Course Catalog 2006-2007

KIE-3306 ADVANCED ENGLISH FOR ENGINEERS, 3 cr
Advanced English for Engineers

Courses persons responsible
Lauri Tolkki

Lecturetimes and places
Language center timetables

Implementations
Extra info: Ryhmä 1 (Ti 8-10, Ke 8-10), Donoghue
  Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 5 Summer
Lecture 2 h/week 2 h/week - - - -
Exercise 2 h/week 2 h/week - - - -
Exam  

Extra info: Ryhmä 2 (Ti 10-12, Ke 10-12), Karo
  Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 5 Summer
Lecture 2 h/week 2 h/week - - - -
Exercise 2 h/week 2 h/week - - - -
Exam  

Extra info: Ryhmä 3 (Ti 12-14, To 10-12), Karo
  Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 5 Summer
Lecture 2 h/week 2 h/week - - - -
Exercise 2 h/week 2 h/week - - - -
Exam  

Extra info: Ryhmä 4 (Ke 8-10, To 8-10), Tolkki
  Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 5 Summer
Lecture 2 h/week 2 h/week - - - -
Exercise 2 h/week 2 h/week - - - -
Exam  

Extra info: Ryhmä 5 (Ke 10-12, To 10-12), Tolkki
  Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 5 Summer
Lecture 2 h/week 2 h/week - - - -
Exercise 2 h/week 2 h/week - - - -
Exam  

Extra info: Ryhmä 6 (Ke 12-14, To 12-14), Karo
  Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 5 Summer
Lecture 2 h/week 2 h/week - - - -
Exercise 2 h/week 2 h/week - - - -
Exam  

Extra info: Ryhmä 7 (To 12-14, Pe 10-12), Tukiainen
  Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 5 Summer
Lecture 2 h/week 2 h/week - - - -
Exercise 2 h/week 2 h/week - - - -
Exam  

Extra info: Ryhmä 8 (Ke 8-10, Pe 8-10), Tolkki
  Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 5 Summer
Lecture - - 2 h/week 2 h/week - -
Exercise - - 2 h/week 2 h/week - -
Exam  

Extra info: Ryhmä 9 (Ma 12-14, Ke 12-14), Kaskela
  Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 5 Summer
Lecture - - - 2 h/week 2 h/week -
Exercise - - - 2 h/week 2 h/week -
Exam  

Extra info: Ryhmä 10 (Ma 14-16, Ke 14-16), Kaskela
  Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 5 Summer
Lecture - - - 2 h/week 2 h/week -
Exercise - - - 2 h/week 2 h/week -
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Extra info: Ryhmä 11 (Ti 12-14, To 10-12), Kaskela
  Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 5 Summer
Lecture - - - 2 h/week 2 h/week -
Exercise - - - 2 h/week 2 h/week -
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Extra info: Ryhmä 12 (Ti 12-14, To 10-12), Karo
  Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 5 Summer
Lecture - - - 2 h/week 2 h/week -
Exercise - - - 2 h/week 2 h/week -
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Extra info: Ryhmä 13 (Ti 14-16, To 12-14), Kaskela
  Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 5 Summer
Lecture - - - 2 h/week 2 h/week -
Exercise - - - 2 h/week 2 h/week -
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Extra info: Ryhmä 14 (Ke 12-14, To 12-14), Karo
  Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 5 Summer
Lecture - - - 2 h/week 2 h/week -
Exercise - - - 2 h/week 2 h/week -
Exam  

Extra info: Ryhmä 15 (To 10-12, Pe 10-12), Tukiainen
  Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 5 Summer
Lecture - - - 2 h/week 2 h/week -
Exercise - - - 2 h/week 2 h/week -
Exam  

Person responsible: Anni Karo
Extra info: Ryhmä 16
  Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 5 Summer
Lecture 2 h/week 2 h/week - - - -
Exercise 2 h/week 2 h/week - - - -
Exam  

Person responsible: Anni Karo
Extra info: Ryhmä 17
  Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 5 Summer
Lecture - - 2 h/week 2 h/week - -
Exercise - - 2 h/week 2 h/week - -
Exam  

Person responsible: Anni Karo
Extra info: Ryhmä 18
  Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 5 Summer
Lecture - - - 2 h/week 2 h/week -
Exercise - - - 2 h/week 2 h/week -
Exam  
(Timetable for academic year 2006-2007)

Objectives
Overall improvement of the oral and written skills, knowledge of technical terms, etc. by e.g. using pair and group assignments, exercises, oral presentation and by writing an essay.

Content
Content Core content Complementary knowledge Specialist knowledge
1. Cultural differences between the Anglo-American and the Finnish cultures.
 		 The aim is to be able to cope in the Anglo-Saxon culture.
 		 The student masters the technological jargon,lexicon and idiomatic expressions needed for professional language use.
 
2. Grammar.
 		 Stylistic differences  Efficient communication and knowledge of style
 
3. Curriculum Vitae.  Writing a CV.    
4. The main principles of word formation.
 		 Academic prefixes and suffixes.
 		 Ability to understand and create technical and academic compound words.
 
5. Technical English: words and phrases.
 		 Phrases & idioms; professional English.
 		   

Requirements for completing the course
Participation in lectures, exercises, an oral presentation, an essay and a written examination.

Evaluation criteria for the course

  • Active participation in lectures, an examination, an oral presentation and an essay.

  • Used assessment scale is numeric (1-5)

    • Study material
    Type Name Auhor ISBN URL Edition, availability... Exam material Language
    Summary of lectures Advanced English for Engineers (Will be announced later.)     (Juvenes bookstore) Yes  English 

    Prerequisites
    Code Course Credits M/R
    KIE-3200 KIE-3200 English for Engineers 3 Mandatory
    KIEP-3300 KIEP-3300 Basic English 3 Mandatory

    Prequisite relations (Sign up to TUT Intranet required)

    Additional information about prerequisites
    Either KIE-3200 or KIEP-3300(/97120) should be completed before this course.

    Remarks

  • CEF level: C1

    CEF level C1

    Distance learning

  • Estimate as a percentage of the implementation of the course

    • - Contact teaching: 70 %
    - Distance learning: 0 %
    - Proportion of a student's independent study: 30 %

  • Description of the course implementation from ICT point of view

    • 48 contact hours / two periods.

    Scaling
    Methods of instructionHours
    Lectures 36
    Exercises 36

    Other scaledHours
    Exam/midterm exam 2
    Total sum 74

    Correspondence of content
    97130 Advanced General English

    Last modified 24.05.2007
    Modified byMaija-Leena Perttunen