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High school Level - Mechatronics and metallurgical VET for the sectors’industries - MEMEVET

Technical English


Content language:English
Course description

This discipline concerns the learning of the English language, typical of the contexts of general use, as well as of the Technical English, paying particular attention to specific professional communication situations. The course has a modular structure and consists of video, presentation and exercises to be enjoyed partly online in self-learning and partly as an independent study on reference texts. The teaching materials are in both cases organized according to a communicative approach characterized by notions and functions, which emphasize both the contexts of use of the English language, and the vocabulary of Technical English, intended as a special language.

Prerequisites
none
Objectives

The unit aim is to provide to the students basic knowledge and understanding of the technical English vocabulary used in the area of Materials Science. The resources give general information about types and characteristics of materials in the Mechanics and Metallurgic sectors.

Program
This course consist of 5 lessons divided in 2 macro subjects:
  1. Material Sciences.
  2. Shaping Materials.
In the first macro area the lessons developes: learning English vocabulary in the technical area of 
Materials Science with particular reference to the Mechanics and Metallurgy sectors.
In the second macro area the lessons developes: learning  English vocabulary in the technical area of machine tools and metal forming processes.
Both modules develops an understanding of the main ideas and detailed information of audio and written texts, revises basic concepts of machine tools and processes, improves listening and reading skills.
Book
There are specialized didactic materials, about steel and ferrous metals, associated to the lessons.
Exercises

Interactive exercises

Professor
Patrizia Roma
Video professors
Prof. Patrizia Roma - Istituto I.I. Volta (Perugia - Italia)
List of lessons
Patrizia Roma
Patrizia Roma
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