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?