English for Engineers
Sample Timetable
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 - 10:30 | Introduction to the course. Meet your teacher and other course participants. |
Language review. Language of graphs - Input and practice. Language of meetings Input and practice |
Visiting speaker - Simon Skinner. The Role of The Engineer and The Hayward Gallery. Language of presentations. |
Listening and speaking - Project management. Meeting role play 2 - Project management - Leatta. |
Final presentations. |
| Break | |||||
| 11:00-12:30 | Listening and speaking - Interview with a civil engineer. CALL (Computer Assisted Langugage Learning) induction. |
Meeting role play 1 - Health and safety. Language feedback. |
Problem solving - Language and discussion. |
Meeting role play 2 - Project management - Leatta. |
Final presentations. |
| Lunch | |||||
| 13:45 - 14:45 | Describing materials - Input and practice |
Listening - Innovation and engineering (James Dyson interview). |
Describing dimensions. Social English. Telephoning. |
Visit to Tower Bridge Museum. | Social English - Small talk. Video. Engineering connections - Troll A. |
| Break | |||||
| 15:00 - 16:00 | Describing processes and designs. | Current projects - Presentation and discussion. |
Writing emails and letters - Input and practice. |
Visit to Tower Bridge Museum. | End of course review and tutorials. |
| Homework | Meetings language Preparation: current projects |
Preparation: problem solving | Preparation for presentations. | Preparation for presentations. |