Course IC 21091 · Year II · Autumn 2024-2025

ENGLISH FOR ENGINEERING

Compulsory course in Architecture and town planning, taught by Maria Crina Herțeg.

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Overview

Lecturer
Maria Crina Herțeg
Seminar tutor
Maria Crina Herțeg
Type of course
Compulsory
Language of instruction
English
Erasmus language
English
Domain
Civil Engineering
Field of study
Architecture and town planning
Form of education
Full-time
Form of instruction
Lecture
Credit awarded by
Grade
Teaching methods
DebatePowerpoint presentation
Entry requirements
B2

Aims

1. To be able to use specialised discourse adequately

2. to be able to communicate fluently

3. to be able to understand the message of a written text

Course contents

UNIT 1: COMPUTER COMPONENTS UNIT 2: THE INTERNET. THE IMPORTANCE OF THE INTERNET IN THE 21st CENTURY UNIT 3: THE WORLD AND THE ENVIRONMENT: ARE THINGS HOTTING UP POLLUTION AND THE ENVIRONMENT. TYPES OF POLLUTION. MEANS OF PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT UNIT 4: DESIGNING A WEBSITE UNIT 5: A TENFOLD INCREASE IN PRODUCT QUALITY EVERY TEN YEARS IS IT POSSIBLE UNIT 6: THINGS ARE NOT WHAT THEY USED TO BE: URBAN LIVING AND ADVANCES IN TECHNOLOGY UNIT 7: CAREERS IN ENGINEERING/ JOBS IN ENGINEERING/ APPLYING FOR A JOB UNIT 8: THE DIGITAL DIVIDE UNIT 9: WATER MANAGEMENT. KINDS OF WATER USE. GROUNDWATER POLLUTION UNIT 10: YOUNG ENGINEER. EXPLAINING A DIAGRAM UNIT 11: ENGINEERING – WHAT`S IT ALL ABOUT? UNIT 12: STORING INFORMATION UNIT 13: SAFETY AT WORK. ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION UNIT 14: ENGINEERING MATERIALS

Learning outcomes

Accuracy and adequate use of technical vocabulary

Assessment

Oral presentation, Two way interview 80 %Portfolio 20%

Recommended reading

English & engineering.
Aydelotte, F.
McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York, 2010
Cambridge English for engineering
Ibbotson, M.
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2008
English for global industries. Oil and Gas.
Oliver, S.
Garnet Education, UK, 2010