78543 - Laboratory of Technical English M

Academic Year 2018/2019

  • Moduli: Lorenzo Peretto (Modulo 1) Michelle Louise Nicholls (Modulo 2)
  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures (Modulo 1) Traditional lectures (Modulo 2)
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Electrical Energy Engineering (cod. 8611)

Learning outcomes

At the end of this course students are provided with specific knowledge of advanced English language in scientific and technical field.

Course contents

International Electrotechnical Vocabulary, VIM, terms and definitions

How to prepare a scientific presentation for a conference

Presentation of research activities in a conference

How to prepare a commercial presentation

Contracts B2B wording and Sections

Working in a team. Current language and technical language used

How to write a technical report

How to use symbols, units and number of digits in a technical report. Examples and Subject conclusion


Readings/Bibliography

Documents provided by the teacher to the students during Lectures

Teaching methods

Oral presentation of the contents

Assessment methods

Oral examination

Teaching tools

Projector for power-point documents presentation

Office hours

See the website of Lorenzo Peretto

See the website of Michelle Louise Nicholls