3.00 credits
15.0 h
Q2
Teacher(s)
Meirlaen Sandrine; Page Melissa; Toubeau Anne-Julie;
Language
French
Main themes
Training in scientific presentation skills, focusing on biology issues (taught by an English language teacher of the Institut des Langues Vivantes, UCL) and a public presentation in English of the state of progress of the student's master thesis.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
| 1 | After this module students should feel fairly confident when giving a scientific presentation in English, focusing mainly on the academic field of biology. |
Content
The course consists of three parts:
1. Training sessions (16h) on effective oral presentation techniques in science: facts and figures (graphs, comparisons, likelihood etc.), visual aids, systematic pronunciation of recurrent terms in science and biology.
2. Students can rehearse their presentation individually with the help of the language teacher (10h in all).
3. Final presentation at the end of term: public talk about the state of progress of the student's master thesis in presence of the thesis supervisor, followed by questions and discussion.
The modalities will evolve according to the health situation.
1. Training sessions (16h) on effective oral presentation techniques in science: facts and figures (graphs, comparisons, likelihood etc.), visual aids, systematic pronunciation of recurrent terms in science and biology.
2. Students can rehearse their presentation individually with the help of the language teacher (10h in all).
3. Final presentation at the end of term: public talk about the state of progress of the student's master thesis in presence of the thesis supervisor, followed by questions and discussion.
The modalities will evolve according to the health situation.
Teaching methods
The course consists of three parts:
1. Training sessions (8 x 2h) on effective oral presentation techniques in science: facts and figures (graphs, comparisons, likelihood etc.), visual aids, systematic pronunciation of recurrent terms in science and biology.
2. Students can rehearse their presentation individually with the help of the language teacher.
3. Final presentation at the end of term: public talk about the state of progress of the student's master thesis in presence of the thesis supervisor, followed by questions and discussion.
The modalities will evolve according to the health situation.
1. Training sessions (8 x 2h) on effective oral presentation techniques in science: facts and figures (graphs, comparisons, likelihood etc.), visual aids, systematic pronunciation of recurrent terms in science and biology.
2. Students can rehearse their presentation individually with the help of the language teacher.
3. Final presentation at the end of term: public talk about the state of progress of the student's master thesis in presence of the thesis supervisor, followed by questions and discussion.
The modalities will evolve according to the health situation.
Evaluation methods
The assessment takes place in June and focuses on the quality of the talk and the ability to answer specific questions.
As to the English language command, assessment will focus on the student's progress throughout the language sessions, with specific attention to the pronunciation of recurrent terms, overall fluency and the way the student has actually applied the presentation techniques developed in class.
The talk can be online depending on the sanitary situation.
As to the English language command, assessment will focus on the student's progress throughout the language sessions, with specific attention to the pronunciation of recurrent terms, overall fluency and the way the student has actually applied the presentation techniques developed in class.
The talk can be online depending on the sanitary situation.
Online resources
Teaching materials
- LBOE2113 Scientific and Professional Communication in English
Faculty or entity
BIOL
Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)
Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Learning outcomes
Master [120] in Biology of Organisms and Ecology
