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The course is based on Cambridge English for Scientists course book, which aims to develop the communication skills and specialist English language knowledge of science students and professionals, enabling them to communicate more confidently and effectively in their work or study environment. Uniquely, this course focuses on both spoken and written communication, with each of the ten units relating to a case study based on real, published research. This makes the course ideal for scientists from a wide range of scientific backgrounds. Cambridge English for Scientists also develops the learners' language skills with practical reading and writing skills - such as applying for research funding or writing for publications - as well as with speaking and listening skills including 'Describing and Reporting Problems With Experiments' and 'Presenting at a Conference'.
CLASS-BY-CLASS PLAN
Weeks Classes /Units Topic/ Focus Skill Lesson Plan
Course orientation
1st class: Week 2 29th Sept. -3rd of October Unit 1: Getting started in research page 6 2nd class: Unit 1: Getting started in research page 6 3rd class: Unit 1: Getting started in research page 6 4th class Unit 2: The scientific community page 14
Talking about your career path Organizing and adding detail to a rsum or CV
Recognizing different styles of writing Asking for help using an online forum
5th class: Unit 2: The scientific community page 14 6th class: Unit 2: The scientific community page 14
7th class: Unit 3: Finding a direction for your research page 22 8th class: Unit 3: Finding a direction for your research page 22
9th class: Unit 3: Finding a direction for your research page 22 10th class: Unit 4: Designing an experiment page 30
Prefixes and suffixes (1) Making suggestions and plans for an experiment
12 class: Unit 4: Designing an experiment page 30 Week 8 17th- 21st of November 13th class: Unit 5: Describing an experiment page 38 14th class: Unit 5: Describing an experiment page 38 Week 9 24th- 28th |of November 15th class: Unit 5: Describing an experiment page 38 16th class: Unit 6: Writing up research 1: materials and methods page 46
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Describing expectations and outcomes of an experiment Describing and reporting problems in an experiment
Linking sentences in writing (2) Using symbols and abbreviations in lab notebooks. Describing lab protocols
17th class Unit 6: Writing up research 1: materials and methods page 46 18th class: Unit 6: Writing up research 1: materials and methods page 46
Describing procedure in the materials and method section Expressing numbers and describing data
19th class: Unit 7: Writing up research 2: presenting data page 54 20th class: Unit 7: Writing up research 2: presenting data page 54 21st class: Unit 7: Writing up research 2: presenting data page 54
Describing data for statistical analysis Comparing and contrasting experimental results (1)
22nd class: Unit 8: Writing up research 3: results and discussion page 62 Week 13 22nd- 26th of December 23rd class: Unit 8: Writing up research 3: results and discussion page 62 24th class: Unit 8: Writing up research 3: results and discussion page 62 Week 14 29th of December- 2nd of January 25th class: Unit 9: Writing up research 4: introduction and abstract page 70 26th class: Unit 9: Writing up research 4: introduction and abstract page 70 Week 15 5th- 9th of January 27th class: Unit 9: Writing up research 4: introduction and abstract
Referring to visual data in a paper Comparing and contrasting experimental results (2) Describing the limitations of research Making suggestions for future research Reporting the work of other researchers in a paper
28th class: Unit 10: Presenting research at a conference page 78 Week 16 12th- 16th of January 29th class: Unit 10: Presenting research at a conference page 78
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