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TECHNICAL ENGLISH FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONSENGINEERING

1ST TERM TEACHING GUIDECOURSE 2009-2010

I. LECTURERS PERSONAL DATA

Dr. Natalia Carbajosa, rea de Filologa [email protected]: 968325613/7025.Office: Servicio de Idiomas, Edificio de Agrnomos, ground floor.Office hours: Tuesdays, from 11:00 to 14:00I will also be constantly available by email. Please, remember that allcommunication between us, oral and written, must take place in English.

II. GENERAL DESCRIPTIONIn this subject:

1) You will be introduced to diverse professional contexts of the industrial

engineering practice and through different means, text and audiovisual.2) You will learn to reflect upon your own learning progress through theelaboration of your own language portfolio.

3) You will be asked to work in a team, prepare a group oral presentationand co-evaluate your peers.

4) You will learn how to write a CV or resume.

III. REQUIREMENTS:It is recommended to take both terms in the same academic year, as the courseis planned in full, from October to June, in spite of the compulsory division intwo terms.

You should have a previous level of intermediate general English (Bachillerato,1st course of the second cycle at the School of Languages or B1 of theEuropean Portfolio). If that is not the case, youd better take some generalEnglish courses before this one at the Servicio de idiomas.

IV. MATERIALS AND RESOURCES

TEXT AND AUDIOVISUAL MATERIAL: The text material can be withdrawnfrom the photocopy room at Antiguones. The audiovisual material is available ina direct access folder called Teleco, at the desktop of all computers in themultimedia laboratory. And this document that you are reading now is also part

of the necessary material, as here you can find all the class activities of thesubject.


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Other helpful resources, apart from the ones mentioned in each class session,are:

ENGLISH/SPANISH DICTIONARIES

http://www.lingvosoft.com/English-Spanish-Dictionary/http://dictionary.reverso.net/

TELECOMMUNICATIONS DICTIONARIES

http://www.atis.org/glossary/

http://www.its.bldrdoc.gov/fs-1037/

PRONUNCIATION DICTIONARIES

http://www.howjsay.com/

PHONETIC PRACTICE

http://www.fonetiks.org/

GRAMMAR PRACTICE

http://www.ego4u.com/en/business-english/grammar

http://perso.wanadoo.es/autoenglish/freeexercises.htm

INTERNATIONAL UNIT CONVERTER

http://www.easyunitconverter.com/

SENTENCE CONNECTORS

http://laproff.wordpress.com/category/all-connectorstext-connectives/

http://esl.about.com/library/writing/blwrite_connectors.htm

V. OTHER USEFUL INFORMATION

1. Average time dedicated to the subject.If you attend to classes regularly, you wont need to dedicate much extra time athome to the subject, as whole sessions will be dedicated to the completion ofwritten assignments and/or the preparation of the oral presentation exam. If youcannot attend to classes, you should work at least two hours a week at home orin the multimedia laboratory. Of course, this is an average reference, becauseeverything depends on your own proficiency and needs.

3. Exams and evaluation


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You will be evaluated on the following grounds:1) A group oral presentation (2-4 students) of 12 min. maximum on a

technical topic (see session 2 below for further information).2) The elaboration and delivery of a portfolio (see session 3 below for

further information).

Each test accounts for 50% of the final qualification, but both must bepassed in order to obtain the corresponding credits.

SUBJECT SEQUENCE

Class schedule: -Thursdays from 12:30 to 14:00-Fridays from 10:00 to 11:30.

All class sessions will take place at the multimedia lab (library of Antiguones)Tutorials: -Tuesdays from 11:00 to 14:00 (teachers office, Campus

Paseo Alfonso XIII, Edificio de Agrnomos).

DATESSession 1: presentation of the subject 8th Oct.Sessions 2 and 3: oral presentations theory 9th & 15th Oct.

Sessions 4 and 5: the portfolio theory 16th & 22nd Oct.

Sessions 6 and 7: grammar practice 23rd & 29th Oct.

Sessions 8 and 9: writing practice: the CV or resume 30th Oct. & 5 Nov.

Sessions 10 and 11: Fundamentals ofTelecommunications I

6th & 12th Nov.

Sessions 12 and 13: Fundamentals ofTelecommunications II 13

th

& 19

th

Nov.Sessions 14 and 15: Listening and oral presentationpractice

20th & 26th Nov.

Sessions 16 and 17: Listening and oral presentationpractice

27th Nov. & 3rd Dec.

Sessions 18 and 19: General review 4th & 10th Dec.

Sessions 20 and 21: Creating materials 11th & 17th Dec.

Alternative activities 18th Dec.

Sessions 22 and 23: Reading Practice 7th & 8th Jan.

