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Course module: BMB427006
BMB427006
English for Academic Purposes
Course info
Course codeBMB427006
EC3
Course goals
At the end of the course students
  1. have enlarged their academic vocabulary;
  2. have more insight into important grammatical structures;
  3. know what collocations are and how to use them appropriately;
  4. know the structure of an effective presentation;
  5. know what their own strengths and weaknesses are in writing and presenting;
  6. know what the information elements are in parts of their academic paper;
  7. are better able to write academic papers in English, e.g.:
    • formal style;
    • concise style;
    • cohesive style;
    • proper use of academic vocabulary;
  8. are more able to give an effective presentation in English:
    • opening and closing a presentation;
    • signposting the organisation;
    • referring to visuals;
    • handling questions; 
    • adopting the right posture and using gestures;
    •  involving the audience;
  9. have acquired self-study strategies for independent learning;
  10. have learnt how to give feedback both orally and in writing.
Content
Period (from – till): Seven times a year. The exact dates are displayed in the table below. 
Group 3 was cancelled. 
An Extra Group in Period 3 was added (BMS_P3_C). 2 Extra groups in Period 4 were added (BMS_P4_B and BMS_P4_C).
 
Faculty
Teachers from Babel Talen, Utrecht

Course description
The Babel Language Institute organises an 'English for academic purposes' course specifically for Life Sciences students. You can take this course as part of your elective component, if your programme coordinator agrees.

This English for Academic Purposes course focuses on giving academic presentations and writing an academic paper. The students’ own subjects will be used as a basis for language work. We will consider some essential elements of a presentation: opening, closing, signposting the organisation, referring to visuals, handling questions, adopting the right body language, and involving the audien­ce. Students will learn how to give feedback and will improve their oral fluency and their vocabulary throughout the course.
Furthermore, we will focus on language aspects relating to writing an academic paper. We will analyse its information and look at language conventions. Moreover, we will discuss some issues involving punctuation, formal and informal English, wordiness and the use of linking words. 
This course aims to develop and improve the writing and presenting skills students need in their master programme. In addition, students will activate and expand their vocabulary and improve their fluency in English.

The course length is 10 meetings of 2 hours. Students need to invest 3-5 hours of self-study per week. Students will pass the course if they attend at least nine meetings, have given a presentation, and have handed in a paper.

Literature/study material used
Textbook (writing and presenting scientific papers) and loose-leaf material will be handed out during the meetings.

Registration
Registration is on a "first come, first served" basis. Registration for the courses will be through OSIRIS Student. In the table below the corresponding registration periods for each edition have been added under the group number, to indicate which one you should use when registering via Osiris Student. More information about the registration procedure can be found here on the Studyguide.
The maximum number of participants  per group is 10, the minimum 6.

Mandatory for students in Master’s programme
N.A.

Optional for students in other GSLS Master’s programme:
Yes.

Prerequisite knowledge
The English proficiency is of an upperintermediate to advanced level.

Teaching Schedule:
The course is taught from 19:15-21:15 in the Hijmans van den Bergh building.
Group:
Osiris:		 group 1
BMS_P1_A		 group 2
BMS_P1_B		 group 3
Cancelled!		 group 4
BMS_P2_B		 group 5
BMS_P3_A

Extra Group
BMS_P3_C

group 6
BMS_P3_B

 group 7
BMS_P4_A

Extra group 8
BMS_P4_B

 Extra group 9
BMS_P4_C
  monday tuesday monday tuesday tuesday tuesday wednesday tuesday tuesday wednesday
1 2-9-2019 3-9-2019 11-11-2019 12-11-2019 4-2-2020 4-2-2020 5-2-2020 21-4-2020 21-4-2020 29-4-2020
2 9-9-2019 10-9-2019 18-11-2019 19-11-2019 11-2-2020 11-2-2020 12-2-2020 28-4-2020
  28-4-2020
6-5-2020
3 16-9-2019 17-9-2019 25-11-2019 26-11-2019 18-2-2020 18-2-2020 19-2-2020 12-5-2020 12-5-2020 13-5-2020
4 23-9-2019 24-9-2019 2-12-2019 3-12-2019 25-2-2020 25-2-2020 26-2-2020 19-5-2020 19-5-2020 20-5-2020
5 30-9-2019 1-10-2019 9-12-2019 10-12-2019 3-3-2020 3-3-2020 4-3-2020 26-5-2020 26-5-2020 27-5-2020
6 7-10-2019 8-10-2019 16-12-2019 17-12-2019 10-3-2020 10-3-2020 11-3-2020 2-6-2020
  2-6-2020
3-6-2020
7 14-10-2019 15-10-2019 6-1-2020 7-1-2020 17-3-2020 17-3-2020 18-3-2020 9-6-2020 9-6-2020 10-6-2020
8 21-10-2019 22-10-2019 13-1-2020 14-1-2020 24-3-2020 24-3-2020 25-3-2020 16-6-2020 16-6-2020 17-6-2020
9 28-10-2019 29-10-2019 20-1-2020 21-1-2020 31-3-2020
  31-3-2020
1-4-2020 23-6-2020
  23-6-2020
24-6-2020
10 4-11-2019 5-11-2019 27-1-2020 28-1-2020 7-4-2020 7-4-2020 8-4-2020 30-6-2020 30-6-2020 1-7-2020
reserve tba tba tba 4-2-2020 14-4-2020 14-4-2020 15-4-2020 7-7-2020
  7-7-2020
8-7-2020
reserve tba tba tba 11-2-2020 21-4-2020 21-4-2020 22-4-2020 tba tba tba
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