"Basic scientific Literacy" here probably should include basic understanding of statistics, and knowledge on how to read a journal paper in a foreign scientific

"Basic scientific Literacy" here probably should include basic understanding of statistics, and knowledge on how to read a journal paper in a foreign scientific domain. You don't have to know the lay of the land in a particular domain to understand the specific claim or methodology outlined, knowing how much it may mean in a domain. . . well that is context determined.