ENGLISH I

 

 

FACULTY

ENGINEERING

DEPARTMENT

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

LEVEL OF STUDY

UNDERGRADUATE

SEMESTER OF STUDY

1o

COURSE TITLE

ENGLISH I
COURSEWORK BREAKDOWNTEACHING WEEKLY HOURSECTS Credits
Lectures2
Laboratory0
Projects0

TOTAL

2
COURSE TYPE Compulsory
PREREQUISITES -
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION/EXAMSEnglish
COURSE DELIVERED TO ERASMUS STUDENTSYES

MODULE WEB PAGE (URL)

https://eclass.uowm.gr/CHEMENG


2. LEARNING OUTCOMES

Learning Outcomes

The course aims at enabling students to acquire the theoretical and practical background in English for Chemical Engineers, and develop the skills required to understand and use scientific and academic English texts (e.g., research papers, manuals, bibliography, etc.).
On successful completion of this module the learner will:
• be familiar with the function and use of scientific and academic terms, grammatical structures and discourse and capable of understanding discipline-related vocabulary and authentic scientific/academic texts
• be capable of activating and integrating already acquired knowledge in Chemistry, and, thus, be able to make inferences and comprehend textual meaning
• produce written short but coherent texts (descriptions, comparisons, reports, etc.)
• interpret and analyse information from diagrams, tables, formulae, etc.


General Skills

• Theoretical background and skills related to the understanding and use of the English language in discipline-related contexts
•Ability to use scientific/ academic English to write short texts


3. COURSE CONTENTS

1. Properties and states of matter
2. Chemical Elements, Periodic table and the structure of atom
3. Reactions, Interactions and cycles
4. Laboratory Safety Issues
5. Chemical bonding, reactions and intermolecular forces
6. Acids and Bases
7. Water Treatment
8. Polymers


4. TEACHING METHODS – ASSESSMENT

MODE OF DELIVERY
Lectures (in class, face to face)
USE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
• Visual aids
Applying teaching methods via e-class platform

TEACHING METHODS
Method descriptionSemester Workload
Lectures60
Independent Study40
Course Total
ASSESSMENT METHODS • Language: English
• Testing Method: final written exam (short answers, multiple choice questions etc.)
• assessment is based on competent use of:
i. reading comprehension of academic texts
ii. linguistic structures


5. RESOURCES

Suggested bibliography :

English for Chemistry EAP, A course for Academic English for International Chemistry students, Kallia Katsaboxaki Hodgetts, 2017, DISIGMA PUBLICATIONS (EUDOXUS: 77111735)1

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