English for Chemistry Foundation 1
Kallia Katsampoxaki
This course is designed to tailor to the needs of Chemistry undergraduate students. You are expected to attend the courses as this is designed for training purposes. Students are expected to upload at the end of the lesson the tasks they completed during class. They will not be marked down for any mistakes. Instead they get a bonus mark of 20% and my gratitude becasue this way I can see if there were recordings or descriptions that I may address in the next lesson.
There are final exams (100%) but there are numerous tasks that you may opt to complete in class so as to get anotr 20% bonus. This is given to students who manage to meet all the requirements for scientific presentations and send a video (screen casting) presenting the most interesting discipline-specific article they read this year {yeah, it needs to be a very recent article in a scientific journal) [See the presentation criteria here] and 3) send a summary of the same article adhering to the summary criteria ( found here).
Feel free to visit me in my office Γ202 if you need any clarififcations during my office hours every Thurdsay 12-14.00. You can also do this by ZOOM if you do not want to visit in person. Send me an email to katsampoxaki@uoc.gr and let me know of what you need. Before you send me an email, please watch the following video. It is always nice to know how to communicate your message effectively.
This course is designed to tailor to the needs of Chemistry undergraduate students. You are expected to attend the courses as this is designed for training purposes. Students are expected to upload at the end of the lesson the tasks they completed during class. They will not be marked down for any mistakes. Instead they get a bonus mark of 20% and my gratitude becasue this way I can see if there were recordings or descriptions that I may address in the next lesson.
There are final exams (100%) but there are numerous tasks that you may opt to complete in class so as to get anotr 20% bonus. This is given to students who manage to meet all the requirements for scientific presentations and send a video (screen casting) presenting the most interesting discipline-specific article they read this year {yeah, it needs to be a very recent article in a scientific journal) [See the presentation criteria here] and 3) send a summary of the same article adhering to the summary criteria ( fo
This course is designed to tailor to the needs of Chemistry undergraduate students. You are expected to attend the courses as this is designed for training purposes. Students are expected to upload at the end of the lesson the tasks they completed during class. They will not be marked down for any mistakes. Instead they get a bonus mark of 20% and my gratitude becasue this way I can see if there were recordings or descriptions that I may address in the next lesson.
There are final exams (100%) but there are numerous tasks that you may opt to complete in class so as to get anotr 20% bonus. This is given to students who manage to meet all the requirements for scientific presentations and send a video (screen casting) presenting the most interesting discipline-specific article they read this year {yeah, it needs to be a very recent article in a scientific journal) [See the presentation criteria here] and 3) send a summary of the same article adhering to the summary criteria ( fo
Course Description
Course Syllabus (weekly programme)
- Induction week
- Properties and state of matter
- Energy types
- Chemical elements
- Periodic table and atomic structure
- Nitrogen cycle
- Chemical reactions
- Laboratory safety issues
- Chemical bonding
- Intermolecular forces
- From Electricity to Electrochemistry
- Mock Exam
- Presentations
Assessment Methods
What's your type?
A. Final exams 100% or
B. Final exams 80% + 20% samples of student weekly work
C. Final exams 60% + + 20% samples of student weekly work + Presentation 20%
Instructional Methods
Students are expected to participate in class and complete tasks that are conducive to noticing new structures. Students are also expected to give feedback to each other and peer-review others work.
Learning in this class is facilitated though workshops and seminars. Not lectures. Students will be reading texts, complete comprehension questions, complete vocabulary tasks and listen to online webinars about General chemistry topics.
Weekly photos of samples of work will be uploaded in Exercises ONLY IF the students wish to get the 20% bonus.
ECTS
This module is compulsory and has 3ECTS [This is a relatively new change and you will be able to verify it when the new study guide (Οδηγός Σπουδών 2022-2023) is updated on the departmental website.
Αυτο το μάθημα είναι υποχρεωτικό έχει 3 ECTS και ο τελικός βαθμός προσμετράται στο σύνολο μαθημάτων που έχετε πάρει συνολικά. Αυτή η αλλαγή είναι σχετικά πρόσφατη (2021) και θα μπορείτε να την επιβεβαιώσετε όταν ανανεωθεί ο οδηγός σπουδών (2022-2023) στην ιστοσελίδα του τμήματος.
- Induction week
- Properties and state of matter
- Energy types
- Chemical elements
- Periodic table and atomic structure
- Nitrogen cycle
- Chemical reactions
- Laboratory safety issues
- Chemical bonding
- Intermolecular forces
- From Electricity to Electrochemistry
- Mock Exam
- Presentations
What's your type?
A. Final exams 100% or
B. Final exams 80% + 20% samples of student weekly work
C. Final exams 60% + + 20% samples of student weekly work + Presentation 20%
Students are expected to participate in class and complete tasks that are conducive to noticing new structures. Students are also expected to give feedback to each other and peer-review others work.
Learning in this class is facilitated though workshops and seminars. Not lectures. Students will be reading texts, complete comprehension questions, complete vocabulary tasks and listen to online webinars about General chemistry topics.
Weekly photos of samples of work will be uploaded in Exercises ONLY IF the students wish to get the 20% bonus.
This module is compulsory and has 3ECTS [This is a relatively new change and you will be able to verify it when the new study guide (Οδηγός Σπουδών 2022-2023) is updated on the departmental website.
Αυτο το μάθημα είναι υποχρεωτικό έχει 3 ECTS και ο τελικός βαθμός προσμετράται στο σύνολο μαθημάτων που έχετε πάρει συνολικά. Αυτή η αλλαγή είναι σχετικά πρόσφατη (2021) και θα μπορείτε να την επιβεβαιώσετε όταν ανανεωθεί ο οδηγός σπουδών (2022-2023) στην ιστοσελίδα του τμήματος.
Calendar
Announcements
- Friday February 13, 2026
- Saturday February 7, 2026
- Sunday January 18, 2026
- Monday January 12, 2026
- Thu December 18, 2025
