Course of study / English 2
General Course Description (the course concentrates on a single subject)
Study programme / Marine Electronic Engineering & Information TechnologyLevel / Bachelor √ / Master / PhD
Year of study / 1 / Semester / 2
Core √ / Elective / Knowledge for STCW covered tasks √
Length of course organised on a& / semester basis √ / modular basis / trimester basis
Current academic year / 2016 / 2017
Course Objectives
Wider objectives of the course are to develop key knowledge, skills and competences important to the user of English for information technology and electronics.The course aims to enable students to become proficient in English, developing an appropriate level of fluency and accuracy in using English as a medium of understanding, expression and communication with awareness of stylistic and sociolinguistic variation. The course also aims to develop students’ understanding of aspects of the culture and society of countries which use English as a medium of communication, enabling them to draw comparisons with their own culture.
The main objectives of the course are:
• to expand students’ proficiency in English for information technology, English for electronics, and in General English;
• to develop students’ cognitive skills;
• to develop students’ competence to understand and interpret information presented in verbal, numerical and graphical form, and also to do the information transfer;
• to make valid inferences from the presented material;
• to provide material for students to revise, consolidate and extend their command of English grammar;
• to develop students’ reading skills to enable them to skim the text for the main idea, to scan the text for the specific information, to interpret the text and to deduce the meaning from the context;
• to develop students’ listening skills to enable them to understand and apply specific information;
• to develop students’ writing skills for a range of writing activities such as written assignments, short reports, and interpretation of data;
• to develop students’ speaking skills to a level that enables them to use English in everyday life and in their professional environment – electronics and information technology;
• to develop research skills, involving the ability to gather, sift and organise material independently and critically, and also to evaluate their significance;
• to develop ability to handle information in a critical and self-reflective manner;
• to develop students’ competence in organising and presenting ideas in a clear and logical way (student projects).
Learning Outcomes
It is expected that the student will be able:• To recognise & define computer applications, peripherals, operating systems, GUI, applications programmes, multimedia, MP3, the Internet, www, websites, communications systems (e. g. mobile phones, 'pager', GPS), computing support, data security, software engineering.
• To present a selected research paper from a recent cc / sci journal; present the authors & the journal manuscript style; present text citation rules, reference list; demonstrate the understanding of the topic; demonstrate critical & theoretical perspectives of the topic; take an active part in discussion. Guidelines given.
• To produce a piece of reflective writing; reflect on the project; compare expectations with the results; describe what learning strategies were used in the project: reflection, brainstorming, discussions, problem-solving, note taking, teacher feedback… Guidelines given.
Course Outline & Topics
Subject-specific language instruction for students of IT & electronics. English is taught with a focus on the relevant fields of expertise.Computer applications, peripherals, operating systems, GUI, applications programmes, multimedia, MP3, the Internet, www, websites, communications systems (e. g. mobile phones, ‘pager’, GPS), computing support, data security, software engineering.
The skills to be developed are as follows:
Speaking skills
• Ability to understand English spoken in everyday situations and in the world of work.
• Ability to understand and use common speech conventions of social English.
• Ability to carry on a conversation on a topic appropriate to students’ interests in the world of work and everyday situations.
• Ability to speak with an acceptable degree of fluency and accuracy.
Reading skills
• Ability to understand explicitly stated information.
• Ability to understand the meanings of words and phrases in context.
• Ability to understand information that is presented partly in non-verbal forms like charts and tables.
Writing skills
• Ability to write relevantly.
The aims of this element of the course are to train students in the process of writing two pieces: a paper on personal expectations of the student project, and a critical reflective essay (drafting and redrafting their written work), and to teach them some of the conventions and functions of academic writing appropriate to a BSc degree. Essays are returned with extensive individual written and oral feedback.
Listening skills
• Ability to listen for gist – skimming.
• Ability to listen for specific information – scanning.
Vocabulary
• Command of a broad range of vocabulary and appropriate terminology:
• Words in the world of work context.
• Words in everyday context.
• Use of the dictionary.
Course-specific Competences (Knowledge, Skills & Attitudes) to Be Acquired
• Knowledge and understanding• Linguistic concepts and metalanguage used to analyse the language, and analytic methods used to analyse texts and other materials.
• Language proficiency is developed through lectures, practical work sessions, homework, and use of Web materials.
• Ability to translate from various texts in English into Croatian and vice-versa.
