Educational guide School of Chemical Engineering |
english |
Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering (2010) |
Subjects |
TECHNICAL ENGLISH |
Contents |
IDENTIFYING DATA | 2022_23 |
Subject | TECHNICAL ENGLISH | Code | 20224129 | |||||
Study programme |
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Cycle | 1st | |||||
Descriptors | Credits | Type | Year | Period | ||||
3 | Compulsory | Fourth | 2Q |
Competences | Learning outcomes | Contents |
Planning | Methodologies | Personalized attention |
Assessment | Sources of information | Recommendations |
Topic | Sub-topic |
UNIT 1: HISTORY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | 1.1 Chronological description: narrative texts. 1.2 Review of verb tenses: ways to express time sequence. Expressing your opinion. 1.3 Genres: Encyclopedias 1.4 Texts: History of Engineering, What is Mechanical Engineering, History of Mechanical Engineering, James Watt and the Steam Engine, The History of Chemical Engineering / Podcasts: What is Mechanical Engineering, The World of Engineering, The History of Chemical Engineering. |
UNIT 2: FLUID MECHANICS | 2.1 Process description. Review of the passive voice. Linking words used in process description. 2.2 Review of prepositions of place and movement. Phrasal Verbs. 2.3 Genres in Engineering: Audience and purpose. The Magazine article 2.4 Texts: Fluid Dynamics, Flow in Pipes, Bernoulli’s principle, What Does a Carburetor Do? Blast Furnace, Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics / Podcasts & Videos: Bernoulli's Theorem and Its Applications, Hydropower, How Do Centrifugal Pumps Work? |
UNIT 3: MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY | 3.1 Physical description. 3.2 Making definitions: relative clauses and relative pronouns. Reduced relative clauses. Defining and Non-defining relative clauses. 3.3 Use and Structure of Compound Nouns. 3.4 Genres: The Research Article. 3.5 Texts: Smart Materials, Mechanical Properties and Performance of Materials, Nanomaterials /Videos: Smart Materials Demo, A Quick Guide to Smart and Modern Materials, What is Nanotechnology? /Podcast: Nanotechnology, 15 Materials that are Changing the Way we Live |
UNIT 4: MACHINES AND AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING IN A GREENER WORLD |
4.1 Expressing the function and parts of a device, and how something works. Expressions indicating purpose. 4.2 Review of linking words. The use of visuals in technical texts (graphs & tables). 4.3 Genres: The Magazine article. 4.4 Texts: AC Generator Components, What is a DC Motor? Wind Power, Advantages and Disadvantages of Battery-powered Motors, Advantages and Disadvantages of Electric Vehicles, Evolution of Car Design, Global Electrical Car Sales Doubled, What Do Automotive Engineers Do? / Videos & Podcast: What is Automotive Engineering? The Future of Cars: 6 Transformative Trends in the Automobile Industry- |
UNIT 5: ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION | 6.1 Expressions used in classifications. Giving examples. 6.2 Review of modal verbs expressing obligation, probability and deduction. 6.3 Review of conditional sentences to express a hypothesis (types 1, 2, 3). 6.4 Genres: textbooks. 6.5 Texts: Robotics, Types of Robots, Social Robots, The Three Laws of Robotics, Robots and Artificial Intelligence, What is the Difference Between AI and Robotics, Robots / Podcasts & Videos: Creator of Famous Sophia Robot Reveal AI Robotics, How China is Using Artificial Intelligence in Classrooms. |