Course IC 12071 · Year I · Summer 2019-2020

English for Technical Purposes

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
Lecture Debate Popwepoint presentations
Entry requirements
B2

Aims

3. 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

C 1UNIT 1: ENGINEERING MATERIALS C 2 UNIT 2: THE ELECTRIC MOTOR C 3 UNIT 3: CENTRAL HEATING C 4 UNIT 4: GRAPHS C 5 UNIT 5: TYPES OF COMPUTER SYSTEMS C 6 UNIT 6: OUTPUT DEVICES: PRINTERS C 7 UNIT 7: WORD PROCESSING C 8 UNIT 8: SPREADSHEETS AND DATABASES C 9 UNIT 9: MULTIMEDIA C 10 UNIT 10: INTERNET SECURITY C 11 UNIT 11: THE ROLE OF MAPS C 12 UNIT 12: ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY AND DECISION MAKING C 13 UNIT 13: LASERS. LASER CUTTING C 14 UNIT 14: AIR POLLUTION THE ATMOSPHERE. PRIMARY AIR POLLUTANTS. CONTROL OF AIR POLLUTION

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, 2010