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13E091EJ1 - English Language 1

Course specification
Course title English Language 1
Acronym 13E091EJ1
Study programme Electrical Engineering and Computing
Module
Type of study bachelor academic studies
Lecturer (for classes)
Lecturer/Associate (for practice)
    Lecturer/Associate (for OTC)
      ESPB 2.0 Status elective
      Condition Lower intermediate language level.
      The goal Enhancing students’ English language competences needed for studying and working in the area of electrical engineering. Communicating about science and technology in a wide range of electrical engineering subject areas. Developing listening, speaking, reading and writing skills. Comparing written and spoken information. Writing short descriptions and explanations of components and processes.
      The outcome Upon the completion of the course students will be able to: 1) understand native speakers talking about their work and study; 2) communicate about electrical engineering topics; 3) understand and interpret diagrams, graphs, and tables; 4) write descriptions and explanations of components and processes; 5) write work-related e-mails.
      Contents
      URL to the subject page http://engleski.etf.rs/
      URL to lectures https://teams.microsoft.com/l/team/19%3AD9GCvB5pZdHf9Mel9bBCoKTvyH5pDNAq9GDLltfzFVk1%40thread.tacv2/conversations?groupId=48fb8ba0-a9b0-4a5e-9c72-44186d07aeb5&tenantId=1774ef2e-9c62-478a-8d3a-fd2a495547ba
      Contents of lectures Consolidating previous grammar knowledge. Word formation, articles, questions and indirect questions, verb forms: tenses and passive voice. Expressing numbers and describing data. Principles of Electrical Engineering written and spoken discourse. Describing data for statistical analysis. Comparing and contrasting experimental results.
      Contents of exercises Reading and text analysis exercises, listening comprehension exercises, speaking practice, vocabulary exercises. Describing approaches to data collection. Designing an experimental set-up. Describing material phenomena and forces. Making predictions of experimental results. Describing a process. Evaluating the results of an experiment.
      Literature
      1. Đurić, Miloš D. (2014): English for Electrical Engineering - Modules 1 and 2. Belgrade: Academic Mind and Faculty of Electrical Engineering (Original title)
      2. Đurić, Miloš D. (2024): English for Electrical Engineering and Computing: A Collection of Texts for Translation – Lower Level. Belgrade: Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Belgrade (Original title)
      3. Ibbotson, Mark (2009): Professional English in Use: Engineering - Technical English for Professionals. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (Original title)
      4. Ibbotson, Mark (2008): Cambridge English for Engineering. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. (Original title)
      5. Glendinning, E. H. and J. McEwan (2001): Oxford English for Electronics. Oxford: Oxford University Press (Original title)
      Number of hours per week during the semester/trimester/year
      Lectures Exercises OTC Study and Research Other classes
      2
      Methods of teaching Interactive, learner-centered methodology which activates students and encourages the development of productive language skills. The Lexical Approach. The Structural Approach. Humanistic Psychology methods.
      Knowledge score (maximum points 100)
      Pre obligations Points Final exam Points
      Activites during lectures Test paper 40
      Practical lessons Oral examination 30
      Projects 10
      Colloquia
      Seminars 20