Educational guide
IDENTIFYING DATA 2024_25
Subject ENGLISH Code 00708009
Study programme
0708 - GRADO EN INGENIERÍA MECÁNICA
Descriptors Credit. Type Year Period
6 Compulsory First Second
Language
Ingles
Prerequisites
Department FILOLOGIA MODERNA
Coordinador
GÓMEZ CASTRO , CRISTINA
E-mail cgomc@unileon.es
ammar@unileon.es
Lecturers
GÓMEZ CASTRO , CRISTINA
MARKEY -, ALFRED MICHAEL
Web http://www.unileon.es/estudiantes/oferta-academica/grados/grado-en-ingenieria-mecanica/plan-estudios?id=0708009&cursoa=2020
General description
Tribunales de Revisión
Tribunal titular
Cargo Departamento Profesor
Presidente FILOLOGIA MODERNA ALVAREZ MAURIN , MARIA JOSE
Secretario FILOLOGIA MODERNA LOBEJON SANTOS , SERGIO
Vocal FILOLOGIA MODERNA DIEZ FERNANDEZ , MARIA DE LOS ANGELES
Tribunal suplente
Cargo Departamento Profesor
Presidente FILOLOGIA MODERNA RAMON GARCIA , NOELIA
Secretario FILOLOGIA MODERNA O,DOWD , ROBERT ALEXANDER
Vocal FILOLOGIA MODERNA MORENO FERNANDEZ , ANA ISABEL

Competencias
Code  
A18174
A18180
B5641
B5645
C4 CMECES4 That students can transmit information, ideas, problems and solutions to both a specialised and non-specialised audience

Learning aims
Competences
The student is able to apply structural, grammatical and terminological knowledge and strategies to understand English texts, both oral and written, related to Mechanical Engineering. A18174
 B5641
B5645
The student is able to produce and handle specifications, technical reports, process descriptions, etc. in English. A18180
The student is able to convey ideas, problems and solutions in English through a variety of media, adapting the language to the purpose, interlocutors and medium used. B5645
 C4

Contents
Topic Sub-topic
Contents Block I: TECHNICAL VOCABULARY FOR MECHANICAL ENGINEERS. Topic 1: ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS.

Topic 2: WORD FORMATION.

Topic 3: COLLOCATIONS.

The different topics covered in this unit deal with word formation processes which are common in technical English.
Contents Block II: GRAMMAR AND USES OF LANGUAGE IN TECHNICAL DISCOURSE. Topic 1: TECHNICAL DISCOURSE-GRAMMATICAL RELATIONSHIPS.

This unit is devoted to examine the main grammar uses of language in technical discourse.
Contents Block III: THE STRUCTURE OF THE TECHNICAL PARAGRAPH. Topic 1: ADVERBIAL TYPES AND THEIR POSITIONS.

Topic 2: LOGICAL CONNECTIVES

Topic 3: COMPARISON AND CONTRAST

Topic 4: ANALOGY AND EXEMPLIFICATION

Topic 5: CAUSALITY AND RESULT

The several topics included in this unit have to do with the structure of the technical paragraph and its connections.
Contents Block IV:RETHORICAL FUNCTIONS Topic 1: DEFINITIONS

Topic 2: DESCRIPTIONS

Topic 3: CLASSIFICATIONS

Topic 4: INSTRUCTIONS

Topic 5: HYPOTHESES AND CONDITIONS

This unit deals with the main rethorical functions which play a great role in scientific texts to convey a particular meaning.
Contents Block V: PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION IN TECHNICAL ENVIRONMENTS. Topic 1: CVs AND APPLICATION LETTERS. MISCELLANEOUS WRITING.

In this unit, students learn how to deal in English with professional environments for their future development as engineers.

Planning
Methodologies  ::  Tests
  Class hours Hours outside the classroom Total hours
Lecture 24 20 44
 
Problem solving, classroom exercises 26 40 66
 
Personal tuition 1 0 1
 
Mixed tests 9 30 39
 
(*)The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students.

Methodologies
Methodologies   ::  
  Description
Lecture Explanations dealing with the textual types, grammar and terminology of the English language typical of the mechanical engineering field with visual support of powerpoint presentations, the Moodle platform, photocopies and a textbook.
Problem solving, classroom exercises Practice of communication skills: speaking, reading, listening and writing, as well as grammar and technical vocabulary exercises.
Personal tuition Explanation of possible doubts and revision of those assignments carried out during the course which have been assessed.

Personalized attention
 
Personal tuition
Description
The tutoring sessions constitute a basic element for monitoring the teaching-learning process and, with this objective in mind, they will focus fundamentally on resolving any doubts that may arise during the course.

Assessment
  Description Qualification
Lecture Two written tests. The first with a value of 35% of the final mark and the second with a value of 45% of the final mark. 80%
Problem solving, classroom exercises Continuous assessment of the subject consisting of solving problems or carrying out exercises either in the classroom or as homework outside the classroom. 20%
 
Other comments and second call

ON THE EVALUATION:

In order to pass the subject it will be necessary to obtain a minimum of 40% of the total 80% corresponding to the 2 written tests and a minimum of 50% in the subject as a whole.

Without the minimum 40% average of the written tests, the percentage corresponding to the continuous assessment won’t be added up.

EXTRAORDINARY EVALUATION:

Students who do not pass the subject in the ordinary evaluation will be able to sit a final exam in the extraordinary evaluation test, which will account for 80% of the mark. The mark already obtained in the continuous assessment (20%) will be kept for them. In case this has not been carried out, it cannot be submitted again.

 ABOUT PLAGIARISM:

It is strictly forbidden to bring any electronic device into the classroom during the assessment tests. In the event of any attempt at plagiarism, copying or fraud in the exams (use of electronic devices, exchange of information with classmates...), the action guidelines approved by the University concerning this aspect will be implemented.

 

Sources of information
Access to Recommended Bibliography in the Catalog ULE

Basic Bonamy, David, Technical English 2, Pearson, 2008

Complementary Ibbotson, M. , Cambridge English for Engineering., Cambridge University Press, 2008
Virginia Evans, Jenny Dooley, Joshua Kern , Career Paths: Mechanical Engineering , Express Publishing , 2015
Dunn, Marian , English for Mechanical Engineering in Higher Education Studies , Garnet Education , 2010
Sopranzi, S. , Flash on English for Mechanics & Electronics. Second Edition, Eli Publishing , 2016


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