13637 - Technical English Environmental Technology Soil B2 Modulübersicht
Module Number: | 13637 |
Module Title: | Technical English Environmental Technology Soil B2 |
Fachenglisch für Umwelttechnik Boden B2 | |
Department: | ZES - Language Centre |
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Language of Teaching / Examination: | English |
Duration: | 1 semester |
Frequency of Offer: | Every winter semester |
Credits: | 5 |
Learning Outcome: | Action-oriented tasks for global, selective and detailled listening and reading comprehension, for the production of topic and situation-related written texts, for topic and situation-related oral expression as well as exercises for comprehension and consolidation of linguistic structures (vocabulary and grammar). In addition, learning strategies and techniques for self-study are presented and practised.The main emphasis is placed on the build-up of a comprehensive set of technical vocabulary. On the basis of technical texts the participants will practise to apply different reading strategies. In addition, the participants will practise how to describe processes and procedures. They learn how to explain technical terms, give definitions and how to provide missing information. They will be able to solve problems and present the solutions in an appropriate manner. |
Contents: | Mining and recultivation, soil formation, tectonics, geohazards, soil contents, land plants, soil organisms, soil texture and structure, energy from biomass, material cycles, soil erosion, soils acidification, soil contamination Grammar: relative clauses, articles, conditional sentences, adjectives and adverbs, suffixes and prefixes, comparison, participles, gerund, infinitive, language of prediction |
Recommended Prerequisites: | Modules B1.1, B1.2, B2.1 or B2.2 or English skills at level CEFR B1+ / B2 |
Mandatory Prerequisites: | none |
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Teaching Materials and Literature: | Script |
Module Examination: | Continuous Assessment (MCA) |
Assessment Mode for Module Examination: | 5 tests of 45 minutes each (each counting 20% of the final grade) |
Evaluation of Module Examination: | Performance Verification – graded |
Limited Number of Participants: | None |
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Remarks: | This module especially aims at students of the degree courses Environmental Engineering, Land Use and Water Management, Environmental Resource Management and exchange students with an English language competence at level CEFR B1+/B2. Course enrolment at the Language Centre is obligatory: https://www.b-tu.de/sprachen. Face-to-face teaching might be replaced by online live sessions. |
Module Components: | Exercise Technical English for Environmental Technology - Soil B2 |
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