• Ability to assess communicative linguistic competences acquired by peer students (in student project).
• Ability to present project results in writing and orally (student project).
• Cognitive skills
• Interact in English, expressing one’s ideas coherently and articulately;
• Analyse authentic materials;
• Critically evaluate explanations in relevant English language work demonstrating an understanding of the relationship between theory and practice.
• Cognitive skills are developed by a range of methods which include group discussion and analysis of authentic materials (textual, video or films) in class.
• Cognitive skills are also developed through a range of teaching and learning methods which include lectures and practical work sessions, tutorials for project work, library and the Internet materials, independent learning, consultations with the lecturer.
• Communication
• Present ideas, information and arguments, both oral and written, effectively and clearly in English.
• Command of a broad range of vocabulary and an appropriate terminology.
• Problem solving
• Gather, sift and organise relevant materials, identifying problems and creatively discussing solutions.
• Self-study
• Work autonomously showing organisation, self-discipline and time management.
• Responding to feedback and learning new learning techniques.
• All skills are developed through a range of teaching and learning methods which include lectures and practical work sessions, tutorials for project work, library and the Internet materials, independent learning, consultations with the lecturer.
Generic Competences (Knowledge, Skills & Attitudes) to Be Acquired
Ability to:• Identify, pose and resolve problems.
• Communicate both orally and in writing in a foreign language.
• Work autonomously.
• Be critical and self-critical.
• Make reasoned decisions.
• Apply knowledge.
• Plan and manage time.
• Work in team.
• To collaborate with others to work creatively as a member of a pair/group.
• Interpersonal and interaction skills.
• IT skills
• Demonstrating a range of IT skills which will include the ability to do word processing, use PowerPoint, download the Internet materials and utilise software packages.
• Presenting skills (student project)
• Organising and presenting ideas and materials in English.
• Structuring a presentation.
• Gathering and processing information from different sources, e.g. doing a search in the library, accessing online databases and downloading appropriate materials from the Web - evaluating web sites, bibliographic skills, academic referencing skills.
• Planning, preparing and presenting project results.
• Practical skills are developed through a range of teaching and learning methods which include lectures and practical work sessions, tutorials for project work, library and the Internet materials, independent learning, consultations with the lecturer.
Methods of Instruction – Number of Required Classroom & Other Contact Hours
Lectures / 1 / Multimedia & the InternetPractical work sessions / 2 / Consultation & tutorials / 60
Independent study / Projects or field trips
Seminars / Practicum / practical work
Laboratory work / Other
Notes
Estimated Student Workload Represented in ECTS
Course attendance / 0.5 / Seminar paperClass participation / Research
Coursework achievement tests / 0.5 / Project / 1
Experiment / Continuous assessment
Written exam / Presentation
Oral exam / 1 / Practical work
Notes / Students enrolled at the Faculty of Maritime Studies are expected to observe the code of conduct required by the academic institution, and regularly attend lectures and practical work sessions.
Assessment of Learning Outcomes
Modes of instruction / ECTS (student workload) / Learning outcomes / Student activity / Methods of assessment / CreditsLectures &
practical work sessions / 0.5 / 1 / Class attendance, homework
Project work / 1 / 2 / Student project.
(guidelines given). / Teacher assessment: fluency, accuracy, lexis, understanding of the topic; critical & theoretical perspectives of the topic. / 15
3 / Piece of
reflective writing
(guidelines given). / Assessment criteria: marks for language, structure, content, personal component, critical reflection. / 15
Continuous assessment / 0.5 / 1 / 2 achievement tests. / Established criteria. / 40
Final exam / 1 / 1 / Oral examination / 30
Total / 3 / 100
Language Medium of Instruction
EnglishContact Hours & Allocation of Credits
ECTS (workload based) / 3Total weeks per semester, trimester & module / 15
Contact hours per week / Lectures / 1
Practical work sessions / seminars / 2
Other
Total contact hours / Lectures / 15
Practical work sessions / seminars / 30
Other
Total time - field trips
Total hours of student workload required to complete a defined unit of study. / 90
Prerequisites for Course Registration
Course registration is allowed upon successful completion of:Students are eligible to take the exam upon: / Regular class attendance (all students are expected to abide by the class attendance policy set forth by the Faculty of Maritime Studies), English 1 - first (winter) semester final exam pass grade, completed student project and passed course work (achievement tests pass grade).
