Faculty of Science (FoS)
| Assessment | ES1000 is a 100% Continuous Assessment course. |
| Units | Nil |
| Workload | 2-2-0-2-2 |
| Prerequisite(s) | Placement through the Qualifying English Test. |
| Preclusion(s) | Nil |
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This is a required course for students whose Qualifying English Test results show that they would benefit from basic English language skills support. Students in the course must pass this course before they are allowed to read the next required English course, English for Academic Purposes (ES1102/ES1103). The purpose of ES1000 is to improve the students' English language skills in reading, writing and grammar. These skills are taught, reviewed and reinforced through online, in-class and appropriate out-of-class activities. Assignments include reflections, written assignments and progress tests. This course is taught over 1 semester with a two-hour online lecture/discussion/quiz and a two-hour sectional teaching per week. |
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| Assessment | ES1103 is a 100% Continuous Assessment course. |
| Units | Four |
| Workload | 0-4-0-3-3 |
| Prerequisite(s) |
1. Placement through the Qualifying English Test or a pass in ES1000. 2. Only students who matriculated in AY2016/17 and onwards can take ES1103 |
| Preclusion(s) | ES1102 |
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ES1103 serves as a bridging course for students who have taken the university's Qualifying English Test and are deemed to require additional language support for the academic context. It aims to equip students with the knowledge of the academic genre and the ability to apply such knowledge in academic communication. The course adopts a reading-into-writing approach using themed readings as springboard texts for students' writing and provides opportunities for analysing and internalising ways of organising academic texts. Students will acquire essential academic skills required to cope with the rigour of academic writing at a tertiary level. |
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| Assessment |
SP1541 is a 100% Continuous Assessment course. |
| Units | Four |
| Workload | 0-4-0-3-3 |
| Prerequisite(s) |
Students who are required to read ES1000 Foundation Academic English and/or ES1103 English for Academic Purposes must pass those courses before they are allowed to read this course. |
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The SP1541 course aims to equip students with critical thinking, reading, and writing skills that underlie effective communication of complex scientific content for a non-specialist audience. The course focuses on critical analysis and evaluation of science communication strategies to develop and consolidate students’ understanding of the differences between scientific academic texts such as research reports and popular science texts such as science news articles. Students will be exposed to popular science texts in various scientific disciplines, which will serve as the basis for group discussions, individual presentations, and the writing of science news articles targeted at an educated non-specialist audience. |
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This course aims to equip final pharmacy students with the skills of performing a literature-based scientific evaluation study in pharmaceutical science or pharmacy practice. It also aims to help students develop higher-order thinking and communication skills through critical review and analysis of literature as well as via a technical oral presentation. Students will perform their study under the supervision of Pharmacy academic staff with the final output as a written report in the format of a review paper. They will attend classes offered by Centre for English Language Communication (CELC) to gain knowledge and skills required for successful scientific communication. |