional texts and documents in English on a range of industry issues; translate English-language professional texts into the native language.
Надіслати відгук
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
. Evans V., Dooley J. Grammarway 3. – Express Publishing, 2004. – 272 p.
2. Murphy R. English Grammar in Use. – Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2012. – 380 p.
3. Reading and Translation Skills: Biology English. Посібник з читання та перекладу галузевого
тексту/ Бабчук Ю.Й., Бабій С.М., Головащенко Ю.С., Прохоров М.Г. – К.: ВПЦ
«Київський університет», 2024. – 205 с.
4. Лутковська Н.М., Козачук С.М. «Посібник з професійно орієнтованого курсу англійської
мови». – К.: Талком, 2021. – 174 с.
5. Лутковська Н.М. Формування англомовної лексичної компетентності у фаховому
середовищі: розробка навчального заняття з теми “IMMUNITY” для студентів ІІ курсу
спеціальності «Біологія»// ARS LINGUODIDACTICAE (МИСТЕЦТВО
ЛІНГВОДИДАКТИКИ), №11 (2023), 59-68. https://doi.org/10.17721/2663-0303.2023.11.
(категорія Б).
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Practical classes
Independent work
Consultations
Assessment methods and criteria
- semester assessment:
semester 3, 4
1. Written work:
- Modular test 1: RN 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2 – 20/12
points.
- Modular test 2: RN 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2 – 20/12
points.
2. Presentations at practical classes: RN 1.1 – 1.4, 2.1, 2.2, 2.4, 4.1, 4.2 – 25/15 points.
3. Conversations on professional topics: RN 2.3, 3.1 – 30/18 points.
4. Presentation: RN 3.2 – 5/3 points
Language of instruction
Ukrainian
Lecturers
This discipline is taught by the following teachers
Yuliia
Yosypivna
Babchuk
Foreign Languages Department for Natural Science Faculties
Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology
Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology
Nataliia
Mykolaivna
Lutkovska
Foreign Languages Department for Natural Science Faculties
Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology
Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology
Departments
The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline
Foreign Languages Department for Natural Science Faculties
Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology
Foreign Languages Department for Natural Science Faculties
Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology