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.
Грамматика
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
Словарный запас
- 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
- Грамматика: Present tenses
- Словарный запас: Key electrical engineering terms
- Чтение: A brief history of electrical engineering
- Прослушивание: Roles and responsibilities of electrical engineers
- Написание: Working in electrical engineering
- Выступление: Software and hardware: A point of view
- Произношение: Anxious and Chess + connected speech
Module 2
- Electrical Components and Circuits
- Грамматика: Past tenses
- Словарный запас: Electrical components and circuit terminology
- Чтение: The function of various electrical components
- Прослушивание: Circuit design and analysis
- Написание: Circuit designs
- Выступление: Learning on the job: A point of view
- Произношение: Beats and Beach + connected speech
Module 3
- Power Generation and Distribution
- Грамматика: Going to and Will
- Словарный запас: Power generation and distribution terms
- Чтение: Electrical power generation and distribution systems
- Прослушивание: Power generation methods and technologies
- Написание: Power system specifications and requirements
- Выступление: Patents and protection: A point of view
- Произношение: Bet and But + connected speech
Module 4
- Control Systems and Automation
- Грамматика: Present perfect
- Словарный запас: Control systems and automation terminology
- Чтение: Control systems and automation in electrical engineering
- Прослушивание: Control system design and implementation
- Написание: Control system documentation
- Выступление: How inventions can be good or bad: A point of view
- Произношение: Bud and Bird + connected speech
Module 5
- Electronics and Communication
- Грамматика: Countable and uncountable nouns
- Словарный запас: Electronics and communication
- Чтение: Electronic device design and communication systems
- Прослушивание: Device specifications and communication system plans
- Написание: Design ideas and project constraints
- Выступление: Specialisation: A Point of View
- Произношение: Cart and Cut + connected speech
Module 6
- Project Management and Teamwork
- Грамматика: First conditional
- Словарный запас: Management principles and teamwork concepts
- Чтение: Effective project management in electrical engineering
- Прослушивание: Project management strategies and challenges
- Написание: Personal plan for improving project management skills
- Выступление: Innovation: A Point of View
- Произношение: Day and Ray + connected speech
Module 7
- Health, Safety, and Environmental Considerations
- Грамматика: Passive
- Словарный запас: Health, safety, and environmental terms and concepts
- Чтение: Health, safety, and environmental considerations
- Прослушивание: Risk mitigation and environmental protection measures
- Написание: Safety procedures and environmental impact assessments
- Выступление: Gender bias: A Point of View
- Произношение: Guess and Yes + connected speech
Module 8
- Continuing Professional Development and Career Growth
- Грамматика: Second conditional
- Словарный запас: Career-related terms and concepts
- Чтение: Advancement opportunities and skills development
- Прослушивание: Career paths and future goals
- Написание: Professional development plan for career advancement
- Выступление: Environmental concerns: A Point of View
- Произношение: 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.