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
Responsible Staff Member:
  • Riebow, Ute
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
Forms of Teaching and Proportion:
  • Exercise / 4 Hours per Week per Semester
  • Self organised studies / 90 Hours
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
Part of the Study Programme:
  • no assignment
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
Components to be offered in the Current Semester:
  • no assignment