Foreign Language

Course: BIOLOGY (Bachelor) FULL-TIME

Structural unit: Biology And Medicine Institute Science Educational Center

Title
Foreign Language
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
7 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
15
Learning outcomes
PR02. Identify the possibility of communicating in a foreign language in a dialogue with colleagues and target audience.
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
The program is based on the fact that the teaching of English in the fourth year begins at the level of independent user (B1 + / Strong Threshold) according to CEFR and ends with a qualifying oral and written exam focused on its requirements for advanced level B2 / Vantage according to CEFR after 7 semesters.
Course content
Discipline is a compulsory discipline designed to develop the ability to communicate in a foreign language and apply knowledge in practical situations. 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. Лутковська Н.М., Козачук С.М. «Посібник з професійно орієнтованого курсу англійської мови». – К.: Талком, 2021. – 174 с. 5. Яременко Ю.А. Англійська мова для екологів: Посібник для студентів ННЦ «Інститут біології та медицини». – К.: Навчальний картографічний комплекс ВІ КНУ, 2021. – 144 с.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Practical classes, individual work.
Assessment methods and criteria
semester assessment: 7th semester Qualifying exam in a foreign language, focused in its requirements on advanced level of proficiency in B2 according to CEFR: PH 3.1-3.2 - 100/60 points. - final assessment of the 7th semester: in the form of a qualifying exam
Language of instruction
English

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Nataliia Valeriivna Kizim
Foreign Languages Department for Natural Science Faculties
Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology
Serhii Mykolayovych Babii
Foreign Languages Department for Natural Science Faculties
Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology
Nataliia Mykolaivna Lutkovska
Foreign Languages Department for Natural Science Faculties
Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology
Olena Volodymyrivna Lutsenko
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
Yuliia Antonivna Yaremenko
Foreign Languages Department for Natural Science Faculties
Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology
Svitlana Myhailivna Rud
Foreign Languages Department for Natural Science Faculties
Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology