Course: UNIcert III English for Scientific Purposes (1000-041)

Persons:

Type of Course:

Course

In-Class Hours Per Week:

8

Contents:

Scientific Writing (2 SWS)
“This course focuses on written communication in the scientific world using English. The primary emphasis is on the structure and vocabulary of a scientific paper/article. Printed materials include articles and papers from each student's area of interest, as well as vocabulary, writing, and grammar exercises.”

Critical Thinking (2 SWS)
“This course is relevant for anyone who would like to improve the way they read and deal with academic and scientific texts. Research based reading will cover strategies for improving reading techniques and skills such as speed reading and scanning academic texts for pertinent information. It will give you the opportunity to identify text types, critically assess and analyze their content to identify their main points, and distinguish fact from opinion.”

Intercultural Communication (2 SWS)
“Communication between two members of the same cultural community takes place within the framework of a common language and against a common socio-cultural background. International communication may thus fail, or be less satisfactory than it could be, not only because of language problems but also because the participants have insufficient knowledge of each other's cultural background and an undeveloped awareness of what is unique to their own cultural background.”

Scientific Reading and Discussion (2 SWS)
“This course is particularly important for science students, as many leading textbooks and the majority of scientific research articles are written in English. Instructor feed-back will be given to each student's grammar, vocabulary, and fluency problems.”

Location:

Hohenheim

Remarks:

Registration: https://spraz.uni-hohenheim.de/anmeldung

Module:

• 1000-040 UNIcert III English for Scientific Purposes (compulsory)
• 3000-420 UNIcert III English for Scientific Purposes (compulsory)