SCIENTIFIC ENGLISH A - L

Grammatical morphological, lexical and phonological aspects of English language (B1+/B2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages); the most common elements of scientific lexicon; reading comprehension and the ability to comment on topics related to the scientific field and particularly the following topics:

- What is biotechnology?

- What is a gene?

- What is a genome?

- DNA and its structure

- The origin of genetics and Mendel's laws

- Cancerous cells

- What is pharmacology?

- Recombinant DNA technology in theraphy

- Parkinson's disease

- Cloning for therapeutic use

- The human body and its major organ systems

- The chemical structure of food

- Food analysis

- What's in the food we eat?

- Theory of the origin of cells

- Bacteria

- Viruses

- Covid -19: origins and diffusion

By the end of the course, students will be able to:

• express opinions
• recognize grammatical and syntactical structures;
• recount present, past and future events,
• recognize and use the most common elements of scientific lexicon;
• read, analize and comment on scientific texts;
• sum up information found in texts;

Grammar and language skills:

J. Eastwood, Oxford Practice Grammar - Intermediate, Oxford, University Press, Oxford 2010 (reference grammar);

J&L Soars, Headway Digital Intermediate, Oxford University Press, Oxford 2012 ;

Monographic course:

The material related to the scientific field will be provided during the course.