COURSE PRO FORMA

IMPORTANT:
Contents of this Pro Forma shall not be changed without the Senates approval for items indicated with *.
Changes to the other items can be approved at the Academy/Faculty/Institution/Centre level.
Academy/Faculty/Institute/Centre

Languages and Linguistics

Department

University course

Programme

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)

Course Code*

GTEE1114

Course Title*

English Language for Medicine

Course Pre-requisite(s)/
Minimum Requirement(s)

None

Student Learning Time (SLT)*

240 hours

Credit*

6 credits

Course Learning Outcomes*

At the end of the course, students are able to:

1. analyse texts related to science and medicine.
2. present issues related to medical science.
3. produce written texts on topics related to science and medicine.

Transferable Skills

None

Synopsis of Course Contents

This course aims to equip students with the language skills

necessary to pursue studies in medicine. Audio and print texts on
science and medicine are used. Students practise presentation skills
and writing coherent paragraphs on such topics. The use of
grammatical and idiomatic language is stressed in all activities.

Learning Strategies (lecture,

tutorial, workshop, discussion,
etc)

Lectures, group discussions, e-learning and site visits

Assessment Weightage*

Continuous Assessment: 100%

Methodologies for Feedback on

Performance

Continuous feedback of assessments in class and display of final

continuous assessment grade.

Criteria in Summative
Assessment

Please refer to Kaedah-kaedah Universiti Malaya dan PeraturanPeraturan Universiti Malaya (Pengajian Ijazah Pertama) 2010

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