ID: 7005
Course type: academic-general education
Course coordinator: Vesić-Pavlović S. Tijana
Lecturers: Vesić-Pavlović S. Tijana
Contact: Vesić-Pavlović S. Tijana
Level of studies: B.Sc. (undergraduate) Academic Studies – Information Technologies in Mechanical Engineering
ECTS: 2
Final exam type: written
Department: Department of Industrial Engineering
Acquisition of vocational lexis related to fundamental concepts in sciences (measures, physical quantities). Adopting terminology related to branches of mechanical engineering. Acquisition of vocational lexis related to different engineering areas (engineering materials, machine members). Developing oral and translation skills in engineering English.
Upon the completion of this course, students will be able to: - use vocabulary and text structures appropriate for engineering English, - analyze and adequately translate engineering texts into Serbian, - write a CV and motivation letter in English.
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, active and passive voice.
Lexical and grammatical exercises (multiple-choice questions, gap-fill activities, answering questions, translation). Individual and group work. Analyzing texts in English, making summaries and translation.
Defined by the curriculum of the study programme/module.
1. Vesić Pavlović, T. (2023). NUTS AND BOLTS: English for Mechanical Engineering Students. (fourth, revised edition). Beograd: Mašinski fakultet. ISBN 978-86-6060-159-1 2. Vesić Pavlović, T. and A. Marković (2023). English Practice Book for Mechanical Engineering Students – Vocabulary and Grammar Exercises. Beograd: Mašinski fakultet. ISBN 978-86-6060-158-4
Total assigned hours: 45
New material: 18
Elaboration and examples (recapitulation): 6
Auditory exercises: 12
Laboratory exercises: 0
Calculation tasks: 0
Seminar paper: 0
Project: 0
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: 6
Test: 0
Test: 0
Final exam: 3
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): 30
Thomson,A. J. & A.V. Martinet (1986). A Practical English Grammar. Oxford: Oxford University Press.