Engineering English (3cr)

Objective

Mechanical and production engineering students will be able to read professional texts linked to their area of engineering and write technical documents.

Content

Technical English as a tool
Structural features of technical English
Building vocabulary for own field of engineering
Telephoning and meetings
Presentation of a business / product / service / manual in the field of expertise

Materials

Material of the course

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The students are able to apply and adapt their language to the needs of working life when writing and speaking using the vocabulary of their field, topics related to current content and versatile sentence structures. The students are proficient in the fundamental terminology of their field and can write about and discuss themes concerning their field of study using the correct terminology. The students' pronunciation and articulation is clear.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The students are able to produce sentences of basic structure in everyday and working life when writing and speaking. The students recognise and are able to use the fundamental terminology of their field and their pronunciation and articulation is fairly clear, though errors occur.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The students are able to with a given preparation time produce sentences of simple structure in everyday and working life when writing and speaking though pronunciation and grammar errors occur. The students recognise the fundamental terminology of their field.

Further information

BÄJA 5.1.2022

Execution methods

Teaching

Accomplishment methods

Participation
Assignments completed as demanded
Demonstration of spoken and written skills