Aims

The aims of the course are to:

• To teach Chinese within the framework of the Council of Europe guidelines contained in the theme of 'languages for work and life' by including specific engineering tasks which require significant technical input and knowledge.
• To encourage students to adopt the mode of 'learning languages for life' by taking responsibility for their own learning.
• To consolidate and develop linguistic competence in listening, speaking and reading skills, and to extend competence using writing skills within work-related situations.
• To develop technological knowledge and understanding of Chinese industry.
• To learn to handle authentic materials, in any medium, in Chinese.

Content

NB First introductory session of 2 hours on Wednesday 8th May

Students will be encouraged to research, dissect and find solutions to existing or potential problems/issues using technology and its application to the Chinese-speaking world. This should be done by using all four linguistic skills and a specific knowledge of the correct terminology and structure of Chinese.

All students will have to submit a report (up to 7 pages) and do a 10 minute oral presentation.

Students will choose a topic in agreement with the project leader and/or the PhD student that will support them throughout the project.

FORMAT

A minimum of 2 hours (and up to 4 hours) contact teaching + 1 hour supervision + 12 hours untimetabled / week.

Group teaching, group work, pair work and individual work will be employed.

The projects will be run from the Language Unit to enable full use of the resources therein.

Assessment will be based on current and technical language (60%) and engineering (40%) content (but bilingual students will be marked on content for 60% and language for 40%).

ACTIVITIES

Class activities will aim to develop students’ oral and aural skills, as well as their reading and writing skills (including report writing).

PRIZES

Shell Language Project Prizes to be shared by the best students undertaking a Foreign Language Project.

FURTHER INFORMATION

A talk on Foreign Language Projects will be given on Wednesday 24 October from 1-2pm in the Language Unit seminar room.

Aims

The aims of the course are to:

• To teach Japanese in the perspective of learning ﾑlanguages for work and lifeﾒ by including specific engineering tasks which require significant technical input and knowledge.
• To encourage students to adopt the mode of ﾑlearning languages for lifeﾒ by taking responsibility for their own learning.
• To extend linguistic competence in listening, speaking, reading and writing skills (with particular emphasis on the latter) to enable operation at an appropriate level in Japan.
• To extend technological knowledge and understanding of Japanese industry.
• To learn to handle authentic materials, in any medium, in Japanese.

Content

NB first introductory session of 2 hours on Wednesday 8th May

TOPICS (past years)

• Energy Harvesting
• New Version of AIBO
• Eco House

All students will have to submit a report (up to 8 pages) and do a 10 minute oral presentation.

Students will choose a topic in agreement with the project leader and/or the PhD student that will support them throughout the project.

FORMAT

A minimum of 2 hours (and up to 4 hours) contact teaching + 1 hour supervision + 12 hours untimetabled each week.

Group teaching, group work, pair work and individual work will be employed.

The projects will be run from the Language Unit to enable full use of the resources therein.

Assessment will be based on current and technical language (60%) and engineering (40%) content.

ACTIVITIES

• listening: understanding the essential points of spoken discourse of a general or more technical nature, and summarising effectively in either the target language or English.
• speaking: responding accurately and effectively to work-related situations, and using the target language to enquire about/express opinions on general or work-related topics.
• reading: skimming, interpreting, extracting data from specialist/non-specialist sources.
• writing: writing memos, letters, specialised articles using the appropriate structure and registers.

PRIZES

Shell Language Project Prizes to be shared by the best students undertaking a Foreign Language Project.

FURTHER INFORMATION

A talk on Foreign Language Projects will be given on Wednesday 30 October from 1-2pm in room CLIC 1.

Aims

The aims of the course are to:

• To teach Japanese in the perspective of learning ﾑlanguages for work and lifeﾒ by including specific engineering tasks which require significant technical input and knowledge.
• To encourage students to adopt the mode of ﾑlearning languages for lifeﾒ by taking responsibility for their own learning.
• To extend linguistic competence in listening, speaking, reading and writing skills (with particular emphasis on the latter) to enable operation at an appropriate level in Japan.
• To extend technological knowledge and understanding of Japanese industry.
• To learn to handle authentic materials, in any medium, in Japanese.

Content

NB first introductory session of 2 hours on Wednesday 8th May

TOPICS (past years)

• Energy Harvesting
• New Version of AIBO
• Eco House

All students will have to submit a report (up to 8 pages) and do a 10 minute oral presentation.

Students will choose a topic in agreement with the project leader and/or the PhD student that will support them throughout the project.

FORMAT

A minimum of 2 hours (and up to 4 hours) contact teaching + 1 hour supervision + 12 hours untimetabled each week.

Group teaching, group work, pair work and individual work will be employed.

The projects will be run from the Language Unit to enable full use of the resources therein.

Assessment will be based on current and technical language (60%) and engineering (40%) content.

ACTIVITIES

• listening: understanding the essential points of spoken discourse of a general or more technical nature, and summarising effectively in either the target language or English.
• speaking: responding accurately and effectively to work-related situations, and using the target language to enquire about/express opinions on general or work-related topics.
• reading: skimming, interpreting, extracting data from specialist/non-specialist sources.
• writing: writing memos, letters, specialised articles using the appropriate structure and registers.

