English for Electrical Engineers

Introduction

English for Electrical Engineers is an online course, consisting of 93 units of English, and providing approximately 100 hours of study for students.

Course aims

To give students at Intermediate, CEFR B1/Upper Intermediate B2 level practice in general and business-oriented language required for business contexts at this level, specifically tailored towards the specialisation of electrical engineering. The course blends grammatical structures necessary for this level, with vocabulary, reading, listening, writing, speaking and pronunciation.

Gramatika

By the end of the course, students will be able to:

  • Use present and past tenses correctly
  • Use the appropriate conditional forms to talk about situations and consequences.
  • Use the present perfect to describe a link between past and present events.
  • Use going to and will to talk about future predictions and intentions.
  • Use the passive form correctly
  • Distinguish and be able to correctly describe countable and uncountable nouns

Vārdnīca

  • By the end of the course students will have learnt approximately 120 expressions used in electrical engineering

Skills

  • By the end of the course students will have had exposure to and practice in reading and hearing formal and informal English from a variety of accents and electrical engineering contexts

Unit summary

Module 1

  • Introduction to Electrical Engineering
  • Gramatika: Present tenses
  • Vārdnīca: Key electrical engineering terms
  • Lasīšana: A brief history of electrical engineering
  • Klausīšanās: Roles and responsibilities of electrical engineers
  • Rakstīšana: Working in electrical engineering
  • Runājot: Software and hardware: A point of view
  • Pronunciation: Anxious and Chess + connected speech

Module 2

  • Electrical Components and Circuits
  • Gramatika: Past tenses
  • Vārdnīca: Electrical components and circuit terminology
  • Lasīšana: The function of various electrical components
  • Klausīšanās: Circuit design and analysis
  • Rakstīšana: Circuit designs
  • Runājot: Learning on the job: A point of view
  • Pronunciation: Beats and Beach + connected speech

Module 3

  • Power Generation and Distribution
  • Gramatika: Going to and Will
  • Vārdnīca: Power generation and distribution terms
  • Lasīšana: Electrical power generation and distribution systems
  • Klausīšanās: Power generation methods and technologies
  • Rakstīšana: Power system specifications and requirements
  • Runājot: Patents and protection: A point of view
  • Pronunciation: Bet and But + connected speech

Module 4

  • Control Systems and Automation
  • Gramatika: Present perfect
  • Vārdnīca: Control systems and automation terminology
  • Lasīšana: Control systems and automation in electrical engineering
  • Klausīšanās: Control system design and implementation
  • Rakstīšana: Control system documentation
  • Runājot: How inventions can be good or bad: A point of view
  • Pronunciation: Bud and Bird + connected speech

Module 5

  • Electronics and Communication
  • Gramatika: Countable and uncountable nouns
  • Vārdnīca: Electronics and communication
  • Lasīšana: Electronic device design and communication systems
  • Klausīšanās: Device specifications and communication system plans
  • Rakstīšana: Design ideas and project constraints
  • Runājot: Specialisation: A Point of View
  • Pronunciation: Cart and Cut + connected speech

Module 6

  • Project Management and Teamwork
  • Gramatika: First conditional
  • Vārdnīca: Management principles and teamwork concepts
  • Lasīšana: Effective project management in electrical engineering
  • Klausīšanās: Project management strategies and challenges
  • Rakstīšana: Personal plan for improving project management skills
  • Runājot: Innovation: A Point of View
  • Pronunciation: Day and Ray + connected speech

Module 7

  • Health, Safety, and Environmental Considerations
  • Gramatika: Passive
  • Vārdnīca: Health, safety, and environmental terms and concepts
  • Lasīšana: Health, safety, and environmental considerations
  • Klausīšanās: Risk mitigation and environmental protection measures
  • Rakstīšana: Safety procedures and environmental impact assessments
  • Runājot: Gender bias: A Point of View
  • Pronunciation: Guess and Yes + connected speech

Module 8

  • Continuing Professional Development and Career Growth
  • Gramatika: Second conditional
  • Vārdnīca: Career-related terms and concepts
  • Lasīšana: Advancement opportunities and skills development
  • Klausīšanās: Career paths and future goals
  • Rakstīšana: Professional development plan for career advancement
  • Runājot: Environmental concerns: A Point of View
  • Pronunciation: Hope and Hop + connected speech

Follow-up

Students completing the English for Electrical Engineers course should feel confident in tackling any upper intermediate course, including our Upper Intermediate Business Power course.