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Module code: MST106 |
2V (2 hours per week) |
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Semester: 1 |
Mandatory course: yes |
Language of instruction:
German |
Required academic prerequisites (ASPO):
Good command of English |
Assessment:
Written exam
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MST106 Mechatronics and Sensor Technology, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2005
, semester 1, mandatory course
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30 class hours (= 22.5 clock hours) over a 15-week period. The total student study time is 60 hours (equivalent to 2 ECTS credits). There are therefore 37.5 hours available for class preparation and follow-up work and exam preparation.
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Recommended prerequisites (modules):
None.
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Recommended as prerequisite for:
MST207 English II MST307 English III (Applying for a job in English) MST507 English IV (part of the module “Technical Project” in the 5th semester)
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Module coordinator:
Prof. Dr. Christine Sick |
Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Christine Sick
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Learning outcomes:
The one-year English language course consists of the modules English I and English II, with each module providing two contact hours per week. In view of the heterogeneity of the student intake with respect to both language proficiency and motivation, the main goal of the course is to refresh and, more importantly, extend students’ existing English language skills in subject areas and situations that are of relevance to their later careers. A further important aim of this course is to reduce the inhibitions and negative attitudes that students often have regarding foreign language learning and in their own ability to use the language effectively. The course also seeks to raise awareness of intercultural issues and to motivate students to gain work experience or to consider working in an English-speaking or any other foreign country. Finally, special emphasis is placed on teaching learning strategies that will enable students to continue acquiring foreign language skills after completion of the course.
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Module content:
The teaching and study materials and the course curriculum are continuously revised to meet the needs of industry, business and students. The main subject areas and communicative situations covered in this semester are: - Preparing to travel (booking an airline ticket, booking a hotel room, arranging to meet someone at the airport/station, asking for information) - Arrivals (greeting/meeting someone you know, greeting/meeting someone you don’t know, checking into a hotel, greetings/asking about a journey) - Introductions (greeting/introducing people, first conversations) - Talking about work (talking about companies, describing jobs: routines and current work) - Appointments (making a social arrangement, making a business arrangement, talking about plans and arrangements) - Introducing your company - How to talk about your professional background - How to write formal business letters: Letters of enquiry and letters of reply - Formal letters, faxes, e-mails - Telephoning I: Getting through, introducing yourself, taking messages - Telephoning II: Making an appointment The first semester also deals with fundamental aspects of grammar, such as questions and tenses, and repeats the basic vocabulary required.
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Teaching methods/Media:
Students use integrated multimedia-assisted teaching resources to train the four basic language skills (listening comprehension, reading comprehension, oral and written expression) including repetition of fundamental areas of English grammar and basic vocabulary. Communicative skills are trained during student-centred sessions in a computer-based multimedia language lab. Voluntary periods of self-study in the multimedia language lab allow students to repeat – or in many cases acquire for the first time – the requisite basic vocabulary and to consolidate what has been taught in class.
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Recommended or required reading:
Reference books: D. Beaumont: The Heinemann Elementary English Grammar. An Elementary Reference and Practice Book. Heinemann P. Emmerson: Business Grammar Builder. Macmillan R. Murphy: English Grammar in Use. A self-study reference and practise book for intermediate students. OUP G. Häublein, R. Jenkins: Thematischer Grund- und Aufbauwortschatz Englisch. Klett E. Weis: Grund- und Aufbauwortschatz Englisch. Klett Multimedia language learning software: C. Sick, S. Eichhorn-Jung: TechnoPlus Englisch. Ein multimediales Sprachlernprogramm für Technisches Englisch und Business English [Multimedia language-learning program for technical and business English]. EUROKEY I. Freebairn, H. Rees-Parnall: The Grammar Rom. Longman Gramster. Edulang Oberstufe Englisch. Thematischer Grund- und Aufbauwortschatz [Basic and specialist vocabulary arranged by topic]. CD-ROM. Klett PONS Business. CD-ROM. Klett Videos: P. L. Knowles, F. Bailey: Functioning in Business. Longman. T. Falla: Video Conference. Macmillan.
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