PRIZES

Shell Language Project Prizes to be shared by the best students undertaking a Foreign Language Project.

FURTHER INFORMATION

A talk on Foreign Language Projects will be given on Wednesday 31 October from 1-2pm in the Language Unit seminar room.

Aims

The aims of the course are to:

• To use Spanish in the context of ﾑlanguages for work and lifeﾒ by including specific scientific and engineering tasks which require specific technical input and knowledge.
• To encourage students to adopt the mode of ﾑlearning languages for lifeﾒ by stimulating independent study and research.
• To increase language performance by means of practice and reinforcement of all four linguistic skills (listening, reading, writing and particularly speaking) so as to be able to operate to a satisfactory level in Hispanic countries or regions.
• To extend technological knowledge and understanding of Hispanic industry in its historic and socio-political environment.
• To encourage the handling of authentic materials in Spanish in any particular format.

Content

NB: First introductory session of 2 hours TBA.

Students will be encouraged to research, dissect and find solutions to existing or potential problems/issues using technology and its application to the Hispanic world. This should be done by using all four linguistic skills and a specific knowledge of the correct terminology and structure of Spanish.

All students will have to complete an in-class assessment, submit a report (up to 8 pages) and do a 10 minute oral presentation.

TOPICS Students will choose a topic in agreement with the project leader and/or the PhD student that will support them throughout the project. The following is a list of suggested areas:

• High-speed train technology in Spain
• Airbus Spain
• Telecommunications in the Hispanic World
• Energy and its exploitation in the Hispanic world
• Dams and canals in Spanish America.

FORMAT

• task-based approach - to reflect the realities of current language use.
• skill integration - to operate efficiently in real life.
• language integration - to achieve the greatest degree of realism and authenticity.
• cultural awareness - to operate successfully in a linguistic and social sense.

Weekly: 4 hours contact teaching + 1 hour supervision + 12 hours untimetabled / research.

Group teaching, group work, pair work and individual work will be employed.

The projects will be run from CLIC (Centre for Languages and Inter-Communication) to enable full use of the resources therein.

Assessment will be based on current and technical language (60%) and engineering (40%) content.

ACTIVITIES

• listening: understanding spoken discourse of a technical nature, without prior preparation, and summarising effectively in spoken or written form.
• speaking: initiating technical discussions or responding to them fluently and accurately.
• reading: reading, understanding, interpreting, extracting data from technical sources.
• writing:writing using the appropriate structure, vocabulary and registers. Special emphasis will be placed on report writing.

FURTHER INFORMATION

A Foreign Language Projects information session will be held in Michaelmas in CLIC. See ‘Key Dates [2]’ to find out the exact date.

Aims

The aims of the course are to:

• To use Spanish in the context of ﾑlanguages for work and lifeﾒ by including specific scientific and engineering tasks which require specific technical input and knowledge.
• To encourage students to adopt the mode of ﾑlearning languages for lifeﾒ by stimulating independent study and research.
• To increase language performance by means of practice and reinforcement of all four linguistic skills (listening, reading, writing and particularly speaking) so as to be able to operate to a satisfactory level in Hispanic countries or regions.
• To extend technological knowledge and understanding of Hispanic industry in its historic and socio-political environment.
• To encourage the handling of authentic materials in Spanish in any particular format.

Content

NB: First introductory session of 2 hours on Wednesday 8th May 2024.

TOPICS (suggested, please discuss other topics with the Module Leader)

• High-speed train technology in Spain
• Airbus Spain
• Telecommunications in the Hispanic World
• Energy and its exploitation in the Hispanic world
• Dams and canals in Spanish America.

Students will be encouraged to research, dissect and find solutions to existing or potential problems/issues using technology and its application to the Hispanic world. This should be done by using all four linguistic skills and a specific knowledge of the correct terminology and structure of Spanish.

All students will have to submit a report (up to 8 pages) and do a 10 minute oral presentation

FORMAT

• task-based approach - to reflect the realities of current language use.
• skill integration - to operate efficiently in real life.
• language integration - to achieve the greatest degree of realism and authenticity.
• cultural awareness - to operate successfully in a linguistic and social sense.

Weekly: 4 hours contact teaching + 1 hour supervision + 12 hours untimetabled / research.

Group teaching, group work, pair work and individual work will be employed.

The projects will be run from CLIC (Centre for Languages and Inter-Communication) to enable full use of the resources therein.

Assessment will be based on current and technical language (60%) and engineering (40%) content.

ACTIVITIES

• listening: understanding spoken discourse of a technical nature, without prior preparation, and summarising effectively in spoken or written form.
• speaking: initiating technical discussions or responding to them fluently and accurately.
• reading: reading, understanding, interpreting, extracting data from technical sources.
• writing:writing text using the appropriate structure, vocabulary and registers.

FURTHER INFORMATION

A talk on Foreign Language Projects will be given on in November TBC from 1-2pm in CLIC.