ENGLISH COURSE ORIENTATION PHARMACY 2012

ENGLISH COURSE ORIENTATION UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY HO CHI MINH CITY Department of Foreign Languages CONTENT COURSE INTRODUCTION DIFFICULTIES HOW TO BE SUCCESSFUL ENGLISH LEARNERS OPPORTUNITIES WHEN STUDYING ENGLISH REQUIREMENT: PreIntermediate level of English 2. OBJECTIVES: Language components Language skills Career attitudes

ENGLISH COURSE

ORIENTATION

UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY

HO CHI MINH CITY

Department of Foreign Languages

SOME FACTS

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CONTENT

COURSE INTRODUCTION

1 REQUIREMENT:

- Pre-Intermediate level of English

2 OBJECTIVES:

-Language components

-Language skills

-Career attitudes

COURSE INTRODUCTION

3 BOOKS – COMPONENTS

- Course books

ENGLISH FOR ORAL & WRITING ( Vocabulary – Dialogue Listening –

Writing and Assessment )

ENGLISH FOR PHARMACY STUDENTS (Reading Comprehension –

Exercises – Writing – Discussion / Group presentation)

- Audio CD

COURSE INTRODUCTION

4 STUDENTS’ RESPONSIBILITIES

-At least 80% of full-course attendance

- Engagement in learning activities in class

-Homework completion

-Preparation for new lessons

-Self-study

COURSE INTRODUCTION

- Mid-term test : 20% (Oral test / Group presentation)

- Final test : 80% (Listening, reading and writing tests)

DIFFICULTIES

2 Lack of confidence in using English

HOW TO BE SUCCESSFUL

ENGLISH LEARNERS

1 Learn to work with your peers.

3 Study English outside the classroom

2 Be risk-takers!

4 Be good guessers and thinkers!

5 Pay attention to the learning process and progress

6 Love and have a passion for English

OPPORTUNITIES WHEN STUDYING ENGLISH

1 Understand & obtain useful information from journals, materials and web resources in pharmaceutical English.

2 Come closer to scholarship or prepare for post-graduate study

3 Be more confident in speaking-English community

4 Have more chances for future jobs, promotion and success

ENJOY THE COURSE