Course Catalog 2006-2007

KIE-3326 ADVANCED ENGLISH FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING, 3 cr
Advanced English for Civil Engineering

Courses persons responsible
Rita Kaskela

Lecturers
Rita Kaskela

Lecturetimes and places
Language center timetables

Implementations
Extra info: Ryhmä 1 (Ti 10-12, Ke 10-12), Kaskela
  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
Overall improvement of the oral and written skills, knowledge of technical terms - especially from the fields of civil engineering - by means of using pair and group assignments, exercises, oral presentations and essay writing.

Content
Content Core content Complementary knowledge Specialist knowledge
1. Grammar revision ( use of articles, prepositions, adjectives, adverbs, verb tenses, etc. ...)  How to use the most common collocations, idiomatic phrases and more prepositional phraseology.  Learning stylistic things like the indirect speech, rhetorical questions, inverted word order etc. 
2. The ability to understand the differences between the Anglo-Saxon and the Finnish cultures.   The aim is to cope in the Anglo-Saxon world by mastering the different ways of communication.  Cultural awareness and the ability to use the appropriate stylistic registers, phrases and idioms in the culture in question. 
3. Basic vocabulary concerning working life, meeting procedures, job applications and CV's.  To be able to communicate well in professional contexts. To master the technological jargon, lexicon and idiomatic expressions needed for professional language use.  How to sell oneself to the highest bidder in work life! Efficient communication and knowledge of style. 
4. The main principles of word formation.   Academic prefixes and suffixes, how to create and understand technical and academic compound words.  A deeper understanding of word formation. 
5. To prepare students for giving speeches and oral presesntations.  How to become a good speaker, tips and tricks for public performances.  Cultural considerations in e.g.international conferences. 

Requirements for completing the course
Presence in lessions required (80% minimum), an oral presentation and a written final exam

Evaluation criteria for the course

  • Active participation in lectures, essays, an oral presentation, and a final examination.

  • Used assessment scale is numeric (1-5)

    • Study material
    Type Name Auhor ISBN URL Edition, availability... Exam material Language
    Summary of lectures Advanced English Course for Civil Engineers Rita Kaskela     Juvenes Bookstore Yes  English 

    Prerequisites
    Prequisite relations (Sign up to TUT Intranet required)

    Additional information about prerequisites
    Either KIE 3200 English for Engineers or KIE 3300 (97120) should be completed before this course

    Remarks

  • CEF level: B2-C1

    Distance learning

  • Estimate as a percentage of the implementation of the course

    • - Contact teaching: 70 %
    - Distance learning: 0 %
    - Proportion of a student's independent study: 30 %

  • Description of the course implementation from ICT point of view

    • 48 contact hours/ two periods

    Scaling
    Methods of instructionHours
    Lectures 36
    Exercises 36
    Total sum 72

    Correspondence of content
    97133 Advanced English, Civil Engineering

    Last modified 06.07.2006
    Modified byAnni Karo