Foreign Languages for Engineering. Academic Writing (EXTEND-03)

Module 1

SELF PRESENTATION OFF AND ON LINE
(Affiliation at scientific and professional events/ Applying for a job/ CV)

Module 2

MODERN ENGINEERING
(Challenges & Perspectives/ Scope/ Major specialties)

Module 3

SAFETY AT A WORKING PLACE
(My Working Place /Ergonomic)

Module 4

ENGINEERING DESIGN
(Working with Drawings & Dimensions)

Module 5

TEAM-BUILDING
(Building and Cultivating Relationship as a Career Strategy)

Duration/Time Required

72 hours,
The course will require approximately 4 hours per week

Subsection

Content

Reading & Speaking

Speaking:

• Introduce Yourself to the Audience​
• Applying for a Job

Reader:

• Text1. Three Types of Public Speaking in Everyday Life: Informative, Persuasive, and Entertaining
• Text 2. Scientific Report
• Text 3. Intellectual Property Rights

Writing

• Curriculum Vitae (CV)
• How to Fill in Online Registration Forms
• Writing a Letter of Application
• A Letter of Application Plan

Listening

• Some Tips on Style and Format of Your Presentation
• Comprehension check

Translation basics
(in Russian)

• Основные способы и приемы перевода (Basic methods and techniques of translation)
• аббревиатур (Translation of abbreviations)
• Перевод имен собственных и географических названий (Translation of proper and geographic names)

Academic writing

• Writing Scientific Articles
• Writing an Introduction

Assessment

• Tasks I-IV

Bank of Prompts

Appendix 1

• Common Education Degree Abbreviations

Appendix 2

• АВТОРОВ (Affiliation of authors)

Appendix 3

• SCRIPT 1. Some Tips on Style and Format of Your Presentation

Subsection

Content

Reading & Speaking

Speaking:

• Modern Engineering.
• Discussing Challenges and Perspectives

Reader:

• Text 1. Four Different Types of Writing Styles: Expository, Descriptive, Persuasive and Narrative
• Text 2. Some Tips on Methodology
• Text 2. Some Tips on Methodology

Writing

• An Introduction to Scientific Presentations
• Writing Presentation

Listening

• A Point of View on “Method” and “Methodology”.
• Comprehension check

Translation basics
(in Russian)

• Характеристика и функции личного терминологического словаря (Characteristics and functions of terminological dictionary)
• Трансформации при переводе: Конкретизация и генерализация (Transformations during translation: Specification and generalization)
• Логическое развитие. Целостное преобразование (Logical development. Holistic transformation)
• Перевод инфинитива (Infinitive translation)

Academic writing

• Writing Scientific Articles: Writing about Methodology

Assessment

• Tasks I-IV

Bank of Prompts

Appendix 1

• презентации (Presentation structure)

Appendix 2

• Почему визитки россиян озадачили и возмутили западного журналиста? (Why did business cards of the Russians puzzle and resent the European journalist?)

Appendix 3

• SCRIPT 1. A Point of View on “Method” and “Methodology”

Subsection

Content

Reading & Speaking

Speaking:

• My Working Place

Reader:

• Text1. Conducting a PMO Health Check
• Text 2. Shop Procedures and Safety Regulations
• Text 3. Using Social Media for Professional Communication

Writing

• Safety Instructions Writing

Listening

• Key Aspects for Your Research Results Section.
• Comprehension check

Translation basics

• Антонимический перевод (Translation of antonyms)
• Атрибутивные конструкции. «Цепочки существительных» (Attributive constructions. «Chains of nouns»)

Academic writing

• Writing about Results

Assessment

• Tasks I-IV

Bank of Prompts

Appendix 1

• Personal Protective Equipment. Choosing the Correct Equipment for Your Safety

Appendix 2

• Office Safety

Appendix 3

• SCRIPT 3. Key Aspects for Your Research Results Section

Subsection

Content

Reading & Speaking

Speaking:

• Engineering Design. Working with Drawings
• How to Read Equations and Formulae

Reader:

• Text1. Guessing Is Not Estimating
• Text 2. Back to Basics: Sometimes It Is All About How Well You Can Write Meeting Minutes
• Text 3. Ways of Becoming a Science Writer

Writing

• 10 Basic Letters for Everyday Activities

Listening

• Why Is the Discussion Section Considered the Most Important Part of Your Research Paper? Comprehension check

Translation basics

• Реалии и их перевод (Realia and their translation)
• Перевод фразеологизмов (Translation of phrases)
• Перевод многочленных словосочетаний (Translation of multi word combinations)

Academic writing

• Writing the Discussion/Conclusion

Assessment

• Tasks I-IV

Bank of Prompts

Appendix 1

• Системы мер в техническом переводе или как ориентироваться в английских неметрических единицах измерения (A system of measures in technical translation, or how to understand English non-metric units of measurement)

Appendix 2

• Цифры, числа, даты и региональные особенности написания дат в английском и американском вариантах (Figures, numbers, dates and regional peculiarities of writing dates in English and American variants)

Appendix 3

• SCRIPT 3. Why Is the Discussion Section Considered the Most Important Part of Your Research Paper?