Main Reading
• Lectures.• Glendinning, Eric H. & John McEwan. 2006. Oxford English for Information Technology. Second edition. Units 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21 & 23. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Supplementary Reading
• Powell, Debra with Elaine Walker & Steve Elsworth. 2008. Grammar Practice for Upper Intermediate Students (with key). 3rd Edition. Harlow. Essex: Pearson-Longman.• Carter, Ronald & Michael McCarthy. 2006. Cambridge Grammar of English. A Comprehensive Guide. Spoken and Written English Grammar and Usage. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
• Hewings, Martin. 2005. Advanced Grammar in Use. A self-study reference and practice book for advanced students of English. Second edition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Quality Assurance
Internal:• Student feedback (SET - Student evaluation of teaching) at the end of academic year.
• Course review by the head of course at the end of academic year.
External:
• Programme quality review carried by the QA Agency.
(Degree of) compatibility & comparability of the course with those in European Higher Education Area (EHEA) / Compatibility & comparability with allied institutions abroad
Related coursesPersonal Computers.
Head of Course
Title & name / Dr Marija Brala Vukanović (izvoditelj: Irena Bogunović)Email / / World Wide Web Page
Institution / Faculty of Maritime Studies, Rijeka
Current academic position / Associate Professor
Most recent promotion to the position date / 1.1.2013.
Selected publications (books & papers) relevant for the delivery of the course
1.The Global and Local Dimensions of English. Exploring Issues of Language and Culture / Brala-Vukanović, Marija; Vodopija-Krstanović, Irena (ur.).
Zuerich, Wien, Berlin : Lit Verlag, 2011 (ostalo).
2. Brala-Vukanović, Marija.
Theory and / or practice in translator's curricula. A comparative-contrastive view from Rijeka and Trieste // Towards the Professionalization of Legal Translators and Court Interpreters in the EU / Bajčić, Martina ; Dobrić Basaneže, Katja (ur.).
Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K. : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2016. Str. 221-237.
3. Brala-Vukanović, Maja; Matešić, Mihaela.
Croatian ‘pointing words’: Where body, cognition, language, context and culture meet // Dimenzije značenja / Belaj, Branimir (ur.).
Zagreb : Filozofski fakultet Sveučilišta u zagrebu ; Zagrebačka slavistička škola, 2015. Str. 31
4. Brala-Vukanović, Marija; Memišević, Anita.
The Croatian prefix od-. A cognitive semantic analysis of Source. // Russian linguistics. 38 (2014) , 1; 89-119 (članak, znanstveni).
5. Brala-Vukanović, Marija; Memišević, Anita.
Getting ‘do’ in Croatian. Goals, boundaries and more in prefixal semantics. // Zeitschrift fur slawistik. 57 (2012) , 1; 71-92 (članak, znanstveni).
6. Brala, Marija.
Prepositions in UK monolingual learners' dictionaries: Expanding on Lindstromberg's problems and solutions. // Applied Linguistics. 23 (2002) , 1; 134-140 (članak, znanstveni).
7. Vodopija-Krstanović, I.; Brala-Vukanović, M.
Developing Intercultural Competence at an English Department in Croatia: Identifying Current Status, Challenges, and Opportunities // Intercultural Horizons Vol III: Intercultural Competence: Key to the New Multicultural Societies of the Globalized World / Nash, E.J. ; Brown, N.C. ; Bracci, L. (ur.).
Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2015. Str. 135-154.
8. Vodopija-Krstanović, Irena, Brala-Vukanović, Marija.
Revisiting intercultural competence: understanding students’ conceptualizations and needs // Intercultural Horizons: Best Practices in Intercultural Competence Development / Nash, E.J., Brown, N.C., Braccia, L. (ur.).
Cambridge : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2012. Str. 15-34.
9. Brala, Marija.
Language, Identity and the www // Identities in Transition in the English-Speaking World / Vasta, N ; Riem-Natale, A. ; Bortoluzzi, M. ; Saidero, D. (ur.).
Udine : Forum Editrice, 2011. Str. 61-80.
10. Brala-Vukanović, Marija.
Where is 'o': Croatian prepositions as vectors // Space and Time in Language / Brdar, M ; Omazić, M. ; Pavičić Takač, V. ; Gradeček-Erdeljić, T. ; Buljan, G. (ur.).