Enhancing ESP in biology education through extracurricular activities [Articol]

Abstract

The present article is dedicated to the need of teaching ESP, English being considered the Lingua Franca of our age, which means that it is the dominant language of this era. Being able to communicate scientifically is an important skill for students graduating with a science degree. Skills used in future careers for science majors include oral and written communication, as well as science literacy and being able to create figures to display information. In the article below, we present an active curriculum that can be easily incorporated into any content-focused undergraduate Biology course in English. The curriculum is designed around scientific literature that engages students in a multitude of active learning activities to develop different types of scientific communication skills.