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English II - course description

General information
Course name English II
Course ID 06.9-WM-MaPE-P-Eng_II-23
Faculty Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
Field of study Management and Production Engineering
Education profile academic
Level of studies First-cycle studies leading to Engineer's degree
Beginning semester winter term 2023/2024
Course information
Semester 3
ECTS credits to win 2
Course type optional
Teaching language english
Author of syllabus
  • mgr Agnieszka Florkowska
Classes forms
The class form Hours per semester (full-time) Hours per week (full-time) Hours per semester (part-time) Hours per week (part-time) Form of assignment
Laboratory 30 2 - - Credit with grade

Aim of the course

The course aims to enable students to acquire knowledge of the English language at the B1 level as defined by the European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Prerequisites

Knowledge of the English language at the A2+ level.

Scope

The following topics are covered in the course:

1. Development of listening and speaking, reading, and writing skills at the A2+/B1 level in everyday situations.

2. Mastery of grammatical structures used to express the present, past, and future.

3. Expansion of cultural and civilizational components focused on the lifestyle in English-speaking counties.

4. Introduction to technical and specialist language in the field of management and production engineering.

5. Description of the construction and operation of basic computer elements.

6. Materials and their properties.

7.Measurement systems and basic mathematical operations.

8. Customer Service:

9.Customer service.

10. telephone and face-to-face conversations

11.Analysis of customer needs.  

12.Recruitment and job search.

13. Formal and informal correspondence. 

14. Professional Ethics and Corporate Governance

 

Teaching methods

The course will be conducted using conventional methods such as lectures, as well as activities that involve working in pairs, groups, and individual work. Various audio-visual and multimedia aids will also be utilized to enhance learning.

Learning outcomes and methods of theirs verification

Outcome description Outcome symbols Methods of verification The class form

Assignment conditions

The assessment will be based on two written tests evaluating the student's knowledge of the English language at the B1 level according to the European Framework of Reference for Languages, as well as on active participation and skills related to completing specific tasks such as conducting presentations, written assignments, individual work, and group work. The final grade will be an average of these two components.

Recommended reading

  1. Cambridge English for Engineering, Mark Ibbotson, CUP 2009
  2. Mechanical Engineering, Career Paths, Egis Publishing 2020
  3. Vicky Hollet, John Sydes, Tech Talk pre intermediate, Oxford University Press, 2005
  4. Richardson K., Kabanagh M., Sydes J., Emmerson P., The Business Pre-Intermediate, Macmillan, Oxford, 2008
  5.  David Grant and Robert McLarty, Business Basics,OUP 2008
  6. Christina Lathham-Koening, Clive Oxenden, Paul Seligson, English File third edition, Oxford University Press 2019
  7.     https://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/?cc=pl&selLanguage=pl    

Further reading

  1. Nick Brieger, Alison Pohl, Technical English : vocabulary and grammar, Summertown Publishing, 2008
  2. Longman Business Dictionary, Pearson Education Limited, Harlow, 2007
  3. Słownik Techniczny Angielsko-Polski, Polsko-Angielski, wyd. REA, 2005 
  4. Clive Oxenden, Christina Latham-Koenig, Paul SeligsonNew English File Pre Intermediate, Oxford University Press, 2007
  5. Michael Swan, Catherine Walter, The Good Grammar Book, Oxford University Press, 2009
  6. http://www.onestopenglish.com/
  7. http://www.insideout.net/
  8. https://www.pearson.pl/jezyk-angielski/strefa-ucznia/

 

 

 

Notes


Modified by mgr Agnieszka Florkowska (last modification: 02-05-2023 08:37)