COURSE CONTENT

The course covers the following topics in Mechanical Engineering:

1. What is Engineering; an introduction
2. What is Mechanical Engineering
3. Basics in Science
4. Calculus
5. Types of Metals
6. Properties of Metals
7. Machining Techniques
8. Academic English Practice

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The aim of this course is to brush upon students’ general English language skills with an emphasis on Technical English topics and enhance their technical and semi-technical vocabulary in the Mechanical Engineering Language.

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course students:

1. will have practiced and improved all four English language skills
2. will have introduced themselves to topics in Mechanical Engineering, and the language used in the field.
3. will have acquired the skills to approach texts in Mechanical Engineering (text comprehension, linguistic practice, vocabulary building, written speech production)
4. will have introduced themselves to and practiced Academic English