M.A.

GILDARDO PALMA LARA

An English for Specific Purposes (ESP) Reading Comprehension course of

Microbiological sciences

Syllabus for English of Microbiological science students:

PROFESSOR: Master inArts GILDARDO PALMA LARA

Course Objectives:
• Improving Reading Comprehension Skills (scanning, skimming, looking for a gist,
identifying cognates, genre and lexico-grammatical issues which are related to the
health-care and microbiological jargon )
• Improving Strategic Autonomous L2 Reader of Related Specific Materials and
Articles
• Improving the Relevant Vocabulary Competence of the Students
• Removing the Possible inabilities and Weaknesses in the Area of Reading
Comprehension
Required main texts:

Balakrish, Nair, G. and Yoshifumi Takeda (2008). Cholera: the need to translate research
Knowledge into effective preventive and control measures. Future
microbiol. , 3 (4), 379-381
Buckhaults (2007). Antibiotics - Protein synthesis, nucleic acid synthesis and metabolism.
Future Microbio. 4(2), 300-310
Fox, A. (2009). Culture and identification of infectious agents. Rev. Microbio.
[online].vol.32 no.2 São Paulo Apr./June 2009 Brazilian Journal of
Microbiology Print version ISSN 1517-8382
Fox, A. (2009). The Bacterial Cell. Course: Medical Microbiology, PAMB 650/720
2008/2009 Lecture 32.
Fox, A. (2009). The external layers of vegetative cells and spores. Course: Medical
Microbiology, PAMB 650/720, Lecture 35

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LABORATORY OF BACTERIOLOGY AND HYGIENE MICHIGAN AGRICULTURAL

COLLEGE (1921). LABORATORY MANUAL IN GENERAL
MICROBIOLOGY. NEW YORK: JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC.
MASSA, R., BANTAR, C., LOPARDO, H. et al (2007). Whole-cell protein profiles are
useful for distinguishing enterococcal species recovered from
clinical specimens. Rev. Argent. Microbiol. [online]. Oct./Dec.
2007, vol.39, no.4 [cited 21 August 2009], p.199-203. Available
from World Wide Web:
<http://www.scielo.org.ar/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0325
-75412007000400003&lng=en&nrm=iso>. ISSN 0325-7541.
Mosselman and Liénaux (1894; pdf- versión). Manual Veterinary of Microbiology.
Cincinnati: The Robert Clark Company.
Murray et al. (2009, 4th edition). Medical Microbiology. pp 190-193.
Smith AD, et. al. (2009). Reports conclude that a Fungal Genome data base is of the highest
Priority. Bulletin Board. Future Medicine, downloaded from
http://www.futuremedicine.com/toc/fmb/3/4
Sunit K, S. (2008). Oral Polio Vaccines: A matter for debate. Future Microbiol, 3 (4), 383-
385.
Tatjana N. Zhilina, Daria G. Zavarzina, Jan Kuever, Anatoly M. Lysenko and Georgy A.
Zavarzin (2005). Desulfonatronum cooperativum sp. nov., a novel
hydrogenotrophic, alkaliphilic, sulfate-reducing bacterium, from a
syntrophic culture growing on acetate. International Journal of
Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 55, 1001–1006
Main objective: Critical reading and thinking skills require active reading. Being an active
reader means you have to engage with the text, both mentally and physically.
Skim ahead and jump back.
■ Mark up the text.
■ Make specific observations about the text.
1. Highlight or underline key words and ideas.
2. Circle and define any unfamiliar words or phrases.
3. Record your reactions and questions in the margins.

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4. Develop a “detective’s eye.” Begin to notice things around you. Look at the details on
people’s faces; notice the architectural details of the buildings you enter. The more
observant you are in daily life, the more enriched your life will be and the easier it will be
to comprehend everything you read.
5. Find the facts in what you read.
6. Find the main idea
7. Determine the meaning of words from context.
8. Distinguish between fact and opinión
9. Making observations
9.1 Observing diction
9.2 Denotation and Connotation
9.2 How diction influences meaning

SYLLABUS:
UNIT TOPIC:
1 Cholera: the need to translate research Knowledge into effective
preventive and control measures.
Desulfonatronum cooperativum sp. nov., a novel hydrogenotrophic,
alkaliphilic, sulfate-reducing bacterium, from a syntrophic culture growing
on acetate
2. Antibiotics - Protein synthesis, nucleic acid synthesis and metabolism
3. Culture and identification of infectious agents
4. The Bacterial Cell
5. The external layers of vegetative cells and spores
6. LABORATORY MANUAL IN GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY.
7. Whole-cell protein profiles are useful for distinguishing enterococcal
species recovered from clinical specimens
8. Manual Veterinary of Microbiology
9. Reports conclude that a Fungal Genome data base is of the highest Priority
10. Oral Polio Vaccines: A matter for debate
M.A. GILDARDO PALMA LARA IS A LECTURER AT BENEMERITA UNIVERSIDAD
AUTONOMA DE PUEBLA SPECIALIZED IN ESP READING
COMPREHENSION COURSES
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A 100 hour course