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Technical English

Code:

QAA02

Sigla:

IT

Áreas Científicas
Classificação	Área Científica
CNAEF	Foreign languages and literatures

Ocorrência: 2023/2024 - 1S

Ativa?	Yes
Página Web:	http://https://moodle.ips.pt/2122/course/view.php?id=546
Unidade Responsável:	Seção de Ciências Empresariais e Comunicação
Curso/CE Responsável:	Professional Technical Higher Education Courses in Environment and Safety Management

Ciclos de Estudo/Cursos

Sigla	Nº de Estudantes	Plano de Estudos	Anos Curriculares	Créditos UCN	Créditos ECTS	Horas de Contacto	Horas Totais
QAA	24	Plano_estudos_2018_19	1	-	3	30	81

Língua de trabalho

English

Objetivos

General objective

The objective is to develop students’ knowledge of English in several areas, such as reading comprehension, writing, correct use of technical terms, grammar, fluency and personal interaction. Students will be acquainted with concepts and procedures used in the workplace, and will be able to apply technical language to specific contexts.

Resultados de aprendizagem e competências

Learning outcomes and competencies

Part I – Career Management

-Get acquainted with the concept of career management and understand its relevance in the 21st-century;

- understand and analyse specific texts or articles;

-acquire and apply vocabulary related to the world of work;

- correct use of grammar structures (Questions/Passive voice and verb tenses);

- communicate ideas and discuss topics related to career management with fluency;

- produce written texts about topics connected to career management.

Part II- English in the context of new technologies

-Understand and analyse specific texts or articles;

-correct use of technical vocabulary and specific grammar (If Clauses / Reported speech and verb tenses);

- communicate ideas and discuss technical and general topics with fluency;

- produce written specific texts about new technologies.

Part III- Project

Develop a group work about a technical topic related to each specific course and present the results to the class.

 

Modo de trabalho

Presencial

Pré-requisitos (conhecimentos prévios) e co-requisitos (conhecimentos simultâneos)

English B1/B2.

Programa

1. Diagnostic test
 The aim is to assess the global level of English of the classroom, in order to overcome any difficulties presented by students.
2. Career management
3. English in the context of the new technologies
Reading comprehension of updated texts concerning new emerging technologies/innovation
 Debate and discussion of these topics
4. English grammar revision
 The revision of these several grammar issues will be done throughout the course: verb tenses, interrogatives, if clauses, passive voice, reported speech.
5. Technical English vocabulary /English for the workplace
 Acquisition of specific technical vocabulary related to the area of the course.
6. Project
 Development of a group work about a technical topic related to each specific course. (The maximum number of students per group should be 3).

Bibliografia Obrigatória

Smith, Roger H. C; Phillips, Terry; English for Environmental Science in Higher Education Studies, Garnet Education, 2009. ISBN: 9781859644447

Observações Bibliográficas

Resources taken from the Internet.

Métodos de ensino e atividades de aprendizagem

In the classroom students will be assigned a variety of activities that include:

- team work/pair work
-reading comprehension
-technical vocabulary acquisition
-grammar practice
- discussions to improve fluency /communication skills
- listening activities and visualisation of thematic videos
-brainstorming

Some of these pedagogical practices are based on active learning principles.

Tipo de avaliação

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Componentes de Avaliação

Designation	Peso (%)
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico	20,00
Teste	60,00
Trabalho escrito	20,00
Total:	100,00

Componentes de Ocupação

Designation	Tempo (Horas)
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico	2,00
Estudo autónomo	30,00
Frequência das aulas	30,00
Trabalho escrito	19,00
Total:	81,00

Obtenção de frequência

Students must attend at least 75% of the total class number.

Fórmula de cálculo da classificação final

Continuous assessment formula:

- 2 evaluation tests (30%+30%) = 60%

- Project: group work concerning a technical topic related to the course = 40% (20% Essay+ 20% Presentation using PowerPoint, Padlet or Wakelet)

Final mark= T1 (30%) +T2 (30%) +Proj.(40%)

Important observations:

1- The Project must be written and discussed within the continuous assessment period. Therefore, project submission won't be allowed during the exam period.

2-The mark of each element (each test and project) is rounded to the decimal digit, while the overall assessment will be rounded to the nearest unit.

Exam formula:

In the final exam, the project will count 40% and the written exam will count 60% of the overall evaluation process.

Final mark=  Exam(60%)+ Project (40%)

Provas e trabalhos especiais

Not applicable.

Trabalho de estágio/projeto

Not applicable.

Avaliação especial (TE, DA, ...)

Estudantes trabalhadores, atletas de alta competição, dirigentes associativos e estudantes ao abrigo da Lei de Liberdade Religiosa deverão dirigir-se, até à segunda semana letiva do semestre, ao responsável da UC para apresentarem as suas especificidades pertinentes, nos termos previstos nos respetivos diplomas sob pena das mesmas não poderem ser executadas por falta de condições objetivas.

Melhoria de classificação

Students can improve their final mark in Época de Recurso. This is an exam which requires previous enrollment at the Academic Division.

Observações

During the test(s) or exam no additional means of help (documents or any type of technological device) will be allowed.