English business communication and TOEIC training.
Week 1: TOEIC Listening test
Week 2: TOEIC Reading test
Week 3: Objective is to review, practice and acquire new engineering vocabulary.
Week 4-6: Listening activity and Mini Engineering Presentation launch and preparation; Objective is to do a listening activity about an engineering innovation and to put into practice the engineering vocabulary learnt in the form of a mini presentation on an innovation.
Evaluation 1: The mini presentations will be evaluated 25% (Group Mark)
Week 7-9 Writing and Constructing an English CV: Objective is to write and construct a professional CV in accordance with the English format. Current job profiles from English-speaking countries will be reviewed and discussed. Students will perform a job interview oral role-play.
Weeks 10-12: How to Give a Presentation/Launch of Entrepreneurial Presentation: Objective is to focus on presentation vocabulary and expressions. Review of good and bad presentation techniques. The Importance of good presentations and the use of idioms. Role play about arranging a meeting to present a presentation proposal.
Evaluation 2: Listening about giving presentations 20%
Lessons 13-15: Entrepreneurial Presentations 'Dragons' Den' Style: Objective is to write a proposal Powerpoint presentation based on a design innovation.
Evaluation 3: Group Entrepreneurial Presentation 55% (Presentation slides: group mark, Oral: individual mark)
Focus will be on mainly oral activities but time will also be devoted to written, reading and listening activities.
Evaluation 1: Group presentations, evaluated as a group: 25%.
Evaluation 2: Listening about giving presentations: 20%
Evaluation 3: Group Entrepreneurial Presentations 55% (Presentation slides evaluated as a group. Oral presentation evaluated individually)