| Competències |
| Codi | |
| B1 | Capacitat per treballar en equips multidisciplinars. |
| B3 | Capacitat per comunicar-se de forma efectiva en el vocabulari professional i idiomes pertinents. |
| B4 | Capacitat per afrontar l'aprenentatge al llarg de tota la vida professional. |
| B5 | Capacitat per parlar en una llengua estrangera. |
| B6 | Capacitat per parlar i exposar idees en públic de manera efectiva. |
| C1 | Dominar l'expressió i la comprensió d'un idioma estranger. |
| C4 | Moure's amb facilitat per l'espai europeu i per la resta del món. |
| Objectius d'aprenentatge |
| Objectius | Competències | ||
| To develop such English language skills (writing, reading, listening and speaking) that will enrich student’s perspectives while studying engineering. | B5 B6 |
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. | B3 B6 |
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. | B1 B3 B4 B5 B6 |
C1 C4 |
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| Continguts |
| Tema | Subtema |
| THEORY: 15 hours will be devoted to theoretical sessions. Below is the list of topics dedicated to theoretical explanations governing the English language studied during the course: | • 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 Each of these topics will be discussed in the context of 9 units taken from EVERYDAY TECHNICAL ENGLISH (2003) by Lambert and Murray. |
| PRACTICE: 35 hours will be devoted to practise technical English for the world of engineering. | PRACTICE: 35 hours will be devoted to practise technical English for the world of engineering on the basis of exercises borrowed mainly from Lambert and Murray’s EVERYDAY TECHNICAL ENGLISH as well as INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (2003) by Demetriades. Moreover, students will be confronted with a variety of authentic texts taken from SPECTRUM magazine. |
| Planificació |
| Metodologies :: Proves | |||||||||
| Competències | (*) Hores a classe | Hores fora de classe | (**) Hores totals | ||||||
| Activitats Introductòries |
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1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Sessió Magistral |
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6 | 6 | 12 | |||||
| Resolució de problemes, exercicis a l'aula ordinària |
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30 | 45 | 75 | |||||
| Presentacions / exposicions |
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1 | 4 | 5 | |||||
| Treballs |
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2 | 8 | 10 | |||||
| Atenció personalitzada |
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2 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| Proves objectives de tipus test |
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2 | 6 | 8 | |||||
| (*) 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 |
| Descripció | |
| Activitats Introductòries | The teacher explains some basic concepts related to the subjects covered during the course |
| Sessió Magistral | The teacher gives necessary theoretical background and explanations concerning grammar and all the concepts covered in the course. |
| Resolució de problemes, exercicis a l'aula ordinària | Students work at class will be based on the following activities: - translating, comparing translations - close reading - listening - interactive activities - individual and collective writing. |
| Presentacions / exposicions | Students will be asked to make a short oral presentation on any topic related to the world of telecommunication industry. |
| Treballs | One of the aims of this course is to make the student familiar with the type of language used in the world of industry and information technology. Therefore, they will be asked to write summaries of various articles taken from SPECTRUM magazine. |
| Atenció personalitzada |
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| Avaluació |
| Descripció | Pes | ||
| Presentacions / exposicions | Oral presentation | 20% | |
| Proves objectives de tipus test | Students will take 2 partial exams practising different skills (reading, writing, listening and use of English) | 80% | |
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Students wiil take 2 partial exams practising different skills (reading, writing, listening and use of English) which will represent 80% of the total grade. 20% oral presentation |
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| Fonts d'informació |
| Bàsica |
Lambert, V. & Murray, E., Everyday Technical English, Harlow: Longman., 2003
Demetriades, Dinos, Information Technology, OUP, 2003
Taylor, Liz, International Express, OUP, 2002
Eastwood, J., Oxford Practice Grammar. (2nd ed. with answers)., Oxford: Oxford University Press., 1999
, Spectrum, ,
Sense especificar autor, Workbook of technical English, Sense especificar editorial, 0 |
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| Introduction to Technical English II is designed for students at pre-intermediate and intermediate level. |