SCHOOL

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING

ACADEMIC UNIT

PETROLEUM AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

LEVEL OF STUDIES

UNDERGRADUATE

COURSE CODE

PM701

SEMESTER

Seventh

COURSE TITLE

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ( technological terminology)

INDEPENDENT TEACHING ACTIVITIES
if credits are awarded for separate components of the course, e.g. lectures, laboratory exercises, etc. If the credits are awarded for the whole of the course, give the weekly teaching hours and the total credits

WEEKLY TEACHING HOURS

CREDITS

Theory

2

Exercises

Laboratory

2

Add rows if necessary. The organisation of teaching and the teaching methods used are described in detail at (d).

4.5

COURSE TYPE

general background,
special background, specialised general knowledge, skills development

Special background and specialised general knowledge and skills developed

PREREQUISITE COURSES:

LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION and EXAMINATIONS:

English

IS THE COURSE OFFERED TO ERASMUS STUDENTS

YES

COURSE WEBSITE (URL)

Learning outcomes

The course learning outcomes, specific knowledge, skills and competences of an appropriate level, which the students will acquire with the successful completion of the course are described.

Consult Appendix A

• Description of the level of learning outcomes for each qualifications cycle, according to the Qualifications Framework of the European Higher Education Area
• Descriptors for Levels 6, 7 & 8 of the European Qualifications Framework for Lifelong Learning and Appendix B
• Guidelines for writing Learning Outcomes

To impart on the students, the ability to understand texts and articles and read bibliography in the English language.

To expand the students’ knowledge of English in written, oral form as well as in listening comprehension in a specialised field.

General Competences

Taking into consideration the general competences that the degree-holder must acquire (as these appear in the Diploma Supplement and appear below), at which of the following does the course aim?

Search for, analysis and synthesis of data and information, with the use of the necessary technology

Adapting to new situations

Decision-making

Working independently

Team work

Working in an international environment

Working in an interdisciplinary environment

Production of new research ideas

Project planning and management

Respect for difference and multiculturalism

Respect for the natural environment

Showing social, professional and ethical responsibility and sensitivity to gender issues

Criticism and self-criticism

Production of free, creative and inductive thinking

……

Others…

…….

This course gives the students the opportunity to expand their general knowledge of English into a more specialised area, learning new terms related to their field of study. The students also learn to work independently, and to co-operate by undertaking pair-work or team-work. They also gain the ability to interact with others in an international and interdisciplinary environment. The course promotes respect for difference and multiculturalism, respect for the natural environment, and instil skills on criticism and self-criticism, production of free creative and inductive thinking, as well as adapting to new situations and learn to search and interpret analysis and synthesis of data and information with the use of new vocabulary.

For the theory certain authentic texts with specialised terminology are presented to the students with lots of questions on comprehension, vocabulary and grammar and discourse-based decisions as well as developing different academic writing skills.

The purpose of the laboratory classes is to familiarise students with critical thinking. The classes are based on:

• Different text and exercises to ensure that the students become familiar with the requirements of academic writing in tertiary education and scientific careers and aim to extend their initiative and critical thinking.
• Sentence recognition and paragraph structure.
• Punctuation and paragraph development methods (definition, exemplification, cause and effect.)
• Note-taking and abbreviation, memos, minutes and e-mail writing.
• Data commentary and analysis and problem solution.
• Writing summaries
• Varied writing, especially formal letters, cover letters, references, and CVs.
• Reports, abstracts, research papers, referencing and bibliography writing.

The above are presented to the students through texts, templates and written exercises. 

DELIVERY
Face-to-face, Distance learning, etc.

Lecturing through physical presence

USE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
Use of ICT in teaching, laboratory education, communication with students

High quality electronic presentations with multimedia integration (powerpoint, internet, videos and listening)

TEACHING METHODS

The manner and methods of teaching are described in detail.

Lectures, seminars, laboratory practice, fieldwork, study and analysis of bibliography, tutorials, placements, clinical practice, art workshop, interactive teaching, educational visits, project, essay writing, artistic creativity, etc.

The student's study hours for each learning activity are given as well as the hours of non-directed study according to the principles of the ECTS

STUDENT PERFORMANCE EVALUATION

Description of the evaluation procedure

Language of evaluation, methods of evaluation, summative or conclusive, multiple choice questionnaires, short-answer questions, open-ended questions, problem solving, written work, essay/report, oral examination, public presentation, laboratory work, clinical examination of patient, art interpretation, other

Specifically-defined evaluation criteria are given, and if and where they are accessible to students.

Language of evaluation: English

The students undertake a laboratory examination at the end of the 7^th semester.

There are multiple choice and short answer questions.

The students also undertake a theory examination at the end of the 7^th semester.

This consists of reading comprehension text with comprehension questions (short or summative and conclusive), vocabulary and questions on grammatical structure, gap-filling, matching phrases and a writing task.

The students receive 50% of their final mark from the results of the laboratory exam and 50% from the result of the theory exam.

Under certain circumstances (for example, students from previous years that have attended class, but failed to pass the final examination), the student has the opportunity of doing an assignment instead of a written exam in the laboratory, which is based on the material taught during the workshop-hours in the whole semester.

- Suggested bibliography:

• Panourgia E., Integrating Technical & Academic Writing into your English Course, Theory and Practice, E. Panourgia Kavala Institute of Technology, Kavala, 2015.

• Glendinning Eric H. & Glendinning Norman, Oxford English for Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1996.
• Oil and Natural Gas – English, Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2007, ISBN: 978-0-7566-3879-5.
• Freeman Harry M., Industrial Pollution Prevention Handbook, McGraw-Hill, Inc., New York, 1995.
• Artiola Janick F, Brusseau M., Pepper I. L., Environmental Monitoring and Characterization, Elsevier Academic Press, Burlington, 2004.

Internet Sources

• Devold H., Oil & Gas Production Handbook: An introduction to Oil and Gas Production, ABB, 2006. (http://folk.ntnu.no/onshus/Oil%20and%20gas%20production%20handbook%20ed1x3a5%20comp.pdf)
• Educational Videos from the Society of Petroleum Engineers on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/user/2012SPE)