2018_19
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Escola Tècnica Superior d'Enginyeria
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Grau d'Enginyeria Informàtica (2010)
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  ANGLÈS TÈCNIC
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UNIT 1: HISTORICAL FACTS IN ENGINEERING 1.1 Chronological description: narrative texts
1.2 Review of verb tenses: ways to express time sequence
1.3 Texts: History of Engineering, Energy Supply, Electronics in the Home, Electromagnetism, History of Computers, History of Electricity / Podcasts: Studying in the UK, Global Workers. Genres: Encyclopedias

UNIT 2: A COMPUTERIZED WORLD 2.1 Physical and function description: ways to describe the physical properties, function and parts of a device, as well as how something works.
2.2 Review of prepositions and the position of adjectives (color, origin, material, purpose).
2.3 Phrasal verbs.
2.4 Texts: The IPad, Cloud Computing, Describing a Computer and How it Works, What is a Tablet PC? Tech Habits That Need to Stop / Podcasts: Engineering projects, Finding Information.
UNIT 3: ELECTRONIC AND ELECTRICAL DEVICES 3.1 Making definitions: relative clauses and relative pronouns. Reduced relative clauses. Defining and non-defining relative clauses.
3.2 Structure and use of compound nouns.
3.3 Common genres in engineering. Magazine article and Research Article.
3.4 Texts: The Transistor, Graphene Electronics, Home Automation, What is a LED screen? Flexible Home Automation / Podcasts: Nanotechnology (video), Effective websites, The Future of English.
UNIT 4: A GREENER WORLD: RENEWABLE ENERGIES 4.1 Expressing cause and effect.
4.2 Process description and sequence markers.
4.3 Comparison and contrast.
4.4 Visual information and in-text reference. Conditional sentences to express a hypothesis.
4.5 Genres and text layout: headings in texts.
4.6 Texts: Alternative Sources of Energy, Electricity Generation, Sources of Electricity, Nuclear Power, Nuclear Accidents, How Does a Nuclear Power Plant Work? How a Solar Cell Works / Podcasts: A Greener World; Climate Change; Hybrid Cars; Fuel from Garbage.
UNIT 5: AN INTERCONNECTED CITY: MOBILE TECHNOLOGIES 5.1 Making Predictions in English.
5.2 E-mail writing and Netiquette in electronic communication.
5.3 Formal and informal language in electronic communication. Writing appropriate messages and avoiding flaming
5.4 Writing Practice on common academic situations (email writing)
5.5 Podcasts: ESL Business Writing Video - Email Tune-up (video), Lifelong Learning.
UNIT 6: ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION 6.1 Expressions used in classifications. Ways of expressing criteria and giving examples.
6.2 Review of modal verbs expressing obligation, probability, deduction.
6.3 Review of linking words: coordination, subordination, and sentence adverbials.
6.4 Texts: Robotics, Types of Robots, The Three Laws of Robotics, Robots: The Future is Now, Miniature Robotics. / Podcasts: Biologically-inspired robots (video). Genres: textbooks, newspaper article.
UNIT 7: BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOENGINEERING 7.1 Focus on all four skills: intensive reading, paragraph writing, expressing your opinion on ethical issues related to the use of technology, and listening for specific information.
7.2 Fostering critical thinking skills using bioethical issues and related topics.
7.3 Texts: What is Biotechnology? Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO), What is Bioethics? The Ethical Implications of Disruptive Technologies, Gene Editing: God's Will or God's Won't.
7.4 Online Videos: Introduction to Bioethics, What Happens to Society if We Live Beyond 130 years? 7 Times Science Played God.
UNIT 8: ENGINEERING PROJECTS: ORAL PRESENTATIONS 8.1 Designing technical presentations.
8.2 Stages for the design of an oral presentation: planning, delivery, evaluation
8.3 Online Videocasts. Extensive practice on oral presentations through activities and videos.
8.4 Vocabulary and expressions used the the different parts of an oral presentation.