English for Science and Engineering

English Language Course for TechnicalUniversity Professors and Instructors. Intermediate and Advanced Level

Course Content:

Date, Week / Topic / Reference
Week 1 / Research and Development
Congress and the National Science Foundation.
Measuring and Comparing R&D Activity. / English for Science and Engineering by Ivor Williams. Thomson 2007.Pages 2-5.
Additional class materials.
Week 2 / Coordinating Members of the Team.
Where ideas come from? / English for Science and Engineering by Ivor Williams. Thomson 2007. Pages 6-7. Additional class materials.
Week 3 / Research Integrity and Research Misconduct. Conflicts of Interest in Research. / English for Science and Engineering by Ivor Williams. Thomson 2007. Pages 8-9.Additional class materials.
Week 4 / Gradually Increasing Expenditure. / English for Science and Engineering by Ivor Williams. Thomson 2007. Pages 10-11.
Week 5 / Reading Diagrams and Numbers. / English for Professional Success by Hector Sanchez, Arthur Frias, Eric Tejeda, etc. Thomson 2006. Pages 64-65. Additional class materials.
Week 6 / Developing a New Product.
Science and Society. / English for Science and Engineering by Ivor Williams. Thomson 2007.Pages 12-13. Additional class materials.
Week 7 / Specifying and Describing Properties. / Cambridge English for Engineering by Mark Ibbotson. CambridgeOxfordUniversity Press 2008. Pages 18-19.
Week 8 / Design and Testing
Value Engineering. / English for Science and Engineering by Ivor Williams. Thomson 2007. Pages
22-23. Additional class materials.
Week 9 / Choosing to Performance Test Products. / English for Science and Engineering by Ivor Williams. Thomson 2007. Pages 26-27.
Week 10 / Referring to Measurable Parameters. / Cambridge English for Engineering by Mark Ibbotson. CambridgeOxfordUniversity Press 2008. Pages 64-65.
Week 11 / Discussing Readings and Trends.
Giving Approximate Figures. / Cambridge English for Engineering by Mark Ibbotson. CambridgeOxfordUniversity Press 2008. Pages 66-67.
Pages 68-69.
Additional class materials.
Week 12 / Manufacturing and Industry
Describing Chemical Engineering Tasks.
Commenting on Experiment` Results. / English for Science and Engineering by Ivor Williams. Thomson 2007. Pages 36-37. Additional class materials.
Week 13 / Combining Semiconductors with Phosphors. / English for Science and Engineering by Ivor Williams. Thomson 2007. Pages 38-39.
Week 14 / Mechanical Engineers Also Design Tools. / English for Science and Engineering by Ivor Williams. Thomson 2007. Pages 40-41.
Week 15 / Safety, Maintenance and Quality Control
The Prevention of Accidents.
Wearing Special Clothes. / English for Science and Engineering by Ivor Williams. Thomson 2007. Pages 46-47.
Pages 48-49. Additional class materials.
Week 16 / Careers and Employment
International Mobility. Providing Competitive Research Conditions. Migration of Technical Talent. / English for Science and Engineering by Ivor Williams. Thomson 2007. Pages 62-63. Additional class materials.
Week 17 / Many Engineers are Licensed PEs.
Median Annual Earning. / English for Science and Engineering by Ivor Williams. Thomson 2007. Pages 64-65. Pages 66-67. Additional class materials.
Week 18 / Credit*. Your Report is Due.

Credit Tasks*

At the end of the course you will be given two tasks:

1. Readthetext on one of the topics covered during the semester (see: Course Content, Active Vocabulary Lists). Answer the questions for checking information understanding and expressing your opinion.

2. Present a report (prepared by you in advance) on one of the topics given byyour language instructor or chosen by yourself butconcerning your educational and scientific workand career. A report should be not more than one page at content volume.