Intermediate Technical English

Rebecca Hincks

Course Goals
Improve fluency Expand vocabulary Refresh command of grammar Practice writing clearly and correctly Learn how to make effective presentations Prepare to use English in a business environment

Course Requirements

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A technical report, 1500-1800 words in length A ten-minute oral presentation Two in-class grammar and vocabulary quizzes A written exam 75% attendance

Required texts

Compendium Read and Report Technical English, Vocabulary and Grammar Dictionaries:
English-English (Swedish)-English

For best learning

Only English in class (when one person switches, the others do, too) Come to class prepared, especially for group activities Hand your work in on time Missed classes can be made up in the other groups Important material will be posted in Bilda

Course teachers
Tuesday group: Elizabeth Keller Wednesday: Rebecca Hincks Thursday: Elizabeth Keller and Beyza Bjrkman

Credits and grades

Written work 3 credits

Report

Oral work 3 credits

Ten-minute

in 3 drafts Summary Job application Memo/e-mail

presentation Group presentations General classroom participation

Credits and grades

Final Exam 3 credits

Quizzes

worth 10% of final exam grade Grammar: 65% on this part required to pass Vocabulary: from various sources Writing: a report, a summary or a letter

Date to be decided

Vocabulary

Academic word list

The Are

most common words in academic writing

(Excluding the 2000 most frequent words)

listed in your compendium Can be practiced on the web Will be highlighted in your Read and Reports

R&R underlined words Confusable words

Grammar
Two units a week in TEVG Different problems require self-study Will have some short grammar lessons Encourage you to refresh your command of grammar terms with grammar glossary

Writing
Process writing All drafts are compulsory Outline First draft for peer review Second draft for teacher comment Third and final draft

What is Read and Report?

A language exercise based on authentic texts The aim is to give you practice in:

Summarising Giving

short oral presentations Expanding vocabulary Discussing

The material

Seven packs of articles Each pack contains four articles Each article has a worksheet

How to prepare the material

Form groups (preferably of four) Choose one article each Inform missing group members which article they should read READ it carefully Do the worksheet

In class
Present your article briefly Go quickly through your worksheet The others fill in their copies Discuss content Keep an eye on time

About

45 minutes is allowed

Written summary (for next week)

Roughly 300 words in length Typewritten, with 1 spacing between lines Clearly organized into paragraphs Uses spellchecker Includes the most important points of the article Omits unimportant details Uses your own words Is neutral; i.e. does not include your own opinions

For next time

Buy compendium (at language office)

Read

course information, section 1 Read Writing a Summary pp.68-69

Read R&R article and do worksheet Write summary of article Buy Technical English, Vocabulary and Grammar
Complete

one V unit and two G units

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