ECTS credits ECTS credits: 4.5
ECTS Hours Rules/Memories Student's work ECTS: 74.25 Hours of tutorials: 2.25 Expository Class: 18 Interactive Classroom: 18 Total: 112.5
Use languages Spanish, Galician, English
Type: Ordinary Degree Subject RD 1393/2007 - 822/2021
Departments: English and German Philology
Areas: English Philology
Center Higher Technical Engineering School
Call: First Semester
Teaching: With teaching
Enrolment: Enrollable | (Yes)
The principal objective of the course is to help students develop their abilities with written and oral comprehension and expression. By the end of the semester students are expected to achieve a level equivalent to B1 + (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages).
In addition, the course has the following objectives:
- To promote the linguistic correction on the level of grammar, technical vocabulary, spelling, and pronunciation.
- To consolidate the knowledge of basic structures and functions of technical English.
- To consolidate vocabulary that permits students to cover a variety of themes related to the scientific domain.
- To promote reflection about the use of scientific domains in language.
The content is related to the themes treated in the reference manuals that appear in the basic bibliography.
The course will be completed with current written and audiovisual material in the engineering field.
1. Vocabulario técnico
2. Números e medidas
3. textos técnicos
Bibliografía básica:
Ibbotson, M. (2009). Professional English in Use. Engineering. Technical English for Professionals. Cambridge: CUP
Bibliografía complementaria:
1. Handbooks of Grammar
- Leech, G. N. e J. Svartvik, A Communicative Grammar of English, Longman, Londres e Nova York, 1993.
- McCarthy, M. e O’Dell, F., English Vocabulary in Use, C. U. P., Cambridge, 1997.
- Murphy, R., English Grammar in Use, C.U.P., Cambridge, 1994.
- Sinclair, J. (ed.), Collins Cobuild English Grammar, Williams Collins Sons & Co., Londres, 1990.
- Swan, M. e C. Walter, How English works, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1997.
2. Handbooks of technical English
- Ibbotson, M. (2008). Cambridge English for Engineering. Cambridge: CUP
General competencies:
CG. 10.- Ability to work in a multidisciplinary and multilingual environment
Cross-curricular competencies
CT.3 Oral and written communication in native and foreign languages
CT.10 Interpersonal relationship skills
CT.17 Creativity
The following methodological aspects will be taken into account:
a) A theoretical portion in expository groups with concrete explanation in regards to the following topics: grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, composition of written texts.
b) Practical portion: Practical activities done in small groups will strengthen the acquisition of the content.
In the case that the relevant authorities declare the need for scenario 2 or 3, guidelines will be adapted which have been established by the USC and according to the rules of the faculty. Thus, the activities which cannot be carried out face-to-face will be carried out virtually using the institutional tools made available by the USC, combining synchronous (mainly through the platform TEAMS) and/or asynchronous activities (mainly through TEAMS or Campus Virtual-Moodle), depending on the type of activity.
1s chance:
Final exam: 60%, competencies: C. T3 and CT.17 (see competencies above)
Assignments/activities: 40%, competencies: CG.10, CT.17 and CT.10 (see competencies above)
Students officially exempt from class attendance can submit assignments for continual evaluation on other dates determined by the professor. Nonetheless, they also have to take the exam in the 1st or repeat exam.
2nd chance
The evaluation system is the same as for the 1st chance.
The continuous evaluation grade will be maintained for repeat exam.
In the case of cheating or plagerism, the rules found in: art. 16 da “Normativa de avaliación do rendemento académico dos estudantes e de revisión de cualificacións” will be applied.
Any fraudulent exercise or exam used for the evaluation of the subject implies the failure of the associated exam, independent of any disciplinary procedure that may occur against the student in question. Plagiarized work or that which is obtained without putting it into your own words or reinterpretation without citing the authors or giving the sources are some examples of fraudulent work.
In the semi face-to-face teaching mode (scenario2), the same system of evaluation will be maintained, where possible. In the case where this is not possible and in scenario 3, in-person exams will be substituted for online exams (synchronous or asynchronous, written or oral) using the USC´s institutional tools.
ACTIVITY CLASS HOURS PRIVATE WORK TOTAL
Theoretical classes 28 25 53
Practical classes 9 44 53
Students’ presentations 2 18 (guided work) 20
Previous knowledge of B1 level English is required (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages).
Contingency plan:
Methodology:
In the case that the relevant authorities declare the need for scenario 2 or 3, guidelines will be adapted which have been established by the USC and according to the rules of the faculty. Thus, the activities which cannot be carried out face-to-face will be carried out virtually using the institutional tools made available by the USC, combining synchronous (mainly through the platform TEAMS) and/or asynchronous activities (mainly through TEAMS or Moodle), depending on the type of activity.
Assessment:
In the semi face-to-face teaching mode, the same system of evaluation will be maintained, where possible. In the case where this is not possible and in scenario 3, in-person exams will be substituted for online exams (synchronous or asynchronous, written or oral) using the USC´s institutional tools.
Any fraudulent exercise or exam used for the evaluation of the subject implies the failure of the associated exam, independent of any disciplinary procedure that may occur against the student in question. Plagiarized work or that which is obtained without putting it into your own words or reinterpretation without citing the authors or giving the sources are some examples of fraudulent work.
Zeltia Blanco Suarez
Coordinador/a- Department
- English and German Philology
- Area
- English Philology
- zeltia.blanco [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: LOU (Organic Law for Universities) PhD Assistant Professor
Eithne Mary Keane
- Department
- English and German Philology
- Area
- English Philology
- Category
- Professor: Reader
Vanesa Lado Pazos
- Department
- English and German Philology
- Area
- English Philology
- vanesa.lado.pazos [at] usc.es
- Category
- Ministry Pre-doctoral Contract