Course objectives:
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The course is intended for upper-intermediate students of English. The aim of the course it to equip the students with the English language competencies they will need communicate independently and effectively in technically oriented working environments at the B2+ level according to the vocationally oriented Common European Framework for Languages.
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Requirements on student
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Credit requirements:
- The minimum passing score on the final test is 75%.
- Student's portfolio consists of the homework assigned: (1) an expository essay on a technical phenomenon related to electrical engineering; (2) a short presentation on a technical topic
- Students must complete all additional tasks set by the course teacher.
- During the whole semester, attendance is obligatory. Students can be absent from no more than three classes. If students exceed this limit, they must complete 75% of online Hot Potatoes exercises for each of the missed units. Each of these exercises must be completed with a minimum score of 75% by the end of the week following the week when the unit is scheduled. The exercises are part of the AEL6N Moodle course, which can be accessed through a link students will be provided with at the beginning of the semester.
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Content
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Week 1. Introduction, information on the course. 7.1 Prototypes;
Week 2. 7.2 Comparisons; 7.3 Products
Week 3. How to Give a Presentation; Additional material: Apps to Support Ergonomics
Week 4. 8.1 Theft; 8.2 Security
Week 5. 8.3 Emergency; HW (self-study): Review UNIT D
Week 6. 9.1 Proposals; 9.2 Definitions
Week 7. 9.3 Contracts; 10.1 Plans
Week 8. 10.2 Reports; Additional material: Describing and Interpreting Visual Information
Week 9. 10.3 Methods; HW (self-study): Review UNIT E
Week 10. 11.1 Investigations; 11.2 Reports
Week 11. 11.3 Communication; 12.1 Projects
Week 12. 12.2 Performance; 12.3 Innovations; HW (self-study): Review UNIT F
Week 13. Final test
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Activities
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Fields of study
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Guarantors and lecturers
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Literature
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Time requirements
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All forms of study
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Activities
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Time requirements for activity [h]
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Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40)
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10
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Graduate study programme term essay (40-50)
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20
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Contact hours
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26
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Total
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56
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Prerequisites
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Knowledge - students are expected to possess the following knowledge before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
- to form passives of modals (e.g., should be done; have to be made) |
- to form and use the Past Simple tense |
- to write a sentence including a relative clause |
- to form and use the gerund |
- to form and use the present and past participles |
- to form and use the past passive |
- to form and use first conditional clauses |
- to make wh-questions |
- to identify the individual parts of an abstract |
- to form and use the Future Simple Tense |
- to form and use the Present Perfect Simple tense |
- to form and use the Present Progressive/Continuous tense |
- to form and use the Present Simple tense |
Skills - students are expected to possess the following skills before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
- to describe events that are currently in progress |
- to compare and contrast properties of objects in simple terms |
- to explain the aims of some activity and reasons why something is done |
- to give suggestions, safety precautions and warnings |
- to describe a sequence of events |
- to describe a function of a device |
- to list components a machine consists of |
- to give instructions on the use of a machine |
- to express cause and effect in simple terms |
- to describe completed past events |
- to discuss work safety |
- to talk about new technologies and recent developments in electrical engineering |
Competences - students are expected to possess the following competences before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
N/A |
Master´s study programme: Students communicate their specialist knowledge, skills and general competencies in at least one foreign language. |
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Learning outcomes
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Knowledge - knowledge resulting from the course: |
- to form and use the Present Perfect passive modals: may/might/could/must/should/ought (not) to have been done |
- to distinguish between direct and indirect questions |
- to form and use noun phrases containing hyphenated word combinations |
- to distinguish between the defining and non-defining relative clauses |
- to form more complex noun phrases using pre-/post- modifiers |
- to form and the third conditional |
- to form and use the past tense of modals |
- to analyze a structure of a short spoken presentation |
Skills - skills resulting from the course: |
- to compare and contrast properties of objects using a variety of phrases |
- to explain technical principles to lay persons |
- to use analogies and rephrasing to provide additional explanations |
- to talk about security and safety in a workplace |
- to speculate about possibilities, impossibilities and probabilities in the past |
- to express regret |
- to give incident reports |
- to express degrees of agreement and disagreement |
- to make proposals, give suggestions and recommendations |
- to define a technical term |
- to describe a test method |
- to participate in a pre-contract discussion |
- to give test reports |
- to process data |
- to write an accident report |
- to write an abstract |
- to identify a problem and suggest a solution |
- to express necessity in the past |
- to evaluate their progress in English |
- to use complex phrasal verbs |
- to rephrase a conditional clause |
- to predict future trends in electrical engineering |
- to give a short presentation on a technical topic; to answer follow-up questions |
Competences - competences resulting from the course: |
N/A |
Master´s study programme: Graduates communicate their specialist knowledge, skills and general competencies in at least one foreign language. |
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Assessment methods
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Knowledge - knowledge achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Test |
Skills - skills achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Test |
Skills demonstration during practicum |
Portfolio |
Competences - competence achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Skills demonstration during practicum |
Portfolio |
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Teaching methods
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Knowledge - the following training methods are used to achieve the required knowledge: |
Practicum |
Cooperative instruction |
Self-study of literature |
Discussion |
Skills - the following training methods are used to achieve the required skills: |
Practicum |
Multimedia supported teaching |
Cooperative instruction |
Collaborative instruction |
Individual study |
Discussion |
Competences - the following training methods are used to achieve the required competences: |
Practicum |
Multimedia supported teaching |
Collaborative instruction |
Cooperative instruction |
Individual study |
Discussion |
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