Guia docente
DATOS IDENTIFICATIVOS 2011_12
Asignatura INGLES II Código 00701311
Enseñanza
INGENIERO TÉCNICO INDUSTRIAL
Descriptores Cr.totales Tipo Curso Semestre
6 Obligatoria Tercero Anual
Idioma
Ingles
Prerrequisitos
Departamento FILOLOGIA MODERNA
Responsable
CRISTOBALENA FRUTOS , ARACELI
Correo-e acrif@unileon.es
mizqf@unileon.es
Profesores/as
CRISTOBALENA FRUTOS , ARACELI
IZQUIERDO FERNÁNDEZ , MARLÉN
Web http://
Descripción general

This course is aimed at developing students' command of English spoken and written communication in Mechanical Electrical and Electronics Engineering. Therefore, special attention will be paid to the study and practice of grammar structures and vocabulary items in Engineering contexts. In addition, classwork will be devoted to listening, writing, reading and spoken activities. On completion of the course students should be able, with reasonable proficiency, to read texts on academic and professional topics, to understand spoken discourse on technical matters, and to make effective use of English in their own writing. The study and practice of grammar and lexical items to be found in engineering texts will take up a large part of the course
Tribunales de Revisión
Tribunal titular
Cargo Departamento Profesor
Tribunal suplente
Cargo Departamento Profesor

Objetivos

This course is aimed at developing students' command of English spoken and written communication in Mechanical Electrical and Electronics Engineering. Therefore, special attention will be paid to the study and practice of grammar structures and vocabulary items in Engineering contexts. In addition, classwork will be devoted to listening, writing, reading and spoken activities. On completion of the course students should be able, with reasonable proficiency, to read texts on academic and professional topics, to understand spoken discourse on technical matters, and to make effective use of English in their own writing. The study and practice of grammar and lexical items to be found in engineering texts will take up a large part of the course

Metodologías
Class time (counting as 6 credits) will be devoted to grammatical explanations and to carry out tasks which involve practising the communicative skills, some of which will be assigned as homework. "

Contenidos
Bloque Tema
"Language functions: making classifications; making definitions; making predictions; writing instructions; describing shapes, position, connection, dimensions and components parts; describing function, purpose and means; describing a process ; describing cause and effect relationships; describing and interpreting a diagram; explaining controls; expressing equivalence, non-equivalence and contrast; expressing basic mathematical operations; expressing certainty, probability, possibility and necessity; expressing concession; giving examples; writing and interpreting design specifications; expressing problems and giving solutions; adding information;. Grammar and lexical items: Technical and subtechnical vocabulary; mathematical symbols and abbreviations used in engineering; linear, square, cubic and capacity measures and weights; word formation : suffixes and prefixes; noun modification: noun + noun compounds; noun modification ending in -tight, -proof, -resistant; verbs and related nouns; common verbs in electronics; procedural vocabulary; connective and reference vocabulary; sentence and paragraph links; grammar links; the use of the passive to describe and to report an experiment; relative clause (defining): making definitions; relative clauses (non-defining): adding information; short relative clauses; cause and effect; cause and effect chains; reason and result clauses; time clauses and reduced time clauses; if/unless sentences; adverbial types and their positions; modal verbs; it is + adjective; -allowing and preventing verbs; comparison Text organization: sentence and paragraph building; organization of information; technical reports, abstracts and articles; types and layout of formal; letter of inquiry; order letter: printed order forms; complaint and adjustment letters; collection letters; letter of application; purpose of the letter, background information, and request for an interview; resumé; information in a resumé; types of resumes; memorandus, faxes and e-mail. "

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Evaluación
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Otros comentarios y segunda convocatoria
"The final written exam in June September and February will count as 100% and will consist of the following parts: Paper 1. Listening comprehension: 20% of the total mark Paper 2. Grammar, Vocabulary and Use of English: 40% of the total mark; Reading comprehension: 20% of the total mark; and Writing: 20% of the total mark. " "

Fuentes de información
Acceso a la Lista de lecturas de la asignatura

Básica
"Course book GLENDINNING, E.H. GLENDINNING, N. 1995. Oxford English for Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Oxford. Oxford University Press Supplementary photocopied material provided throughtout the year Call activity: http://inelmec.unileon.es Dictionaries Diccionario OXFORD. Español-Inglés, Inglés-Español. Oxford University Press ROBB, L. A.: Diccionario para ingenieros. Español-inglés, Inglés-Español CECSA, México" "
Complementaria
"AGUADO PIÑERO, R. & PÉREZ-LLANTADA AURÍA, C. 1994. English in Technical Engineering. Zaragoza. Prensas Universitarias de Zaragoza. DEFORNEAUX, M. 1993. Cómo expresarse en inglés científico. Bilbao. Ediciones Deusto. MORENO, P. et all. Gramática inglesa del texto técnico. Dep. Publicaciones E.U.I.Telecomunicaciones. Madrid. PÉREZ-LLANTADA, C. & AGUADO, R. 1998. An Engineering English Course. Zaragoza. Mira Editores. PIKECT, N.S. & LASTER,A.A. 1993. Technical English. Writing, reading, and speaking. Nueva York. HarperCollins College Publishers." "