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| MBG2009 | Professional English | 2+0+0 | ECTS:4 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of MOLECULAR BIOLOGY and GENETICS | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Uğur UZUNER | | Co-Lecturer | | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | Directing students to read vocational subject matter in English, write scientific articles in English, develop practical speaking skills to make presentations in English at scientific meetings. Understanding and comprehending English scientific publications and texts in the field of Molecular Biology and Genetics, gaining practical skills for effective reading, rephrasing and presenting of scientific results |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | Can describe and write which parts of a scientific article | 1,3,10,14 | 1,2 | | LO - 2 : | Can translate a scientific article from Turkish into English, from English to Turkish | 1,3,10,14 | 1,2 | | LO - 3 : | Explain basic concepts and terms related to biology in English | 1,3,10,14 | 1,2 | | LO - 4 : | Can perform effective scientific presentations in English | 1,3,10,14 | 1,2 | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Comprehensive reading parts from the scientific journals and books as related to Molecular Biology, Biology, Genetics and different life sciences. Focusing on the scientific words, verbs, nouns and pronouns used commonly in life sciences. Leering how to write formal petition, Key hallmarks for efficient presentations. Thecniques on how to summarize and read scientific publications |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | The importance of writing scientific articles, the importance of English in scientific writing, the types of scientific articles and general structures | | | Week 2 | Reading, understanding scientific articles in the field of biology | | | Week 3 | Reading, understanding scientific articles in the field of Molecular Biology and Genetics | | | Week 4 | Most commonly used words and phrases in scientific publications in the fields of Biology and Molecular Biology and Genetics | | | Week 5 | Translating scientific texts between two languages in the field of Molecular Biology and Genetics | | | Week 6 | Writing scientific articles in the field of Molecular Biology and Genetics | | | Week 7 | Writing scientific articles in the field of Molecular Biology and Genetics | | | Week 8 | Data, form and table presentations in scientific articles | | | Week 9 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 10 | Writing scientific articles in the field of Molecular Biology and Genetics | | | Week 11 | References in scientific articles and ethics of scientific writing | | | Week 12 | Correspondence with scientific journals, books, firms, editors, researchers and scientists | | | Week 13 | Presenting scientific results verbally | | | Week 14 | Presenting scientific results verbally | | | Week 15 | Making a presentation of a scientific work in the field of Molecular Biology and Genetics (student work and student presentations) | | | Week 16 | Final Exam | | | |
| 1 | Reader at Work II, Aysun Veliglu METU Yayinlari 2018. | | | |
| 1 | How to write and publish a scientific paper, Robert A. Day, Oryx Press | | | 2 | Reading and Writing-the English of Science and Technology by Karl Drobnic, Sharon Abrams ve Marjorie Morray, PranticeHall, Inc | | | 3 | Robert A. Day, çeviri; Gülay Aşkar Altay, Tübitak, 1996. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | | 1 | 30 | | Presentation | 15 | | 1 | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | | 1 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 2 | 14 | 28 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 2 | 14 | 28 | | Laboratuar çalışması | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 2 | 6 | 12 | | Arasınav | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Uygulama | 2 | 2 | 4 | | Klinik Uygulama | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Ödev | 2 | 6 | 12 | | Proje | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Kısa sınav | 1 | 4 | 4 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 2 | 6 | 12 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Diğer 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Diğer 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Total work load | | | 104 |
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