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English III

Module name (EN):
Name of module in study programme. It should be precise and clear.
English III
Degree programme:
Study Programme with validity of corresponding study regulations containing this module.
Mechanical and Process Engineering, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2004
Module code: MAB-3.11
Hours per semester week / Teaching method:
The count of hours per week is a combination of lecture (V for German Vorlesung), exercise (U for Übung), practice (P) oder project (PA). For example a course of the form 2V+2U has 2 hours of lecture and 2 hours of exercise per week.
2V (2 hours per week)
ECTS credits:
European Credit Transfer System. Points for successful completion of a course. Each ECTS point represents a workload of 30 hours.
2
Semester: 3
Mandatory course: yes
Language of instruction:
English/German
Assessment:
Written examination at end of course

[updated 12.09.2004]
Applicability / Curricular relevance:
All study programs (with year of the version of study regulations) containing the course.

MAB-3.11 Mechanical and Process Engineering, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2004 , semester 3, mandatory course
Workload:
Workload of student for successfully completing the course. Each ECTS credit represents 30 working hours. These are the combined effort of face-to-face time, post-processing the subject of the lecture, exercises and preparation for the exam.

The total workload is distributed on the semester (01.04.-30.09. during the summer term, 01.10.-31.03. during the winter term).
30 class hours (= 22.5 clock hours) over a 15-week period.
The total student study time is 60 hours (equivalent to 2 ECTS credits).
There are therefore 37.5 hours available for class preparation and follow-up work and exam preparation.
Recommended prerequisites (modules):
MAB-1.7 English I
MAB-2.7 English II


[updated 17.08.2012]
Recommended as prerequisite for:
Module coordinator:
Prof. Dr. Christine Sick
Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Christine Sick

[updated 18.06.2004]
Learning outcomes:
The three-semester English language course consists of the three modules English I, II and III, with each module providing two contact hours per week. In view of the heterogeneity of the student intake with respect to both language proficiency and motivation, the main goal of the course is to refresh and, more importantly, extend students’ existing English language skills in subject areas and situations that are of relevance in their later careers.
During self-directed study periods, students use integrated multimedia-assisted teaching resources to train the four basic language skills (listening comprehension, reading comprehension, oral and written expression) including repetition of fundamental areas of English grammar and basic vocabulary.
After completing the third module, student proficiency in vocational English should have progressed from level B1 (Threshold), corresponding to the language skills of those who have attained a German intermediate school leaving certificate (mittlerer Bildungsabschluss / Realschulabschluss), to level B2 (Vantage) of the Common European Framework.

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Module content:
The teaching and study materials and the course curriculum are continuously revised to meet the needs of industry, business and students. The main subject areas and communicative situations covered in this semester are:
- Ways and means of communicating
- Telephoning (making, checking, changing business appointments, taking messages)
- Energy (the language of increase and decrease)
- Understanding a difficult scientific text and lecture: Measurement
- How to understand and make a presentation: Control systems
- How to apply for a job (job advertisements, letters of application, CV, job interviews)
- Understanding a difficult video on the Ford eKa
This semester also deals with further fundamental aspects of grammar (use of the passive voice, adjectives and adverbs) and expands students’ technical vocabulary.

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Teaching methods/Media:
Language course

[updated 17.08.2012]
Recommended or required reading:
- C. Sick, S. Eichhorn-Jung: TechnoPlus Englisch. Ein multimediales Sprachlernprogramm für Technisches Englisch und Business English. CD-ROM. EUROKEY.
- PONS Business. CD-ROM. Klett.
- I. Freebairn, H. Rees-Parnall: The Grammar Rom. CD-ROM. Longman.
- Oberstufe Englisch. Thematischer Grund- und Aufbauwortschatz. CD-ROM. Klett.
- D. Beaumont: The Heinemann Elementary English Grammar. An Elementary Reference and Practice Book. Heinemann.
- R. Murphy: English Grammar in Use. A self-study reference and practice book for intermediate students. OUP.
- Thematischer Grund- und Aufbauwortschatz Englisch. Neue Ausgabe. Klett.

[updated 12.09.2004]
 
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