English for Academic Purposes (Mechanical Technology)

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Language Center
Udon Thani Rajabhat University
Course Syllabus
1552499: English for Academic Purposes
(Mechanical Technology)
3(3-0-6)

Course Description

This course develops the skills necessary to describe the process of how an engine works. Students will identify working parts and present information in both written and oral forms. The aim of this course is to equip the students with the relevant skills, so that by the end of the semester, they will effectively describe the process of how an engine works, both in written and oral forms.

Objectives

At the end of the course, students will have effectively demonstrated competence in the following:
1. Describing the process of how an engine works in writing (to include 2-stroke, 4-stroke and diesel).
2. To orally describing the process of how an engine works.
3. Use of Microsoft Word and email to complete assessment.

Secondary Objective

At the end of the course, students will have effectively identified the processes of how engines work in English and have been motivated to demonstrate their confidence by producing oral presentations and written reports in English.

Course Schedule

Evaluation

Grading system

Resources & Readings

N/A. (2009). How an engine works. Retrieved 4th October 2009, from http://www.onestopclil.com/section.asp?docid=896

N/A. (2009). How stuff works. Retrieved 4th October 2009, from http://auto.howstuffworks.com

N/A. (1994). Oxford-Duden Pictorial Thai & English Dictionary. Oxford. Oxford University Press.