Ateneo - UPO

The English course for Pharmacy and CTF involves 50 hours of frontal teaching.

Resources provided by the instructor via the DIR page

Texts and materials:

CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH Grammar and Vocabulary for First and First for Schools with answers Louise Hashemi, Barbara Thomas, Laura Matthews ISBN 978-1- 107-48106-0

Books for further practice (optional)

GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY FOR THE REAL WORLD OXFORD ISBN 978 0 19 481030 2 Answer Key, Student Book + Answer Book + Ebook

Digital resources

Macmillan platform

Students are expected to demonstrate an ability to understand texts and be able to discuss matters with English speakers also regarding simple pharmaceutical issues. The course aims at reaching a B2 level as is in line with the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Students are expected to have a knowledge of English and grammar upon entering the course. It is mandatory that students lacking in their English skills bring up their level during the course using the books assigned and used throughout the course. Students without the aforementioned prerequisites in need of assistance are requested to get in touch with the professor at the beginning of the course.

Grammar and collocation will be reviewed and more complex forms will be dealt with during the courses. Special emphasis will be given to grammar and language usage. Reading comprehension plays a fundamental role, with some listening alongside grammar exercises which test student’s knowledge of the forms taught, with special emphasis on exercises and quizes commonly used for the First Certificate of Cambridge exam.

Students who intend to make a request for the conversion of credits based on B2 language certificates or higher recognized on an international level are requested to contact the administrative offices for such requests.
Students with disabilities, learning disabilities or special education needs, once they have contacted the University Staff, can refer to the tutor in charge of the course to define the examination modalities, concerning academic aspects.

The exam is organised into two separate tests: the first is formative and the second is summative.
Students who sit the formative exam (optional) during the course will receive a mark from zero to three which will be used to raise the mark of the final summative exam.

Students can sit no more than three exams during the academic school year. For more information, students can consult article 35.

The formative exam is reserved exclusively to students who have attended the course and the mark will be kept valid no longer than the end of the academic school year. The assignment will be discussed during lessons; for non-attenders and additional writing exercise is foreseen on the final summative exam.

The exam is in written, paper based form and concentrates on different topics discussed and assigned in class from material in the students’ course book and grammar book as well as on hand-out materials provided in class. It will examine students knowledge of grammar, the use of English and reading comprehension. See “Content of the courses” above for additional information. Students can sit the English exam no more than three times during the academic school year. More information regarding examination guidelines can be found on the university website.

A pass mark is assigned to students who have achieved an average of 18/30.

For further information, it is recommended to contact the course instructor.

Vocabulary: A vast array of vocabulary is provided during the course through the Cambridge materials used as the course books. Students are expected to improve their vocabulary and learn language usage throughout the course.

Grammar topics: Present tenses, past tenses, present perfect and simple, past perfect, future, adjectives, adverbs, questions, countable and uncountable nouns, modals, pronouns and determiners, the passive, conditionals, the to infinitive and -ing, prepositions, relative clauses, linking words

Listening: • Extracts from the course book and You-tube videos.

Listening: Ability to understand spoken language of a certain length and complexity as well as an ability to understand commonly used language in various contexts.
Reading: Ability to read articles and texts in which the author expresses explicit viewpoints, including narrative texts.
Oral: An ability to express oneself clearly regarding different topics, as well as opinions relating to current events, with a certain emphasis on an ability to express pros and cons and different options.
Writing: An ability to express commonly used language and terminology in a written text.