Base Knowledge
Students should have B1 English level.
Teaching Methodologies
“Role-play”, working in groups and working in pairs, gap-filling, intensive and extensive listening, text analysis and text-producing
Learning Results
The main objective of this subject is to focus on the English language in mechanical academic engineering contexts and further develop students communicative language skills through topics related to this engineering field.
Program
1. Language
Grammar revisions such as the tense system, spelling rules, question form, among other language features according to students needs and difficulties.?
2. Technical Language
Sub-technical terms and common non-technical lexis, syntax, linking expressions and words, word formation (suffixes and prefixes), grammar links, phrasal verbs, expressions to describe reason and contrast and verb-noun-adjective changes.
3. Technical Vocabulary
Specific technical lexis related to mechanical engineering including materials engineering, mechanisms, gears, air-conditioning and refrigeration, forces in engineering, internal combustion engine and computer science.
4. Reading Comprehension
Scientific literature, graphs and tables and understanding unknown vocabulary.
5. Listening Comprehension
Lectures and Interviews
6. Writing Skill
Genres including description and explanation of cycles and processes, letter of presentation and translation Portuguese to English (simpl
Internship(s)
NAO