TECHNICAL TERMINOLOGY IN ENGLISH

STRUCTURE & STYLE OF SCIENTIFIC ENGLISH:

COHERENCE, SYNTAX OF TECHNICAL DIRECTIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS, USE OF THE DEFINITE ARTICLE COMPOUND TERM VARIETIES, VERB CLASSIFICATION DESCRIPTIONS, SENTENCE COMBINING, CLASSIFYING IN SCIENTIFIC ENGLISH.

MATERIAL COVERING:

THE CIVIL ENGINEERING PROFESSION, TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS, CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY, GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING, FOUNDATION ENGINEERING, STRUCTURES AND MATERIALS, BRIDGES AND TUNNELS, WATER RESOURCES, SURVEYING, PLANNING, CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS AND PROPOSALS, SI-UNITS.

ENGLISH CIVIL ENGINEERING TERMINOLOGY

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LEARNING OUTCOMES

SEMESTER	6th
eclass	http://e-class.upatras.gr/courses/CIV_1650
Details	http://www.civil.upatras.gr/index.php/odhgos/
Instructor	MANOUSAKIS VASILEIOS
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION and EXAMINATIONS	TEACHING LANGUAGE: 20% GREEK, 80% ENGLISH ASSESSMENT/EXAMINATION LANGUAGE: 100% ENGLISH
Credits ECTS	3
Erasmus+	No
Code	CIV_6610

UPON COURSE COMPLETION STUDENTS WILL HAVE FULLY BEEN:

TAUGHT THE LINGUISTIC STRUCTURES & STYLE CHARACTERISTIC TO SCIENTIFIC ENGLISH
TAUGHT ACADEMIC NOTE-TAKING TECHNIQUES.
PROVIDED WITH LISTENING PRACTICE OF CIVIL ENGINEERING MATERIAL IN ENGLISH
EXPOSED TO NECESSARY SKILLS IN CLASS, SO AS TO PRACTICE ENGLISH-SPEAKING & CONVERSATION PERTAINING TO CIVIL ENGINEERING TOPICS
EXPOSED TO A WIDE RANGE OF CIVIL ENGINEERING READING/TEXT MATERIAL IN ENGLISH COVERING MOST SECTORS OF THE FIELD.
EXPOSED, AT LENGTH, TO CIVIL ENGINEERING TERMINOLOGY IN ENGLISH