Subsection

Content

Reading & Speaking

Speaking:

• ENGLISH OR GLOBAL ENGLISH?
• CAREER STRATEGY
• TEAM BUILDING ACTIVITIES

Reader:

• Text1. Four Types of Business Personalities
• Text 2. Public Speech
• Text 3. Ways of Becoming a Science Writer

Writing

• Technical Writing

Listening

• Tone conventions.
• Comprehension check

Translation basics

• Английские заголовки.
• Заглавные буквы (English tittles. Capital letters)

Academic writing

• Writing the Abstract

Assessment

• Tasks I-IV
• Final Test

Bank of Prompts

Appendix 1

• Из личного опыта

Appendix 2

• Актуальность проблем межкультурной коммуникации в современных условиях

Appendix 3

• SCRIPT 3. Tone conventions

Level

Pre-intermediate, Intermediate

Duration/ Time Required

72 hours,
The course will require approximately 4 hours per week

Language

English/ Russian

How to enrol in the course

To pass the course you should enrol in this course free (No certificate).
To pass the course with certificate you should enrol in this course for charge

How to pass the course

To pass the course you should do all the tasks and complete the “Assessment” form.

No

MODULES

HOURS

TOTAL

1

Module 1
SELF PRESENTATION OFF AND ON LINE SELF PRESENTATION OFF AND ON LINE

16

16

2

Module 2
MODERN ENGINEERING: CHALLENGES & PERSPECTIVES

12

12

3

Моdule 3
SAFETY AT A WORKING PLACE SAFETY AT A WORKING PLACE

14

14

4

Моdule 4
ENGINEERING DESIGN/ WORKING WITH DRAWINGS& DIMENSIONS

14

14

5

Моdule 5
TEAM-BUILDING/BUILDING AND CULTIVATING RELATIONSHIP AS A CAREER STRATEGY

14

14

End-of-course assessment

2

2

            TOTAL: 72

MODULES

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Моdule 1
SELF PRESENTATION OFF AND ON LINE SELF PRESENTATION OFF AND ON LINE

16

Module 2
MODERN ENGINEERING: CHALLENGES & PERSPECTIVES
 

12

Моdule 3
SAFETY AT A WORKING PLACE SAFETY AT A WORKING PLACE

14

Мodule 4
ENGINEERING DESIGN/ WORKING WITH DRAWINGS& DIMENSIONS

14

Моdule 5
TEAM-BUILDING/BUILDING AND CULTIVATING RELATIONSHIP AS A CAREER STRATEGY

14

End-of-course assessment

2

credit

TOTAL:

72

Module

Kind of classes

Number of hours

1

2

3

Мodule 1. SELF PRESENTATION OFF AND ON LINE

16

Тopic 1 Reading & Speaking

• Introduce Yourself to the Audience
• Applying for a Job
• READER

Tutorial

6

Тopic 2 Writing

• Curriculum Vitae (CV)
• How to Fill in Online Registration Forms
• Writing a Letter of Application
• A Letter of Application Plan

Tutorial

1

Тopic 3 Listening

• Some Tips on Style and Format of Your Presentation

Tutorial

1

Тopic 4 Translation Basics

• Основные способы и приемы перевода
•  Перевод аббревиатур
• Перевод имен собственных и географических названий

Tutorial

2

Тopic 5 Academic Writing

• Writing Scientific Articles. Writing an Introduction

Tutorial

6

Моdule 2. MODERN ENGINEERING: CHALLENGES & PERSPECTIVES

12

Тopic 1 Reading & Speaking

• Modern Engineering. Discussing Challenges and Perspectives
• 14 Grand Challenges for Engineering in the 21^st Century
• READER

Tutorial

       4

Тopic 2 Writing

• An Introduction to Scientific Presentation

Tutorial

1

Тopic 3 Listening

• A Point of View on “Method” and “Methodology”.

Tutorial

1

Тopic 4 Translation Basics

• Характеристика и функции личного терминологического словаря
• Трансформации при переводе: Конкретизация и генерализация
• Логическое развитие. Целостное преобразование
• Перевод инфинитива

Tutorial

2

Тopic 5 Academic Writing

• Writing Scientific Articles: Writing about Methodology

Tutorial

4

Моdule 3. SAFETY AT A WORKING PLACE

14

Тopic 1 Reading & Speaking

• My Working Place
• Ergonomics
• READER

Tutorial

6

Тopic 2 Writing

• Safety Instructions Writing

Tutorial

1

Тopic 3 Listening

• Key Aspects for Your Research Results Section

Tutorial

1

Тopic 4 Translation Basics

• Антонимический перевод
• Атрибутивные конструкции. «Цепочки существительных»

Tutorial

2

Тopic 5 Academic Writing

• Writing about Results

Tutorial

4

Моdule 4. ENGINEERING DESIGN/ WORKING WITH DRAWINGS& DIMENSIONS

14

Тopic 1 Reading & Speaking

• Engineering Design. Working with Drawings
• How to Read Equations and Formulae
• READER

Tutorial

4

Тopic 2 Writing

• Letters for Everyday Activities

Tutorial

3

Тopic 3 Listening

• Why Is the Discussion Section Considered the Most Important Part of Your Research Paper?

Tutorial

1

Тopic 4 Translation Basics

• Реалии и их перевод
• Перевод фразеологизмов Перевод фразеологизмов

Tutorial

2

Тема 5 Academic Writing

• Writing the Discussion/Conclusion

Tutorial

4

Моdule 5. TEAM-BUILDING/BUILDING AND CULTIVATING RELATIONSHIP AS A CAREER STRATEGY

14

Тopic 1 Reading & Speaking

• A World Guide to Good Manners. How not to Behave Badly Abroad
• READER

Tutorial

6

Тopic 2 Writing

• Ambiguity and Political Correctness

Tutorial

1

Тopic 3 Listening

• Tone conventions.

Tutorial

1

Тopic 4 Translation Basics

• Английские заголовки. Заглавные буквы

Tutorial

2

Тopic 5 Academic Writing

• Writing the Abstract

Tutorial

4

End-of-course assessment

Final Test

2

TOTAL

72