The lesson ‘English for Physics’ is offered as an option both in the 5th and 6th semesters respectively in the department of Physics. The course focuses on vocabulary acquisition through current authentic material on physics subjects from various scientific fields extracting the desirable information from articles, scientific magazines, books, journals and the internet. Besides, students are given practice to specific reading & writing techniques which enable them to better handle various textual analyses. Guidance is offered on a) the structure of a scientific paper b) the standard format of scientific research with information on the procedure followed on how to write such papers c) development of practical reading skills & d) project work and assignments submitted at the end of the semester, too. Class interaction is of primary concern as various scientific topics are introduced and proposed for discussion and dialogue. The course gives students the opportunity to refresh background knowledge and express their point of view and ideas, be involved in issues that interest them and are relevant to their specialty, too.
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