Modulbeschreibung
- Englisch 1
| Nummer |
B152
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| Leitung | Catherine Bartl Shultis, Y2F0aGVyaW5lLnNodWx0aXNAZmhudy5jaA== |
| ECTS | 0.0 |
| Unterrichtssprache | Englisch |
| Lernziele/Kompetenzen | Students will achieve a B2/C1 level (Council of Europe’s Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) after 4 semesters of English. This will enable students to fully participate academically or professionally in the field of civil engineering. Students will be introduced to multimedia resources to promote self-study and a lifelong use of the English language. |
| Lerninhalte | The four skills of reading, writing, listening and speaking as well as grammar and vocabulary will be revised and expanded upon. Reading and writing: students will improve their skills by being exposed to a variety of technical and general English texts. They will produce a portfolio of written texts (emails, reviews, summaries, etc.). Speaking and listening: students will increase their confidence and fluency in managing spoken discourse in a variety of contexts, while being exposed to native and non-native varieties of English. Grammar and vocabulary: students will learn technical terms related to civil engineering as well as preparing for working life. In this semester, the focus will be on the differences between formal and informal language. Present tenses will be revised. |
| Erforderliche Vorkenntnisse | B1 level Students scoring below B1 on the placement test must attend an internal Brush Up course. |
| Bibliographie/Literatur | Technical English by Nick Brieger and Alison Pohl (ISBN 1-902741-76-5) Plus other materials to be announced on first day of class. |
| Lehr- und Lernmethoden | Vorlesungen, Übungen, Gruppenarbeit, Selbststudium |
| Leistungsbewertung | studienbegleitende Leistungsbewertung (keine expliziete Modulabschlussprüfung) E100 |
| Anschlussmodule/-kurse | B2.52 Englisch 2 |
| Bemerkungen | Es werden 2 ECTS vergeben für die Belegung als Einzelmodul, dies gilt nur für Studierende ausserhalb des Studiengangs Bauingenieurwesen. |
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