Foreign language (English)

Course: BIOLOGY (Bachelor) PART-TIME

Structural unit: Biology And Medicine Institute Science Educational Center

Title
Foreign language (English)
Code
Module type
Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
First
Year of study when the component is delivered
2021/2022
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
4 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
14
Learning outcomes
PR02. Use modern information technologies, software and Internet resources for information support of professional activity. PR04. Communicate orally and in writing on professional issues using scientific terms accepted in the professional environment, in state and foreign languages. PR07. Have the techniques of self-education and self-improvement. Be able to design the trajectory of professional growth and personal development, applying the acquired knowledge. PR22. Combine skills of independent and team work to get results with an emphasis on integrity, professional integrity and responsibility for decision making.
Form of study
External form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
The program is based on the fact that English language training in the Free Economic Zone begins with a minimum level B1 according to CEFR and ends with a final oral written examination, focused on its requirements for the level of independent user (B1 + / Strong Threshold) at the end of the 4th semester.
Course content
Realization of the purpose of discipline "Foreign language (English)" is result of complex interaction of four components: 1) English-language communicative competence involves the development of skills and abilities in the main types of speech activities, including reception, production, interaction and mediation in both written and oral forms; 2) socio-cultural competence refers to the ability to apply a set of sociolinguistic, regional and intercultural knowledge to achieve understanding between representatives of different societies; 3) pragmatic competence is related to the functional use of linguistic means; 4) professionally oriented communicative competence is the ability to use students' professional skills and knowledge to solve general professional problems in English.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Briano P. A Matter of Life 3.0. English for Chemistry, Biology and Biotechnology. - Torino: Edisco, 2018. - 285 p. 2. Evans V., Dooley J. Grammarway 3. - Express Publishing, 2004. - 272 p. 3. Murphy R. English Grammar in Use. – Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2012. – 380 p. 4. Lutkovskaya N.M., Kozachuk S.M. "Guide to a Professionally Oriented English Course". – M.: Talkom, 2021. – 174 p. 5. Yaremenko Yu.A. English for ecologists: A guide for students of the NSC "Institute of Biology and Medicine". - M.: Educational cartographic complex VI KNU, 2021. - 144 p.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Practical class, independent work
Assessment methods and criteria
Semester assessment 1. Modular tests (one remote): PH 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 3.2 - 10/5 points. 2. Tests of current control (remotely) :: РН 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2– 3/1 points. 3. Phonetic, grammatical, lexical exercises: PH 1.1, 1.2 - 2/1 points. 4. Exercises for spelling and punctuation, exercises for the formation of socio-cultural competence: PH 1.3, 1.4 - 2/1 points. 5. Exercises for teaching reception, products, interaction and mediation in oral and written forms: PH 3.1 - 13 / 6.5 points. Final assessment: in the form of an exam
Language of instruction
English

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Serhii Mykolayovych Babii
Foreign Languages Department for Natural Science Faculties
Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology
Ivan Kostiantynovych Pysanets
Foreign Languages Department for Natural Science Faculties
Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology