Aims: To raise the standard of English language usage in written reports, essays and presentations, with specific reference to Electrical Engineering.
Learning Outcomes:
Improved proficiency in the use of written and spoken academic English.
Skills:
Effective reading, listening, writing and speaking techniques.Taught, facilitated and assessed.
Content:
Written English: Surveying books, papers, reports and other written material. Note-taking and summarising skills. Incorporating source material: referring to sources and avoiding plagiarism. Report and essay structure: planning, sentence and paragraph structure, writing introductions and conclusions, cohesive devices. Academic style: showing and avoiding personal commitment. Grammatical accuracy and punctuation. Writing in examinations.
Spoken English: Presentation skills. Discussion techniques and practice. Listening to lectures. Vocabulary and pronunciation. Comparison of informal, everyday English with the formal English style used in lectures and presentations.
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