Course Catalog 2006-2007

KIE-3316 ADVANCED ENGLISH FOR ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, 3 cr
Advanced English for Electrical Engineering

Courses persons responsible
Anni Karo

Lecturetimes and places
Language center timetables

Implementations
Extra info: Ryhmä 1 (Ti 14-16, Ke 14-16), Karo
  Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 5 Summer
Lecture 2 h/week 2 h/week - - - -
Exercise 2 h/week 2 h/week - - - -
Exam  

Extra info: Ryhmä 2 (Ti 16-18, Ke 16-18), Karo
  Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 5 Summer
Lecture 2 h/week 2 h/week - - - -
Exercise 2 h/week 2 h/week - - - -
Exam  

Extra info: Ryhmä 3 (Ti 14-16, Ke 14-16), Karo
  Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 5 Summer
Lecture - - - 2 h/week 2 h/week -
Exercise - - - 2 h/week 2 h/week -
Exam  

Extra info: Ryhmä 4 (Ti 16-18, Ke 16-18), Karo
  Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 5 Summer
Lecture - - - 2 h/week 2 h/week -
Exercise - - - 2 h/week 2 h/week -
Exam  
(Timetable for academic year 2006-2007)

Objectives
To activate and develop both written and spoken skills in English. Texts from the field of electrical engineering (as well as from other areas of life) will be dealt with from different perspectives. There will also be different types of exercises and discussions.

Content
Content Core content Complementary knowledge Specialist knowledge
1. To revise the main grammatical features (active and passive forms, conditional forms, the use of articles and prepositions, word formation)  To produce grammatically good language (most common collocations, more preposition) and to use the most common prefixes and suffixes of one's own field  To learn to use different stylistic features and indirect speech 
2. To learn the basic vocabulary for work life, writing a letter of application and a CV  To learn to communicate in different areas of work life, to be able to submit a good letter of application and a CV  To be able to differentiate cultural differences in language 
3. To develop oral skills and presentations   To develop the oral skills further, to become more competent with this skill in different situations  To be able to distinguish cultural differences in different areas of life 
4. To develop the skill to see and understand the differences between the Finnish and Anglo-Saxon cultures  To be able to get along well in the Anglo-Saxon culture, to know the most common, every-day, idiomatic and colloquial phrases  To feel, so to say, at ease with the English language 
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Requirements for completing the course
Kie-3200 done, active participation on the course, 80% attendance, end examination

Evaluation criteria for the course

  • Used assessment scale is numeric (1-5)

    • Study material
    Type Name Auhor ISBN URL Edition, availability... Exam material Language
    Summary of lectures English Advanced Course for Electical Engineers         Yes  English 

    Prerequisites
    Prequisite relations (Sign up to TUT Intranet required)

    Additional information about prerequisites
    Either the course KIE-3200 or the Language Examination (KIE-3210) must be done

    Remarks

  • CEF level: B2-C1

    Distance learning

  • Estimate as a percentage of the implementation of the course

    • - Contact teaching: 60 %
    - Distance learning: 0 %
    - Proportion of a student's independent study: 40 %

  • Description of the course implementation from ICT point of view

    • Kontaktiopetuksen määrä yhteensä 48h (24h/periodi), tentti 2h

    Scaling
    Methods of instructionHours
    Lectures 36
    Exercises 36

    Study materials Hours
    Booklet 0

    Other scaledHours
    Exam/midterm exam 2
    Total sum 74

    Principles and starting points related to the instruction and learning of the course

  • Lecturing; independent work (e.g. for the presentation); pair and group work

    • Correspondence of content
    97132 Advanced English, Options, Electrical Engineering

    Last modified 06.07.2006
    Modified byAnni Karo