Class Scientific English

English is science universal languagem, it's knowledge is essential to this study cycle - Biology. The scientific English writing is particulaly simple, but a little different from common English. One of the objectives is the familirization with this kind of language by reading, discussing and presenting scientific papers, all of which are essential for a future science.

1. How to read and interpreter a scientific paper
2. Familiarization with the scientific writing
3. How to summarize a scientific paper in English
4. How to do an oral presentation in English
5. How to do a poster in English
6. How to search and make references/citations

This curricular unit classes are theorical-practical. Classes are given with audiovisual resources to support the desired discussion. Small documentaries/films are shown in English, and when available with English subtitles to better familiarize the students to the language sound and pronunciation, as well as writing (if subtitles available). The texts analyzed and discussed try to be pertinent for the students, to motivate them and captivate their interest. On the second half of the semester the students choose their texts and/or scientific paper, the idea being give the students more autonomy and motivation.

A bibliografia fornecida é obtida online através de sítios especificos, sendo sempre escolhido aqueles que têm distribuição gratuita:

• http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed
• https://www.plos.org
• http://www.sciencemag.org/news/