I. SUBJECT DESCRIPTION
II. SUBJECT REQUIREMENTS
III. COURSE CURRICULUM
SUBJECT DATA
OBJECTIVES AND LEARNING OUTCOMES
TESTING AND ASSESSMENT OF LEARNING PERFORMANCE
THEMATIC UNITS AND FURTHER DETAILS
Subject name
English for Chemical Engineering 1.
ID (subject code)
BMEGT60LNGKA08-01
Type of subject
contact hours
Course types and lessons
Type
Lessons
Lecture
0
Practice
4
Laboratory
0
Type of assessment
mid-term mark
Number of credits
3
Subject Coordinator
Name
Dr. Furka Ildikó Zsuzsanna
Position
senior lecturer
Contact details
furka.ildiko.zsuzsanna@gtk.bme.hu
Educational organisational unit for the subject
Centre of Modern Languages
Subject website
Language of the subject
angol – EN
Curricular role of the subject, recommended number of terms

Programme: M.Sc. Degree Program in Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Subject Role: Compulsory

Recommended semester: 1

Programme: Bachelor of Science Degree Program in Chemical Engineering

Subject Role: Compulsory

Recommended semester: 1

Direct prerequisites
Strong
None
Weak
None
Parallel
None
Exclusion
None
Validity of the Subject Description
Approved by the Faculty Board of Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences, Decree No: 580387/26/2025 registration number. Valid from: 2025.05.28.

Objectives

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.

Academic results

Knowledge
  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.
Skills
  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.
Attitude
  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
Independence and responsibility
  1. establish autonomous learning strategies

Teaching methodology

Lessons involve group collaboration, individual presentation and group discussion.

Materials supporting learning

  • 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.

General Rules

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.

Performance assessment methods

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.

Percentage of performance assessments, conducted during the study period, within the rating

  • exercises, presentations, assignments. : 100

Percentage of exam elements within the rating

Conditions for obtaining a signature, validity of the signature

-

Issuing grades

%
Excellent 95-100
Very good 89-94
Good 76-88
Satisfactory 63-75
Pass 50-62
Fail 0-49

Retake and late completion

According to the regulations of the Codes of Studies.

Coursework required for the completion of the subject

Nature of work Number of sessions per term
participation in contact lessons 56
preparation for practice sessions 10
preparation for qualification procedures 5
preparation of home assignments 10
autonomous acquisition of self-access ma-terials 5
preparation for tests 4

Approval and validity of subject requirements

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

Topics covered during the term

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

Lecture topics

Additional lecturers

Name Position Contact details
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Approval and validity of subject requirements