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Course Sheet

Course code:

TLB11E1

Academic Year of enrolment:

2019

Year of supply:

2019/2020

Type of Course:

Language/Final Examination

Degree:

Course of 1st Cycle Degree in BIOMEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES

Location:

CHIETI

Credits:

Programme Year:

Professor and Collaborators:

DANIELE Franca

Cycle:

First semester

Obligatory attendance:

Yes

Hours of classroom activity:

Individual study hours:

Prerequisites:

Good knowledge of basic standard English.

Objectives

During the Course the students will learn the correct grammatical forms of English language, so that they will be able to use the language appropriately. Students will learn the terminology related to biomedical laboratories, the main laboratory tests and the molecules of the human body; they will also learn the use of acronyms that are common in the laboratory. All of this will allow students to be independently at ease in a laboratory in an English-speaking country. Furthermore, students will be able to correctly perform a bibliographic search on PubMed Medline, and they will know the text genres. They will train their reading skills, a language ability that will be useful for them to study and update on international scientific literature.

Contents

The Course includes review and use of English grammar. The professor besides explaining the various grammar rules, reserves time for exercises during which students participate in speaking English. The scientific terminology related to biomedical laboratories is studied. Linguistic issues related to scientific research are discussed. The different types of scientific journals and scientific articles are dealt with (reviews, full papers, case reports, etc.) analyzing their particular structures. Subsequently, reading and in-depth analysis of the various medical articles are done, in order to have a relative autonomy in reading, understanding and translating the articles themselves.

Extended Syllabus

Alphabet
Definite and indefinite articles
The use of adjectives
Plurals
Personal pronouns
Conjunctions
Verbs
Present of the auxiliary verbs (to be - to have)
The use of the subject
Possessive pronouns and adjectives
Reflexive pronouns
Prepositions of place and time
Adverbs
Genitive
Simple past tense of auxiliary verbs
Present simple (do / does)
Gerund
Present and past continuous
Pronouns
Imperative and let
To let
Past tense to be and to have
Past tense of verbs (did)
Past participle
Perfect Tenses
Duration form
Future of verbs
Verbs of perception, impersonal verbs
Verbs with auxiliary
Modal verbs
Conditional and subjunctive
Power, duty, will
To have been able, to have wanted, to have had
Reciprocal pronouns
Relative pronouns
Indefinites
Interrogative pronouns
Indefinite pronoun
Comparatives and superlatives
Irregular comparatives and superlatives
Use of the definite article
To be there
It is not true?
Interrogative particles
Translation of a lot, too much, how much
To be born
To like
To say / to tell
To bring, to carry, to take
To look
To get
To do
Cardinal and ordinal numbers
Ways of expressing dates
Ways of expressing time
Measurements and weights
Ways of expressing age
There is - there are
Translation of behold
Both, both ... and
Either ... or
Neither ... nor
Home - house
Gold - golden
Beside - besides
Still, already, not yet, yet
Madam, miss, sir
Seasons, months of the year, days of the week, parts of the day
Main irregular verbs
Linguistic issues concerning scientific research
Databases - Pubmed Medline
Scientific journals
Types of scientific articles and text genres
Structure of scientific articles
Names of Laboratory Instruments
Names of molecules related to:
Cell and its components
Blood
Immune system
Endocrine system
Blood tests
Urinalysis
Feces test
Main acronyms used in a lab.

Recommended Bibliography

Attending lessons is sufficient for students to learn the subjects in the final examination. As aid for studying students can use any grammar book, as long as it has an ISBN, and the Merriam-Webster English Dictionary. Students can also consult the Internet site accepted by the international scientific community like PubMed Medline and the section Medline Plus.

Teaching Methods

In-class lessons.

Evaluation methods

Verification of learning:

The final exam consists in 30 multiple choice questions concerning the issues discussed during in-class lessons. The students must answer to 18 questions correctly.
The test will be held in the Aula Informatizzata.

Contacts/More Information

In-office hours: Wednesday from 11-1 o'clock pm.
Office located on the 3rd floor, Ex-rettorato building, Campus of Chieti.

Università degli Studi
"G. d'Annunzio"

Chieti - Pescara

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