English for Chemical Engineering 1. - BMEGT60LNGKA08-01

The subject aims to equip participants with satisfactory language competence by providing students with the opportunity to improve their English language knowledge in general and in particular related to their field of study, Chemical Engineering. It focuses on filling the gaps in general language knowledge before focusing on the basics of English for Academic Purposes and professional content in order to establish a stable foundation to help participants succeed in their academic life and fulfil obligations at the required level during their studies.

1. Students have a range of vocabulary enabling them to fulfil their academic tasks.
2. Students are aware of the special language usage required by their studies.

1. By the end of the course participants have mastered accuracy fairly well, and started to acquire their general, professional and technical vocabulary.
2. They are confident in understanding and producing shorter academic texts both in writing and in speech.
3. They are able to critically evaluate information in scientific texts related to their fields of interest.
4. They can take notes of recordings and summarize the information fairly confidently.
5. They can give shorter presentations on topics of their interest with confidence.

1. They establish an open mind towards the need for learning Academic English
2. They establish the need for continuous improvement
3. They establish critical thinking skills

1. establish autonomous learning strategies

Lessons involve group collaboration, individual presentation and group discussion.

• Az oktatási segédanyag nyomtatott és online formában, néhány speciális anyag pedig audiovizuális formában érhető el. The teaching material is available printed and online, some materials are in audio-visual mode. Ajánlott irodalom - Recommended literature: Hewings, M., & Thaine, C. (2012). Cambridge Academic English. Klett.
• McCarthy, M., & O'Dell, F. (2016). Academic vocabulary in use. Cambridge University Press.
• Vince, M. (2009). Advanced Language Practice. English grammar and vocabulary. Oxford: MacMillan.

Evaluation comprises of regular attendance, (30% of lessons can be skipped), active participation in lessons, and completing and submitting assignments and tests at a satisfactory level. Students who reach the language level required for participating in higher education (around C1) receive a certificate at the end of the term.

In line with the general characteristics of teaching foreign languages, assessment will be applied with a process approach, which also includes optional elements, such as assignments, communication exercises.

• exercises, presentations, assignments. : 100

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According to the regulations of the Codes of Studies.

Consulted with the Faculty Student Representative Committee, approved by the Vice Dean for Education, valid from: 05.05.2024.

Basic Study Skills: note-taking practices from written material and audio-visual material, looking for information, management and verification sources, setting goals, time management Basic Grammar Revision and practice: problem areas and advanced grammatical structures (e.g. run-on sentences, comma splices, faulty parallelisms, subject-verb agreement) Basic Academic English characteristics and vocabulary: academic register, higher register vocabulary, higher regis-ter structures, Latin/Greek origins, prefixes and suffixes, word formation practice, synonyms in higher register Basic chemical engineering vocabulary and terminology Listening skills: main sections of shorter and longer recordings, alternative note-taking techniques, Scientific reading: structure of scientific texts, both authentic and edited materials on scientific topics Summaries of scientific articles and recordings in 2-3 sentences Writing: Introduction to features of paragraphs and research papers