COURSE INFORMATION
Course Title: DEVELOPMENT OF READING AND WRITING SKILLS IN ENGLISH II
Code Course Type Regular Semester Theory Practice Lab Credits ECTS
ENG 104 D 2 3 0 0 3 4
Academic staff member responsible for the design of the course syllabus (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) NA
Lecturer (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours: Mirela Alhasani , Tuesday 12.30 - 17.30
Second Lecturer(s) (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours: NA
Teaching Assistant(s) and Office Hours: NA
Language: English
Compulsory/Elective: Compulsory
Classroom and Meeting Time: Office E 004
Course Description: This course is a well-balanced and harmonized combination of ELT methodology with real functional professional setting. Its aim is to improve students’ professional communication skills and content understanding in genres of engineering and architecture. The course is comprehensive in its scope of topics and themes by offering opportunities of high- priority language useful to any branch of engineering (mechanical, electrical, civil, computing, environmental) and to architecture by focusing on tasks and skills related to drawings, description of technical problems as well the dimensions and precision. It is designed with an emphasis on all four dimensions of ESP learning: authentic activities illustrating daily engineering situations, original listening to professionals at work, speaking and writing tasks affiliated to contemporary problems and sensitive issues of engineering and architecture by making the course practical, and motivating.
Course Objectives: - to equip students with the norms and regulations of English for academic purposes and tasks - to improve understanding of professional English mainly in the fields of engineering - to enrich specialist language knowledge of future practitioners - to provide problem-solving practice in authentic engineering scenarios
COURSE OUTLINE
Week Topics
1 Course presentation - theme - Technology in use
2 Theme - Materials technology - Properties of materials
3 Theme -Materials technology /exercises
4 Theme - Engineering design -terminology for designing problems
5 Theme - Breaking Point - assessing and interpreting faults
6 Theme - Technical development - discussing technical requirements
7 Revision prior to Mid-term exam
8 MID TERM EXAM
9 Theme - Monitoring and control Words to describe automated systems
10 Theme- Monitoring and control /exercises
11 Theme - theory and practice - language for comparing expectations and results
12 Theme -Pushing the boundaries - describing capabilities and limitations
13 Pushing the Boundaries of technology
14 Review and Feedback prior to final exam
Prerequisite(s): Students are eligible to attend this class after having attended the Class of Development of Reading and Writing Skills in English Level 1.
Textbook: Cambridge English for Engineering by Mark Ibbotson Series Editor: Jeremy Day , 13th printing edition 2015, Cambridge University Press
Other References:
Laboratory Work: none
Computer Usage: Searching Engines - power point /word
Others: No
COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
1 To Improve and enrich the relevant engineering terminology to succeed in advanced theoretical courses of the field
2 To Further develop analytical . reflective and critical reading, writing, speaking and listening skills by entire exposure to authentic sources in Engineering English
3 To Present confidently and effectively through professional terminology working and studying scenarios
4 to Enhance their content tailored proficiency from B1-B2 up to C1
5 To be able to comprehend authentic activities related to everyday engineering situations
6 to be linguistically capable of describing technical problems and offer feasible solutions
7 to use tailored engineering and architectural jargon in academic tasks and practice
COURSE CONTRIBUTION TO... PROGRAM COMPETENCIES
(Blank : no contribution, 1: least contribution ... 5: highest contribution)
No Program Competencies Cont.
Bachelor in Computer Engineering (3 years) Program
1 Engineering graduates with sufficient theoretical and practical background for a successful profession and with application skills of fundamental scientific knowledge in the engineering practice. 4
2 Engineering graduates with skills and professional background in describing, formulating, modeling and analyzing the engineering problem, with a consideration for appropriate analytical solutions in all necessary situations 5
3 Engineering graduates with the necessary technical, academic and practical knowledge and application confidence in the design and assessment of machines or mechanical systems or industrial processes with considerations of productivity, feasibility and environmental and social aspects. 4
4 Engineering graduates with the practice of selecting and using appropriate technical and engineering tools in engineering problems, and ability of effective usage of information science technologies. 3
5 Ability of designing and conducting experiments, conduction data acquisition and analysis and making conclusions. 3
6 Ability of identifying the potential resources for information or knowledge regarding a given engineering issue. 4
7 The abilities and performance to participate multi-disciplinary groups together with the effective oral and official communication skills and personal confidence. 4
8 Ability for effective oral and official communication skills in foreign language. 5
9 Engineering graduates with motivation to life-long learning and having known significance of continuous education beyond undergraduate studies for science and technology. 5
10 Engineering graduates with well-structured responsibilities in profession and ethics. 4
11 Engineering graduates who are aware of the importance of safety and healthiness in the project management, workshop environment as well as related legal issues. 3
12 Consciousness for the results and effects of engineering solutions on the society and universe, awareness for the developmental considerations with contemporary problems of humanity. 3
COURSE EVALUATION METHOD
Method Quantity Percentage
Homework
5
4
Midterm Exam(s)
1
20
Final Exam
1
60
Total Percent: 100%
ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD)
Activities Quantity Duration(Hours) Total Workload(Hours)
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours) 16 3 48
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) 8 3 24
Mid-terms 1 5.5 5.5
Assignments 1 10 10
Final examination 1 12.5 12.5
Other 0
Total Work Load:
100
Total Work Load/25(h):
4
ECTS Credit of the Course:
4