SCIENTIFIC ENGLISH LANGUAGE

Specialized English Language for Biology has been designed for academic oriented students to provide language skills practice needed for effective participation in basic life science course. It covers the key vocabulary, structure and usage which can be come across in academic textbooks, articles, and lectures. In this course emphasis is placed on developing technical writing skills. Technical and science reading skills, important vocabulary in biology, and oral presentations on biological topics are also covered. Using English to hypothesize, reading skills, vocabulary building, finding main Ideas and note taking, and writing skills The topics are related to Microbiology, Botany and Zoology. Topics include classification, Binomial Nomenclature, comparing, disciplines of biology, scientific methods, theory, Latin and Greek word parts (Prefixes, Root words, Suffixes), Life science vocabulary terms.