LABORATORY OF SCIENTIFIC ENGLISH
cod. AZ1010858

Academic year 2024/25
2° year of course - Second semester
Professor
Giuseppe MARLETTA
Academic discipline
Indefinito/interdisciplinare (NN)
Field
Per la conoscenza di almeno una lingua straniera
Type of training activity
Language/Final test
10 hours
of face-to-face activities
1 credits
hub: Parma Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria
course unit
in ITALIAN

Integrated course unit module: ENGLISH

Learning objectives

At the end of the course, the student will be able to:
- Understand the hierarchy of evidence in scientific literature;
- Differentiate between a database (DTB) and a search engine (SE), and be familiar with the main DTBs/SEs related to Nursing topics;
- Recognize the IMRAD structure of a scientific article;
- Use APA 7th and Vancouver citation styles for bibliographies;
- Understand and interpret the structure of a scientific article (both qualitative and quantitative);
- Know the principles of using the main tools provided by UNIPR to access sources.

Prerequisites

English language level A2 CEFR (key for schools)

Course unit content

The contents of the course "Scientific English Laboratory, Reading Articles" cover everything related to the reading, comprehension, and interpretation of scientific literature articles on specific nursing topics.

Full programme

See "contents”

Bibliography

Contents of the lecture slides.
Further insights to improve the understanding of the English language based on "English for Nurses and Healthcare Professionals, 2nd edition" by Parini, Malaguti, and Roberts, published by Ambrosiana

Teaching methods

Lectures. The teaching materials used during the lectures are uploaded on Elly at the beginning of the course (attendance tracking methods), during the course (papers to work on during lectures), and at the end of the course (lectures slides, extended syllabus and exam procedures). The course slides are to be considered an integral part of the reference bibliography.

Assessment methods and criteria

Written exam with multiple-choice questions. The exam, lasting 1 hour, is based on the translation/interpretation of a scientific article, which will be different for each exam session. The full paper will be published on Elly at least 48 hours before the exam session, so that students can view and study it. The quiz questions will thus pertain to the translation/interpretation of the published paper. Each question will have a corresponding score; the total score will determine the final grade (ranging from 1 to 30 with distinction).

Other information

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