Study Guide

Objective

The course enables the students to understand the differences between Standard English and language for special purposes.
Students will also broaden their knowledge of common features of academic and technical writing and are able to apply their skills to their future engineering reports.Students learn how to express themselves orally by presenting and discussing technical phenomena whereby they will also be given tools to expand their grammatical knowledge and engineering English vocabulary enabling them to use a greater range of structures while speaking and writing in English.

Content

General technical functions, materials and components; technical problems and technical development; linguistic dimension of engineering English; presenting as an engineer; scientific writing and engineering documents.

Location and time

Autumn 2023

Materials

Munkenberg, Eva-Charlott: English for Engineers and Technicians (2015).

Teaching methods

Contact teaching, in-class activities, individual assignments, and oral presentations.
The course enables the students to understand the differences between Standard English and language for special purposes. Students learn how to express themselves orally by presenting and discussing technical phenomena whereby they will also be given tools to expand their grammatical knowledge and engineering English vocabulary enabling them to use a greater range of structures while speaking and writing in English.

Exam schedules

Final exam

Completion alternatives

Book exam (more information about this will be given at the first meeting)

Student workload

27 hours individual workload per 1 credit (a total of 3 ETCS)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Being able to identify general technical functions and descriptions of materials and components in English.
Being able to identify general technical problems and technical development in English .
Being able to identify the specific linguistic features in engineering English on grammatical level.
Being able to present an engineering-related phenomenon.
Being able to identify the stylistic and linguistic elements in scientific writing and engineering documents.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Being able to describe general technical functions and materials and components in English.
Being able to describe, asses and interpret faults and feasibility, and discuss technical requirements and improvements in English.
Being able to apply the linguistic features of engineering English on grammatical level when creating documents.
Being able to present an engineering related phenomenon and take part in discussions and debates.
Being able to apply the stylistic and linguistic elements in scientific writing and engineering documents.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Being able to describe, explain, compare and evaluate general technical functions and materials and components in English.
Being able to describe, compare and evaluate general technical problems as well as technical development, and propose solutions and insights in technical development.
Being able to apply, implement and critically reflect the gained knowledge of the specific linguistic features of engineering English on grammatical level.
Being able to present and critically reflect engineering related phenomena and take active part in discussions and debates
Being able to apply, implement and critically reflect the gained knowledge in the stylistic and linguistic elements in scientific writing and engineering documents.

Assessment methods and criteria

Continuous assessment of in-class activity, group work and final exam

Assessment criteria, fail (0)

Lacking attendance, incompleted assignments, failed exam

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

Being able to identify general technical functions and descriptions of materials and components in English.
Being able to identify general technical problems and technical development in English.
Being able to identify the specific linguistic features in engineering English on a grammatical level.
Being able to present an engineering-related phenomenon.
Being able to identify the stylistic and linguistic elements in scientific writing and engineering documents.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

Being able to describe general technical functions and materials and components in English.
Being able to describe, assess and interpret faults and feasibility, and discuss technical requirements and improvements in English.
Being able to apply the linguistic features of engineering English on a grammatical level when creating documents.
Being able to present an engineering-related phenomenon and take part in discussions and debates.
Being able to apply the stylistic and linguistic elements in scientific writing and engineering documents.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Being able to describe, explain, compare, and evaluate general technical functions and materials and components in English.
Being able to describe, compare and evaluate general technical problems as well as technical development, and propose solutions and insights in technical development.
Being able to apply, implement, and critically reflect on the gained knowledge of the specific linguistic features of engineering English on a grammatical level.
Being able to present and critically reflect on engineering-related phenomena and take an active part in discussions and debates
Being able to apply, implement, and critically reflect the gained knowledge in the stylistic and linguistic elements in scientific writing and engineering documents.

Qualifications

English for Working Life