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 Engineers - B2
ID (subject code)
BMEGT60W64A
Type of subject
contact hours
Course types and lessons
Type
Lessons
Lecture
0
Practice
2
Laboratory
0
Type of assessment
midterm mark
Number of credits
2
Subject Coordinator
Name
Berg Piroska
Position
language teacher
Contact details
berg.piroska@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: Language subjects

Subject Role: Elective

Recommended semester: 0

Programme: Language subjects

Subject Role: Elective

Recommended semester: 0

Programme: Language subjects

Subject Role: Elective

Recommended semester: 0

Programme: Language subjects

Subject Role: Elective

Recommended semester: 0

Programme: Language subjects

Subject Role: Elective

Recommended semester: 0

Programme: Language subjects

Subject Role: Elective

Recommended semester: 0

Programme: Language subjects

Subject Role: Elective

Recommended semester: 0

Programme: Language subjects

Subject Role: Elective

Recommended semester: 0

Direct prerequisites
Strong
None
Weak
B2 szintnek nagyjából megfelelő nyelvtudás / language competence close to B2 level
Parallel
None
Exclusion
None
Validity of the Subject Description
Approved by the Faculty Board of Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences, Decree No: 581046/15/2021. Valid from: 24.11.2021.

Objectives

The course is aimed to improve foreign language and specialised language competence, required for professional communication in a foreign language by developing the written and spoken language skills. The students learn about the characteristics, lexical and syntactic features of specialised texts, while also becoming familiar with the basic technical terminology.

Academic results

Knowledge
  1. • The students are familiar with the characteristics of the language used in technology and science;
  2. • they know the basic terminology of certain areas of technology.
Skills
  1. • They understand more complex technical texts;
  2. • they are able to create simpler technical texts;
  3. • they are able to express their opinion on professional topics;
  4. • they recognise and use the terminology required for their profession, as well as the basic terminology of other areas of technology outside of their profession;
  5. • they apply the acquired strategies for expanding their specialised terminology.
Attitude
  1. • Students strive to continuously expand their technical vocabulary;
  2. • they use what they have learnt to read the specialist literature in a foreign language.
Independence and responsibility
  1. • They complete their tasks independently.

Teaching methodology

During the learning process students often work in pairs or groups to give them more opportunity to practice their speaking skills.

Materials supporting learning

  • Jegyzet, ill. a témák feldolgozásához előkészített videós és írott anyagok. - Video and written materials to be used with the course notes and the various topics.

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.

Performance assessment methods

The students prepare simple essays and presentations, and complete verbal and written tasks, onto which the as-sessment is based.

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

  • assignments: 100

Percentage of exam elements within the rating

  • -: -

Conditions for obtaining a signature, validity of the signature

-

Issuing grades

%
Excellent 95-100-100
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 28
preparation for practice sessions 14
preparation for qualification procedures 4
preparation of home assignments 14

Approval and validity of subject requirements

Consulted with the Faculty Student Representative Committee, approved by the Vice Dean for Education, valid from: 08.11.2021.

Topics covered during the term

• Technological inventions and devices • Modes of operation • Materials and their characteristics • Tools • Basic mathematical and geometrical phenomena • Issues of environmental protection and energetics

Lecture topics
1. -

Additional lecturers

Name Position Contact details
-

Approval and validity of subject requirements