2022_23
Educational guide 
School of Engineering
A A A 
english 
Bachelor's Degree in Electronic and Automation Engineering (2010)
 Subjects
  TECHNICAL ENGLISH
   Methodologies
Methodologies
  Description
Introductory activities At the beginning of the course, students will have to take an English Test online to find out their current level of English (Online Test 1)
Seminars Throughout the different seminars and/or videos online, the instructor will explain the main characteristics of Technical English in Engineering. Special emphasis will be placed on students’ improvement of their English language skills in technical contexts. To do so, they will be provided with the necessary resources to read and write technical texts about engineering-related topics, as well as to listen to and talk about different topics related to their field of study.
Debates Students will have to watch 4 videos on different aspects of current engineering and then provide a contribution to each debate: 2 contributions will be in written form and 2 contributions will be in the form of an individual video. In their contributions, students will express their opinion on the topic, and they will also have to comment on another student's contribution to the debate.
Problem solving, exercises in the classroom Throughout the course, students will have to complete different activities that include practice on all four skills: reading, writing, listening and speaking. These activities will provide practice on the theoretical or grammar aspects presented in class.
Reading written documents and graphs Throughout the course, students will have to read different types of technical texts (encyclopedias, magazine articles, journal articles, newspaper science & technology sections, etc) related to different engineering topics and complete the corresponding activities. Some of these activities will deal with reading comprehension, the genre of the text, the layout of the text, relevant grammar aspects of technical texts, or how the visual information appears in a technical text (graphs, charts, tables, etc.).
Personal attention During the course, instructors will be available via videoconference on Teams during office hours to solve doubts or answer queries regarding the course.