English for Engineers Simon Smith

Today’s class Introducing ourselves to each other Talking about the class Technology in use – Discussion and listening activities Short written homework

Group introductions Make sure that you know your groupmates’ – Name – English name, if any – Age – Hometown and province After 5 minutes I will choose 1 student This student will introduce everyone in the group (Please write your name on the chart, too)

About your teacher My name is Simon Smith You can call me – Simon – Or, Dr Smith (can also be spelled Dr. with a dot) – But not “Teacher” (that is Chinglish) I come from … address:

Some information about me This is my first year at XJTLU. Before coming here, I taught at 2 universities in Taiwan for 8 years, as Assistant Professor. My academic background is in language and linguistics. My PhD, on spoken language analysis, was done in the EECE Dept. at Birmingham, UK I have been married to a Taiwanese woman, Emily, for 16 years. We have two boys, Owen (11) and Iain (6).

Classes with me There are two types of class: English for Fluency Class Work (today’s class) – Materials: Oxford English for Information Technology and Cambridge English for Engineering. – We will focus on general English for Engineering, looking at topics related to Computing, Technology and Management. – EF Topics: Computer Applications; Peripherals; Data Security; Software Engineering; Recent Developments in ICT; Graphical User Interfaces; Websites. English for Academic Purposes (Thursday or Friday) – Materials: articles from English newspapers, magazines and academic journals on the subject of IT and engineering. – EAP themes: Definition and Description; Cause-and-Effect analysis; Writing an ICT report; Evaluation. Next time, we will discuss the Aims and Learning Outcomes – Think: What do you hope to gain from this course?

GRADING Type of testsDateContribution to module mark Continuous assessmentsDefining and describing a process essay Week 40% Feedback only Comparison and contrast essayWeek 50% Feedback only Coursework 1: Extended ReportWeek 810% Coursework 2: Design ProposalWeek 1310% Final Exams Speaking: presentation of essay/report followed by discussion with the tutor Final Exam week 10% Writing: Students are required to make notes on academic texts. They will then be tested on their understanding of these texts through an essay question of a type studied in Semester minutes words minimum Final Exam week 10% Total40%

New vocabulary Every week, each group should choose a vocab monitor. The vocab monitor will write down all the new or unfamiliar vocab met with in class. New vocab items may be – Single words – Phrases (e.g. “space elevator”; “way round a problem”) After class, he or she should find – A definition – A Chinese translation – A good example sentence from the Web for each word or phrase. the information to groupmates and to me, please.

Rules! Please try to speak only English. Please arrive on time. Please don’t eat in the class. Please bring the 2 textbooks to each class. Please bring your English dictionary. Please bring file paper to each class. Please switch off your cellphone.

Functions and applications Take out your cellphone, MP3 player or other device. Write down its functions and applications. Demonstrate the functions and applications to your neighbour. a&rls=org.mozilla:en- US:official&biw=1280&bih=831&source=lnt&tbs=isch:1,ic:gray&source=lnt&sa=X&ei=pxN_TKm_JsaHcZPive4K&ved=0CBMQ pwU a&rls=org.mozilla:en- US:official&biw=1280&bih=831&source=lnt&tbs=isch:1,ic:gray&source=lnt&sa=X&ei=pxN_TKm_JsaHcZPive4K&ved=0CBMQ pwU

GPS Q2 Explain how Drift Alarms and Man Overboard Buttons work, in English or (if necessary) Chinese. (Q3) Q4

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Ordinary elevators In the UK? (Cantonese in Hong Kong?) Can you name a famous lift company? – Look at page 10 Who invented the lift? – In what year? Try Ex 13 on page 11

Homework Write a short paragraph: – Explain the main functions and applications of an electronic device owned by you. – Print it out, and bring it next time. Vocabulary monitor, send the vocab list! Remember: think about what you hope to gain from this class.