Objectius |
Competències |
To develop such English language skills (writing, reading, listening and speaking) that will enrich student’s perspectives while studying engineering. |
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B5 B6
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C1 C4
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To stimulate and encourage independent and critical thinking on the part of students. At the end of the course students should have a good grasp of the English language used in the world of industry as well as information technology. |
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B1 B2 B3 B4 B5
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C1 C4
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To further develop students’ linguistic competence in the English language and expand their vocabulary so that they feel confident and well equipped for their future work. |
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B3 B6
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C1 C4
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Tema |
Subtema |
THEORY: 20 hours will be devoted to make the students familiar with grammatical concepts governing the English syntax.
PRACTICE: Students will spend 40 hours practising the use of English. |
• compound nouns
• simple/continuous verb forms
• past simple/present perfect simple
• the definite article
• asking questions, tag questions
• the passive
• referring to the future
• two-part verbs
• infinitive or gerund
• types of adjectives, order of adjectives
• conjunctions
• conditionals
• relative clauses
• possibility and certainty
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Metodologies :: Proves |
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Competències |
(*) Hores a classe |
Hores fora de classe |
(**) Hores totals |
Activitats Introductòries |
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1 |
0 |
1 |
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Presentacions / exposicions |
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10 |
30 |
40 |
Resolució de problemes, exercicis a l'aula ordinària |
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40 |
8 |
48 |
Treballs |
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10 |
50 |
60 |
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Atenció personalitzada |
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0.5 |
0 |
0.5 |
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Proves objectives de tipus test |
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0.5 |
0 |
0.5 |
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(*) En el cas de docència no presencial, són les hores de treball amb suport vitual del professor. (**) Les dades que apareixen a la taula de planificació són de caràcter orientatiu, considerant l’heterogeneïtat de l’alumnat |
Metodologies
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Descripció |
Activitats Introductòries |
At the beginning of the course students will be presented with a general outline of the material studied for the subject. |
Presentacions / exposicions |
In order to practise the oral skills in English students will be asked to make a short presentation on any topic related to the course. |
Resolució de problemes, exercicis a l'aula ordinària |
During the course students will be confronted with a variety of situations or contexts related to the world of engineering. They will work either individually or in teams. |
Treballs |
In order to improve their English students will be working on various types of technical texts either translating them or creating their own texts. |
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Descripció |
Students' collaboration with the teacher will be taken into account when evaluating them at the end of the course. |
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Descripció |
Pes |
Presentacions / exposicions |
Oral presentations. |
20% |
Proves objectives de tipus test |
Two partial exams. |
80% |
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Altres comentaris i segona convocatòria |
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Bàsica |
Lindsay White, Engineering: Workshop, OUP, 2003
Murphy, R, English grammar in use (with answers), CUP, 1985
Murphy, R, English grammar in use (with answers), CUP, 1985
Val and Elaine Murray Lambert, Everyday Technical English., Longman: Pearson Education Limited, 2003
, IEE Spectrum, ,
Rocío Aguado Piñero, The Technical Eye: An English Course in Technical Engineering., Zaragoza, Mira, 2000
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Complementària |
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Altres comentaris |
The course is recommended for students with intermediate level of English. |
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