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Applied English for Nutrition
February 16th, 2015
Dian Caturini S., BSc., MSc.
Introduction
Master of Science in Pathology and Lab Medicine (Vitamin D and CVD Risk Factors) The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Bachelor of Science in Nutritional Sciences The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
International Baccalaureate Diploma Pearson United World College of the Pacific, Victoria, Canada
SMA N 1 Yogyakarta
SMP N 8 Yogyakarta
Course Introduction 3 credits (2 theory + 1 skills lab) Mark : 30% midterm, 30% final, 30% skills lab, 10%
assignments Team of lecturers :
Dian Caturini BSc., MSc. (course coordinator) Harry Freitag, MSc. Perdana Samekto, MSc. Mirza Hapsari, RD, MIPH TBA (FIB)
Team of instructors : team of lecturers + A. Fahmy Arif, MSc. Ika Ratna Palupi, MSc.
Rules and Regulations
Be on time
Permission of absence to be obtained ahead of time and in writing this will affect administratively
No unnecessary chatting during lecture
No usage of electronic devices during lecture
No sleeping during lecture
Students are urged to use English ONLY during the lecture and skills lab
Course Introduction Learning objectives
To improve the students ability to use English verbally and in writing, as well as to utilize academic sources available in English
Learning outcomes
1. For students to be able to communicate effectively
2. For students to be able to use proper English verbally and in writing
Course Description
This courses content pertains to the usage of academic English at university level (such as writing academic manuscript in English). It also contains introduction to terminologies used in the field of nutrition and health, academic language, and sentence structures normally used to communicate and understand literature sources/references on nutrition and health
Syllabus
Introduction to Applied English for Nutrition and Academic Manuscript
Reading Technique
Listening & Note-Taking
Speaking
Writing
Summarizing
Understanding graphs and academic paper
References
Savage, Alice, and P. Mayer. 2005. Effective Academic Writing 2. Oxford University Press, New York.
Firyh, Mary M., and Andrew W. Ralston. 2001. Intermediate English Language Skills. Hodder Gibson, Scotland.
Wallwork, Adrian. 2011. English for Writing Research Papers. Springer, New York.
Curry, Katherine R., and Amy Jaffe. 1998. Nutrition Counseling & Communication Skills. W.B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia.
Any Questions?
Academic Manuscript & Journal Searching (Boolean Logic)
What is academic manuscript?
How is it different from popular culture piece?
Level of English being used?
Terminologies being used?
Structures?
Examples
Examples
Academic Manuscript
Well-structured : introduction, main topics (methods, cases, results), discussion, & conclusion
Clear objectives
Academic level of English
Proper grammar structures
Proper usage of terminologies
When do we need to write an academic manuscript?
Academic Manuscript
A form of written communication in academia
Study results
Cases
Commentary
Reports
Reviews
Systemic reviews evidence-based medicine
Journal Searching (Boolean Logic)
Usually used in mathematics
Main operations:
Conjunction: And
Disjunction: Or
Negation : Not
Same principal is used for journal searching to connect search terms
When do you need it?
Searching for academic manuscripts/journal articles
Appropriate references
Critical thinking
Example
Overall topic :
Vitamin D status in cardiovascular disease prevention
Search terms:
- Vitamin D status
- Cardiovascular disease
- Prevention
Example of Journal Searching
Vitamin D AND status AND cardiovascular AND disease AND prevention NOT risk
Vitamin D NOT intake AND cardiovascular AND disease AND prevention NOT risk
Etc
Types of articles
Any Questions?
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