University: The Egyptian Chinese University

Faculty: Engineering and Technology

Course Name: English Language
Course Code: HUM011
Semester: Fall 2024
Lecture 1 (All groups): week 1
starting from
28/ 9 /2024
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 Lecture 1: Introduction to English Language

Level
Freshmen
Time
2 hours
:Objectives of the lecture
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 ESP Courses
English for Specific
Purposes
?What is meant by ESP

• English for specific purposes (ESP) is a subset of

English as a second or foreign language. It usually refers to
teaching the English language to university students or people
already in employment, with reference to the particular
vocabulary and skills they need.
• As with any language taught for specific purposes, a given course of ESP
will focus on one occupation or profession, such as Technical English,
Scientific English, English for medical professionals, English for waiters,
English for tourism, etc. Despite the seemingly limited focus, a course of
ESP can have a wide-ranging impact, as is the case with Environmental
English.

• English for academic purposes, taught to students before or during their

degrees, is one sort of ESP, as is English for Engineering.
Overall Aims of the Course
 -:Overall Aims of the Course
 The English language course is intended to teach the students at the
intermediate level the mechanics of using English in everyday situations as

well as in academic work. An integrated approach is applied during teaching

this course. After a grammar section with many tasks highlighting the new

grammar, there is at least one activity for reading and writing in every unit.

There is a strong lexical component in the course. Technical texts are subject-

specific but the teacher's objective is teaching language, not subject knowledge.
 This course aims at advancing English language skills to
the students who are related to engineering world with a
particular focus on writing, speaking, listening, reading and
grammatical features so as to enable them to communicate
more effectively in written and spoken language.
 It also aims at raising the awareness of students according to the
importance of English for engineering. Each unit of the course includes
a reading text; a grammatical focus; a box for general vocabulary items;
and a writing task.

During the course, students will be prepared to write effective essays by

developing writing skills in addition to enhancing speaking skills. The
course also introduces advanced grammar points related to academic
writing.
Learning Outcomes of the Course
Learning Outcomes of the Course
By the end of this course, the students will be able to:-

develop better attitude towards learning English language and a

higher level of awareness of the importance of English for

engineering in our age.

communicate effectively in English whether writing or speaking

with individuals and communities.
 improve their English language and study skills they will get lots in

helping them to be рrераrеd for business world.

 improve different kinds of writing and make simple inferences

from a reading text including (general context, examples, and
academic vocabulary).

 use technologies and suitable media to realize effective various

skills.
 PowerPoint
Presentations

Video & Audio Aids

Credit Hours
- Lecture : 2 Hours
- Tutorial: 2 Hours
-:Skills embedded inside the course
1. Word recognition skills
2. Vocabulary skills
3. Grammatical and structural skills
4. Mechanics skills
5. Content and organization skills
6. Interaction skills
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 Study Plan
Week Course Content
1 Introduction to English Language
Steps in academic writing- Sentence types- Writing an incident report- Reading
and completing an incident form and realizing how an emergency beacon works in
a rescue station- Practicing saying figures and measurements in specifications-
2
Technical terminology about Safety equipment; telecoms, satellites & instruction
verbs; marine; mechanics- Grammar about relative pronouns, cohesion & Present
simple;
Sentence types (Continued)- Steps in academic writing (Continued)- Describing
future shapes- Technical terminology about plastics applications, Process verbs-
3
Grammar about will for predictions, Phrases to refer to a visual & Present simple
passive
 Study Plan )Continued(
Week Course Content

Steps of writing abstracts- Constructing presentation evaluation form- Reading

a text about “LAS System”- Talking about a sequence of events- Technical
4 terminology about Aerospace; mechanics, Spacecraft LAS system & Noun
suffixes; semi-technical lexis- Grammar about Present perfect v past simple-
First and second conditional- Time clauses- Sequence markers

Writing a cover letter and CV- Discussing blogs and talking about jobs-
Technical terminology about Terms used in a CV, Semi-technical lexis;
5
biomedical & Employment- Grammar about Present continuous for present
and future; going to Present perfect v past simple;
6 Doing revision on review units (A & B) including lectures 2, 3, 4, and 5
 Study Plan )Continued(
Week Course Content
7 Midterm Exam 1
Brainstorming safety systems- Reading an article about a car warning system-
Discussing a potential incident in a photo- Practicing how to introduce oneself-
8 Getting new words from word parts- Technical terminology about Control and
warning systems, Maintenance; automotive & Navigation; air traffic- Grammar
about Discussion markers & Active and passive modals
Getting acquainted to describing systems- Describing the system of geothermal power
plant- Practicing using phrases for agreement and disagreement- Getting new words
from word parts- Technical terminology about Deadlines; energy; Environment,
9 Nouns expressing actions; causal suffixes; fuel processing & Energy; power
production- Grammar about Future modals & due to, owing to, because of, as a result
of
 Study Plan )Continued(
Week Course Content
Realizing the three stages of reading texts. Reading a newspaper article about an
airport security incident- Comparing two types of fingerprint scanners. Practicing
10 using different types of instructions- Technical terminology about Reporting verbs;
security & Electrical, electronics- Grammar about Reported speech, Past continuous &
Discourse markers
Writing white papers and activity reports- Discussing a photo showing an offshore
platform- Discussing the moving parts of an oil rig- Practicing the active listening- listen
11 to some audio tracks of instructions- Technical terminology about Installation,
transportation, oil Extraction- Grammar about Present perfect and past simple passive &
Phrases to check understanding
12 Midterm Exam 2
Doing revision on the last lectures- Getting the answers of Midterm 1 and Midterm 2-
13
Practicing how to answer using the bubble sheet
• Grading Plan and Assessment Criteria
Total score (marks) related to English language course is 100 marks, -
distributed over four phases and types of assessment, as shown in the
:following points
• Weight Assessment Nature
Class work (Students’ participation in lecture room, 30% -
.attendance, assignments, quizzes, activities..etc)
First Mid-Term Exam (Written Exam) 20% -
Second Mid-Term Exam (Written Exam) 10% -
End-Term Exam- Final Exam (Written Exam) 40% -
Attendance and Absence
Students must attend at least 75% of lectures of the registered module. -
Otherwise, they will be deprived of attending the final exam of the registered
.module
Notification
In the event of inevitable absence, a student has to submit supported official -
documents to the Faculty Administration before being deprived of attending
.the final exam
:There are two conditions for a student to pass a module
.A student must get 30%, at least of the end-term exam marks (12 marks) •
.A student must get not less than 60 marks out of the 100 marks •
Thank you