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<title>English 4</title>
<cid>DFBEB-703</cid>
<sapsubmodule>P630-0086</sapsubmodule>
<bkey>dfeb2</bkey>
<ctypes>
<hours>2</hours>
<type>U</type>
</ctypes>
<cp>2</cp>
<semester>7</semester>
<mandatory>yes</mandatory>
<language>English</language>
<exam>Written exam (50%) + term paper with presentation (25%) + tests (25%)</exam>
<curriculum>
<curriculum_entry>
<cid>DFBEB-703</cid>
<branch>European Civil Engineering</branch>
<semester>7</semester>
<mandatory_tag>mandatory course</mandatory_tag>
</curriculum_entry>
</curriculum>
<workload>
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.</workload>
<prerequisites>
<prerequisite>
<pfcid>DFBEB-603</pfcid>
<pftitle>English 3</pftitle>
</prerequisite>
</prerequisites>
<prerequisitesfor>
</prerequisitesfor>
<convenor>Dr. Julia Frisch</convenor>
<convenor-person-key>jfr</convenor-person-key>
<lecturers>
<lecturer>Dozierende des Studiengangs</lecturer>
<lecturer-person-key>all</lecturer-person-key>
</lecturers>
<objectives>After successfully completing this module, students will: 
•	understand adapted topic-related English-language specialist texts and product descriptions from the field of engineering science
•	have developed and expanded their subject-specific vocabulary and consolidated it through oral and written use
•	have developed strategies and methods for compiling and summarizing important information in a presentation, an experimental setup or a technical lecture in English

</objectives>
<content>Completion of the development of an extensive general English vocabulary,
•      Advanced acquisition of an intermediate vocabulary in the field of engineering science and technology,
•       In-depth teaching of technical language-relevant chapters of advanced English grammar,
•	Technical language used in technical standards and instructions 
•	Discussion of topic-related specialist texts from the entire spectrum of the subject
•	Corporate structure (centralized and decentralized organizations)
•	Reading, describing, evaluating and creating graphics and tables
•	Instructions and reports (test protocols, laboratory reports, test reports) 
•	Presentations in a business context (e.g. on software, services, company portfolio)
</content>
<media> Use a wide range of media: Television and video, radio, press, computer-based interactivity
•        Partner work, group work and role playing
•        Presentations and short talks by students
•        Presentations by the lecturer
•        Plenary and group discussions
•        The goal is to enable authentic foreign language communication within the class
</media>
<literature> Teaching materials compiled by the lecturer</literature>
<offered>
</offered>
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</document>
