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Course description
  ENGLISH II

Competencies and objectives

 

Course context for academic year 2014-15

Inglés II relies on the development of skills studied in Inglés I. The students will be able to read and understand academic texts.They will have enlarged their academic and technical vocabulary to fluently read and understand longer passages, this time, in the context of science and engineering. Inglés II will especifically deal with academic oral and written expression in the fields of science and engineering.

 

 

Course content (verified by ANECA in official undergraduate and Master’s degrees)

DEGREE IN SOUND AND IMAGE IN TELECOMMUNICATION ENGINEERING

 

UA Basic Transversal Competences

  • CT11 : Capacity to learn and apply new concepts and methods in an autonomous and interdisciplinary fashion.
  • CT14 : Capacity for self-criticism needed to analyse and improve the quality of projects.
  • CT6 : Capacity to use the English language fluently to access technical information, respond to the needs of society and be self-sufficient when preparing one's professional career.
  • CT9 : Capacity for group work.

 

Basic Transversal Competences

  • CT2 : Students should know how to apply their knowledge to their job or vocation in a professional manner and should possess those skills that are usually reflected when preparing and defending arguments and solving problems in their field of study.
  • CT3 : Students should have the ability to gather and interpret relevant data (normally within their field of study) to give opinions that include a reflection on important, social, scientific, ethical matters, etc.
  • CT4 : Students should be able to transmit information, ideas, problems and solutions to both specialist and non-specialist audiences.
  • CT5 : Students should have developed the necessary learning skills to take on later studies with a high level of autonomy.

 

Specific Competences: >> Competences Common to the Telecommunications Branch

  • C1 : Capacity for self-learning of new knowledge and techniques appropriate for the conception, development and exploitation of telecommunications systems and services.
  • C3 : Capacity to use computer tools to find bibliographic resources and information related to telecommunications and electronics.

 

DEGREE IN COMPUTER ENGINEERING

 

UA Basic Transversal Competences

  • CGUA1 : Foreign language skills.
  • CGUA2 : Computer and information skills.
  • CGUA3 : Oral and written communication skills.

 

Basic Competences

  • CB3 : Students must be able to gather and interpret relevant data (usually within their area of study) in order to make judgements that include reflection on relevant social, scientific or ethical issues.

 

DEGREE IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

 

General Competences:>>Instrumental

  • CG2 : General basic understanding of the profession.

 

DEGREE IN MULTIMEDIA ENGINEERING

 

UA Basic Transversal Competences

  • CT1 : Foreign language skills.
  • CT2 : Computer and information technology skills.
  • CT3 : Oral and written communication skills.

 

Specific Competences:>>Specific

  • C25 : Design, produce and manage multilingual and multimode multimedia content systems to guarantee their internationalisation, localisation, accessibility and usability.

 

DEGREE IN TECHNICAL ARCHITECTURE

 

General Transversal Competences

  • G11 : Skills in a foreign language.
  • G12 : Computer and information skills.
  • G13 : Oral and written communication skills.

 

DEGREE IN CIVIL ENGINEERING

 

UA Basic Transversal Competences

  • CT-11 : Capacity to learn and apply new concepts and methods in an autonomous and interdisciplinary fashion.
  • CT-14 : Capacity for self-criticism needed to analyse and improve the quality of projects.
  • CT-6 : Capacity to use English fluently to access technical information, respond to the needs of society and be self-sufficient when preparing one's professional career.
  • CT-9 : Capacity for group work.

 

Basic Transversal Competences

  • CB-2 : Students should know how to apply their knowledge to their job or vocation in a professional manner and should have those skills that are usually reflected when preparing and defending arguments and solving problems in their field of study.
  • CB-3 : Students should have the ability to gather and interpret relevant data (normally within their field of study) to give opinions that include a reflection on important, social, scientific, ethical matters, etc.
  • CB-4 : Students should be able to transmit information, ideas, problems and solutions to both specialist and non-specialist audiences.
  • CB-5 : Students should have developed the necessary learning skills to undertake later studies with a high level of autonomy.

 

 

 

Learning outcomes (Training objectives)

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Specific objectives stated by the academic staff for academic year 2014-15

Main Objectives:

  • Acquire and know how to use English in the context of science and engineering.
  • Acquire competence in identifying and deciphering semantic and sintactical structures common in English aural and written discourse.
  • Develop an understanding of academic and specific vocabulary.
  • Acquire the basis to develop an understanding of the language of graphs.
  • Develop skills in expository writing.
  • Develop skills in pronunciation, rythm and intonation to apply in the different types of readings.
  • Acquire an effective approach to producing an oral presentation.

 

 

General

Code: 34542
Lecturer responsible:
AMILBURU OSINAGA, ANA MARIA MARGARITA
Credits ECTS: 6,00
Theoretical credits: 0,00
Practical credits: 2,40
Distance-base hours: 3,60

Departments involved

  • Dept: ENGLISH STUDIES
    Area: ENGLISH STUDIES
    Theoretical credits: 0
    Practical credits: 2,4
    This Dept. is responsible for the course.
    This Dept. is responsible for the final mark record.

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