Course for international guest/part time students
- Faculty
- Faculty of Humanities
- Organization
- BTK Department of English Applied Linguistics
- Code
- BBI-ANM17-506E
- Title
- Popular sciences in the media
- Usual semester
- Autumn
- Published semester
- 2026/27/1
- ECTS
- 5
- Language
- en
- Learning outcomes
- This course aims to focus on how popular sciences relevant to everyday life are presented in today’s English-speaking media. A further aim is to expand vocabulary and grammar both in speaking and writing through using recent newspaper and magazine articles as well as other types of multimedia material.
- Course content
- Language areas covered: development of reading and listening skills, oral presentation skills, journalistic writing skills, textual coherence and the expansion of vocabulary in specific content areas (such as the human brain, health and nutrition, globalization and green issues; technical and scientific development, the philosophy of science etc.). The course addresses AI-related knowledge and skills relevant to the course content.
- Assessment method
- Requirements: regular participation and preparation for classes, oral news presentations, writing science articles (three short ones and a long science journal article of 700 words). Assessment will be based on vocabulary test, presentation, written work and attendance.
- Bibliography
- to be assigned later