Base Knowledge
B1 level of general English.
Teaching Methodologies
Comprehension of both written and audio texts, gap-filling exercises, matching exercises, Synonyms and antonyms, role-play, group and individual work, written production, speaking, presentation of assignments.
Learning Results
The final objective of this Curricular Unit is to improve and develop the English knowledge of all the students, introducing technical vocabulary in the area of Engineering. It is expected that at the end of this unit students are capable of understanding both written and spoken English in several contexts.
Program
1. Grammar and Vocabulary: Revision and consolidation of verb tenses in the present/ past/ future, their rules and usages; Revision and clarification of any questions related to grammar as they come up in class (Determiners/ Articles/ Pronouns/ Adjectives and Adverbs); Word Formation (Prefixes/ Suffixes); Study of technical vocabulary in the area of engineering.
2. Language: Sentence structure and linkers/ connectors; Clauses of contrast, purpose and result; Phrasal Verbs; Punctuation and Spelling.
3. Technical Vocabulary: Materials used in Engineering and theirs characteristics, Mechanisms; The electric motor; Refrigeration; Gears; Tools and Machines; Fluid Motion; The combustion Engine; Robotics.
4. Oral/ written comprehension and production: Reading-Comprehension of of technical texts and Listening to short dialogues; Writing texts in different formats and styles; Speaking.
Curricular Unit Teachers
Internship(s)
NAO
Bibliography
Recommended Reference Books:
- Dicionário Verbo de Inglês Técnico e Científico (1994). Lisboa/ São Paulo: Editorial Verbo
- Glendinning, E., Glendinning, N. (1997). Oxford English for Electrical and Mechanical Engineering. Oxford: OUP
- Murphy, R. (2007). English Grammar in Use. (3ª ed.). Cambridge: CUP
Extra Reference Books:
- Ibbotson, M. (2008). Cambridge English for Engineering. Cambridge: CUP
- Ibbotson, M.(2009).Professional English in Use, Engineering. Cambridge: CUP
- Evans, V., Dooley, J., Kern, J. (2014) Career Paths: Mechanical Engineering. EU: Express Publishing.