Sessions 24 and 25: Delivery of portfolios/oralpresentations

14th & 15th Jan.


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TECHNICAL ENGLISH FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS ENGINEERING2nd TERM TEACHING GUIDE

COURSE 2009-2010

I. LECTURERS PERSONAL DATADr. Natalia Carbajosa, rea de Filologa Inglesa

[email protected]: 968325613/7025.Office: Servicio de Idiomas, Edificio de Agrnomos, ground floor.Office hours: Tuesdays, from 11:00 to 14:00I will also be constantly available by email. Please, remember that all communicationbetween us, oral and written, must take place in English.

II. GENERAL DESCRIPTIONIn this subject:

5) You will be introduced to diverse professional contexts of the industrial engineeringpractice and through different means, text and audiovisual.

6) You will learn to reflect upon your own learning progress through the elaboration ofyour own language portfolio.7) You will be asked to work in pairs, prepare a job interview and co-evaluate your

peers.8) You will learn how to write a lab report.

III. REQUIREMENTS:It is recommended to take both terms in the same academic year, as the course is plannedin full, from October to June, in spite of the compulsory division in two terms.You should have a previous level of intermediate general English (Bachillerato, 1st courseof the second cycle at the School of Languages or B1 of the European Portfolio). If that is

not the case, youd better take some general English courses before this one at theServicio de idiomas.

IV. MATERIALS AND RESOURCESTEXT AND AUDIOVISUAL MATERIAL: The text material can be withdrawn from thephotocopy room at Antiguones. The audiovisual material is available in a direct accessfolder called Engineering case studies, at the desktop of all computers in the multimedialaboratory. And this document that you are reading now is also part of the necessarymaterial, as here you can find all the class activities of the subject.Other helpful resources, apart from the ones mentioned in each class session, are:

ENGLISH/SPANISH DICTIONARIES

http://www.lingvosoft.com/English-Spanish-Dictionary/


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http://dictionary.reverso.net/

TELECOMMUNICATIONS DICTIONARIES

http://www.atis.org/glossary/

http://www.its.bldrdoc.gov/fs-1037/

PRONUNCIATION DICTIONARIES

http://www.howjsay.com/

PHONETIC PRACTICE

http://www.fonetiks.org/

GRAMMAR PRACTICE

http://www.ego4u.com/en/business-english/grammar

http://perso.wanadoo.es/autoenglish/freeexercises.htm

INTERNATIONAL UNIT CONVERTER

http://www.easyunitconverter.com/

SENTENCE CONNECTORS

http://laproff.wordpress.com/category/all-connectorstext-connectives/

http://esl.about.com/library/writing/blwrite_connectors.htm

V. OTHER USEFUL INFORMATION1. Average time dedicated to the subject.If you attend to classes regularly, you wont need to dedicate much extra time at home tothe subject, as whole sessions will be dedicated to the completion of written assignmentsand/or the preparation of the oral presentation exam. If you cannot attend to classes, you

should work at least two hours a week at home or in the multimedia laboratory. Of course,this is an average reference, because everything depends on your own proficiency andneeds.3. Exams and evaluationYou will be evaluated on the following grounds:

3) A job interview (2 students) of 5 min. maximum in the context of an industrialcompany. (see session 2 below for further information).

4) The elaboration and delivery of a portfolio (see session 3 below for furtherinformation).

Each test accounts for 50% of the final qualification, but both must be passed in orderto obtain the corresponding credits.


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SUBJECT SEQUENCE

Class schedule: -Thursdays from 12:30 to 14:00-Fridays from 10:00 to 11:30.

All class sessions will take place at the multimedia lab (library of Antiguones).

Tutorials: -Tuesdays from 11:00 to 14:00 (teachers office, CampusPaseo Alfonso XIII, Edificio de Agrnomos).

DATESession 1: presentation of the subject 19th Feb.Sessions 2 and 3: interviewing 25th-26th Feb.

Sessions 4 and 5: the portfolio 4th & 5th Mar.

Sessions 6 and 7: writing practice: the lab report 11th & 12th Mar.

Sessions 8 and 9: interview and lab report practice 18th & 25th Mar.

Sessions 10 and 11: Fundamentals of telecoms. I 15th & 16th Apr.Sessions 12 and 13: Fundamentals of telecoms. II 22nd & 29th Apr.Sessions 14 and 15: Listening and interaction practice 30th Apr. & 6th MaySessions 16 and 17: Listening and interaction practice 7th & 13th MaySessions 18 and 19: General review 14th & 20 May

Sessions 20 and 21: Creating materials 20th & 21st May

Alternative activities 27th & 28th May

Sessions 22 and 23: Reading practice 3rd & 4th June

Sessions 24 and 25: Delivery of portfolios/interviews 10th & 11th June

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