• Semester 1, position 5

Acquisition of vocational lexis related to fundamental concepts in sciences (measures, physical quantities). Adopting terminology related to branches of mechanical engineering. Training students to use vocational literature in different fields of engineering. Developing reading and writing skills in engineering English.

Upon the completion of this course, students will be able to: - use vocabulary and text structures appropriate for engineering English, - write a CV and motivation letter in English, - identify key information in a professional text in English and write a short review of the topic it addresses.

Terminology of the fields of mechanical engineering, mathematics, physics and energy. Structure of a job advertisement in English, CV and motivation letter. Descriptive grammar of English: nouns, pronouns, verbs, tenses, sentence structure, conditionals.

Lexical and grammatical exercises (multiple-choice questions, gap-fill activities, answering questions, translation). Academic writing – types of academic essays, essay structure and the use of metadiscourse markers. Individual and group work.

Defined by the curriculum of the study programme/module.

1. Vesić Pavlović, T. (2025). NUTS AND BOLTS: English for Mechanical Engineering Students (fifth edition). Beograd: Mašinski fakultet. ISBN 978-86-6060-221-5 2. Vesić Pavlović, T. and A. Marković (2025). English Practice Book for Mechanical Engineering Students – Vocabulary and Grammar Exercises (second edition). Beograd: Mašinski fakultet. ISBN 978-86-6060-222-2

Total assigned hours: 30

New material: 8
Elaboration and examples (recapitulation): 4

Auditory exercises: 10
Laboratory exercises: 0
Calculation tasks: 0
Seminar paper: 0
Project: 2
Consultations: 0
Discussion/workshop: 0
Research study work: 0

Review and grading of calculation tasks: 0
Review and grading of lab reports: 0
Review and grading of seminar papers: 0
Review and grading of the project: 5
Test: 0
Test: 0
Final exam: 1

Activity during lectures: 10
Test/test: 0
Laboratory practice: 0
Calculation tasks: 0
Seminar paper: 0
Project: 25
Final exam: 65
Requirement for taking the exam (required number of points): 20

Vesić Pavlović, T. (2026). English for Professional and Academic Communication in Mechanical Engineering. Beograd: Mašinski fakultet.; Thomson,A. J. & A.V. Martinet (1986). A Practical English Grammar. Oxford: Oxford University Press.