E4102 Technical English

Prerequisites

Admitted and registered full-time student

Course Objectives

Enlarge the technical and general vocabulary by the study of a selection of technically related texts. Enhance knowledge and use of grammar and style. Improve oral and writ­ten communi­cations skills for better collaboration with a variety of different professional environments.

Learning Methods

Short lectures, individual and group-organized written and oral presentation exercises.

Course Description

Training in reading, speaking and the interpretation of technical, scientific literature. In addition, even texts biased on political, religious and cultural contents may be chosen.

Assessment Methods

A collective part (group reports) ca 30 %, individual part ca 70 %. The individual part consists of two term papers (ca 60 %) and several oral presentations (ca 40%).