ENG 147

ENG 147 (Medicine Track)

 

This English for Specific Purposes course provides an introduction to medical terminology via the concepts and methods pertinent to studying in an academic context. The cultivation of study skills, critical thinking and the development of autonomous learning are integrated in the course; as are key academic skills required for successful participation at undergraduate level. The receptive skills of listening and reading for detail, gist and global understanding, deducing meaning from context and inference ensure students receive language input essential for academic preparation. Note taking, paraphrasing, reporting and planning are examples of specific skills practiced in the course. Oral development through inferring attitudes, feeling and mood, and communicative competencies such as reformulation and asking for clarification also comprise key components of the course. In addition to the ESP course book; English for Medicine, students learn EAP; Q:Skills for Success 2 in the first half of Semester 2 and Headway Academic Skills Reading, Writing, and Study Skills 2 in the second half. Language skills presented in the pre-requisite courses; ENG 142 and ENG 143 are expanded in this mid-high proficiency course (B1) as the EAP course emphasizes on the academic skills of reading and writing.