Industrial pharmacy REPLICA LATINA

General expected learning outcomes The course aims to provide the student with basic knowledge of scientific English, as well as the theoretical and practical basis for reading, analysing and writing a scientific text in English. The course aims to enable students to acquire B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). Specific expected learning outcomes 1. Knowledge and understanding The student will be familiar with all aspects of scientific communication in English, from basic terminology and language structures to the structure of scientific texts of various kinds (articles, reviews, abstracts etc.). The student will be able to identify the basic elements of scientific communication and critical thinking (prescriptive and descriptive issues, deductive and inductive reasoning, causal reasoning) and relate them to the various steps of the scientific method. The student will be able to distinguish and classify the various types of scientific publication (primary, secondary or tertiary level of information). Furthermore, the student will be able to analyse the different types of scientific publication by identifying their various parts (title, keywords, abstract, introduction, materials and methods, results, discussion, conclusions and bibliographical references) with their respective basic structural elements. The student will know how to conduct a bibliographical search using the main on-line databases and the tools made available by the Sapienza Library System. 2. Applying knowledge and understanding At the end of the course, the student will have acquired the ability to identify and analyse the various types of scientific publications and their parts, identifying clarity and completeness with a critical eye. This basic knowledge will find an immediate application in the reading, analysis and comprehension of scientific texts of various kinds that will undoubtedly be needed as support and refresher material for courses in the years following the first. In addition, the foundations of critical thinking provided by the course will find application both in the study of other subjects (making connections between different topics, understanding the evolution of scientific thought on a single subject, etc.) and in practical activities in the laboratory. At the end of the course, the student will be able to write a short scientific text in English (scientific report, abstract, etc.), using the terminology and structural elements introduced in the course. The student will also be able to conduct a bibliographical research using the tools provided by the Sapienza library system, with particular attention to the choice of keywords and the selection of reliable bibliographical sources. These skills will find direct application in the drafting of laboratory reports and theses. All the tools provided by the course will be applied in the preparatory and ongoing study for the preparation of degree theses. 3. Making judgements Lectures will be all interactive, in which the lecturer will ask students continuous questions to stimulate them and develop their logical-critical sense. Various exercises will be proposed during the lessons, to be carried out individually or in groups, with the aim of further encouraging the development of critical thinking and self-assessment also through comparison between the various students. 4. Communication skills Questions and individual and group activities carried out in class will encourage and stimulate the ability to communicate what has been learnt during the course. These activities are also aimed at developing the ability to write short scientific texts in English. In addition, the activities carried out during the course will prepare students for communicative relationships in the academic and non-academic worlds of work and research with their peers. 5. Learning skills The student will find the topics and related insights covered in class in the recommended texts and material made available by the lecturer. The texts and material received will remain the student's reference point also for their future use in the analysis and understanding of scientific articles both for university study and for future work applications.