2010_11
Guia docent 
Escola Tècnica Superior d'Enginyeria
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català 
Grau d'Enginyeria Electrònica Industrial i Automàtica (2010)
 Assignatures
  ANGLÈS TÈCNIC
   Continguts
Tema Subtema
MODULE 1: EFFECTIVE TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION IN ENGLISH (Oral & Written) 1.1 Technical communication: definition, characteristics and common technical documents
1.2 Active Reading as a preparation for effective writing
1.3. Active Listening as a preparation for effective speaking
1.4 Technical communication as problem-solving
1.4.1 Virtual collaborative work: guidelines for your course project
1.5 Written and spoken technical communication
MODULE 2: PREPARING A TECHNICAL TEXT: THE PLANNING STAGE (Oral & Written) 2.1 Main stages in the communication process: planning, outlining, drafting, revising
2.2 Elements to consider when planning a document: audience and purpose
2.3. Researching, gathering and selecting information
2.3.1 The planning stage: The Plan Sheet
2.3.2 Reporting what others have said in your writing: avoiding plagiarism in academic writing
2.3.3 Summarizing written and oral texts
MODULE 3: WRITTEN COMMUNICATION 3.1 Writing: from the outline to the draft
3.2 Elements of text organization: the paragraph and the sentence
3.3. Designing effective documents (use of visuals, chunking, etc.)
3.3 Revising the text: content, language and style
3.3.1 Revising e-mail writing: Netiquette and professional communication
3.3.2 Review of linking words and sentence structure (coordination, subordination, and sentence adverbials)
3.3.3 Common grammar mistakes in written communication (subject-verb agreement, pronoun-antecedent agreement, sentence fragment, run-on sentences, dangling modifiers, and parallel constructions).
MODULE 4: ORAL COMMUNICATION 4.1 Speech features of English: a few guidelines and online resources
4.2 Designing technical presentations: types of presentations and purposes 4.3 Stages for the design of an oral presentation: planning, delivery, evaluation
4.4 Delivering an oral presentation: parts
4.5 Extensive practice on oral presentations: vocabulary and expressions used in the different parts.