English-Technical terminology

General

Course Contents

Students are introduced to a variety of academic and technical texts and forms of writing, oriented
towards the field of civil engineering. They also are encouraged to develop their oral expression and
speech skills.

Educational Goals

Upon completing this course students should be able to read and use technical terminology in the
field of Civil Engineering, both in oral speech and in text.

General Skills

The course contributes to the following skills:
– Working independently
– Team work

Teaching Methods

Face to face.

Use of ICT means

Powerpoint presentations, e-learning platform for
educational material

Teaching Organization

ActivitySemester workload
Lectures26
Individual study13
Total39

Students Evaluation

Final written examination comprising of open-ended
questions, writing in English and text translation.

Recommended Bibliography

  • Evans Virginia, Dooley Jenny, Chavez Mark (2015), “Career Paths Construction 1 Buildings
    Student’s Book With Cross-Platform Application”, EXPRESS Publishing.
  • Evans Virginia, Dooley Jenny, Chavez Mark, “Career Paths Construction 2 Roads & Highways
    Student’s Book With Cross-Platform Application”, EXPRESS Publishing.
  • Panourgia E. (2015), “Integrating Technical & Academic Writing into your English Course –
    Theory and Practice”, ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΣ Σ. Ι.Κ.Ε.
  • _Evans Virginia, Dooley Jenny, Chavez Mark (2015), “Career Paths Construction 1 Buildings
    Student’s Book With Cross-Platform Application”, EXPRESS Publishing.
    _ Evans Virginia, Dooley Jenny, Chavez Mark, “Career Paths Construction 2 Roads Highways
    Student’s Book With Cross-Platform Application”, EXPRESS Publishing.
    _Panourgia E. (2015), “Integrating Technical Academic Writing into your English Course –
    Theory and Practice”, ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΣ Σ. Ι.Κ.Ε.