English Technician

English B2

The following teaching methodologies are used in this curricular unit:

1) Verbal methods (say), making use of the following educational resources: exposition, explanation, dialogue and questioning;

2) Intuitive methodologies (show), making use of the following educational resources: demo, audiovisual, written texts;

3) Role-play (simulation), making use of keywords and technical vocabulary.

It is intended to:

1. Promote the development of the four skills: writing, reading, speaking and listening;

2. Apply and use correctly a broad range of vocabulary;

3. Use varied vocabulary (Technical English);

4. Analyse critically different types of statements;

5. Acquire planning and preparing techniques for different types of texts and documents;

6. Produce oral and written statements, adapting them to different communicative situations;

7. Learn new research techniques, as well as selecting and skimming information;

8. Establish varied conversations in English.   

1. English Language B2

1.1. Personal presentation

1.2. Dialogues about job and career

1.3. Basic and varied conversation in English

1.4.  Vocabulary about new technologies and business

1.5. New working arrangements, plans for the future and career expectations

1.6. Information through different vias (letter, email, memo, messages, etc)

1.7. Communicating at work

1.8. Curriculum Viate

1.9. Motivation letters

1.10. Job interviews

 1.11. Personal texts

 2. Business and Management Technical English

2.1. Business letter

2.2. Email

2.3. Memorandum

2.4. Business calls

2.5. Business meetings

2.6. Technical documents

1. The approval in the curricular unit can be obtained by two processes:

a) Periodic evaluation, which presupposes a minimum grade of 9,5 values based on the weighting of the following evaluation elements:

(1) two tests, with a weighting of 60% in the final grade (30% each one);

(2) two written works with oral presentation, with a weighting of 30% in the final grade (15% each one);

(3) oral participation, with a weighting of 10% in the final grade.

b) Evaluation by exam, which consists of an exam on the entire program of the curricular unit, to be carried out in periods: (1) normal, (2) resource, (3) special or (4) extraordinary, which may to be defined by legally and statutory competent bodies, with a minimum classification of 9,5 values for approval.

2. All referred classifications are reported on a scale from zero (0) to twenty (20) values.

3. In accordance with article 23 of the IPC CTeSP Academic Regulation, assessment and approval under a continuous evaluation regime will depend on attendance at least 75% of the class hours elapsed since the date of enrollment and registration. For assessment and approval by exam, that percentage is 50%.

4. Omissions and doubts regarding interpretation will be resolved in accordance with the Academic Regulation of CTeSP of Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão de Oliveira do Hospital and/or in accordance with the Academic Regulation of CTeSP of Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra.

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