Soran University Module Specification Faculty of Engineering Technical English Second Year, Academic Year 2014-2015 1. Module Title: Technical English 2. Module Codes: ENG201 and ENG202 3. Module Level: First Class 4. Module Leader: Patrick Sweeney 5. Teaching Semester: Semester 1: ENG201; Semester 2: ENG202 6. Credit Rating for the module: ENG201: 2 credits; ENG202: 2 credits 7. Prerequisites and co-requisites In order to progress to ENG201, students must have passed both ENG101 and ENG102 in First Year. Since Technical English modules are designed to support students’ studies in Engineering and Sciences, ENG201 and ENG202 students must also concurrently fulfill the requirements of their main specialism. ENG201 Summary of ENG201 ENG201 has as primary mission the advancement of English language skills specific to students’ main field of undergraduate study in Engineering and Science and eventual working environment. In so doing, it aims to consolidate skills learned in the aforementioned two First Year credit courses and develop new skills. ENG201 integrates the main English Language skills of Writing, Reading, Speaking, Listening and Vocabulary building. ENG201 is centred on themes that are closely aligned to students’ engineering studies. Description, Syllabus and Aims of ENG201 The themes are namely Theme 1: People and Jobs in Engineering, Sciences, and Oil and Gas Industries; hierarchical organization; roles and responsibilities; work routines. Extension: careers; job-seeking; CV; covering letter; interview. Theme 2: Procedures at work; safety rules and regulations; following instructions; workplace hazards. Extension: Reading on an engineering topic. Theme 3: Processes: sequencing events and describing processes of exploration, distillation, refining and laying a pipeline. Extensions: Writing on a topic related to engineering; lecture/talk. Theme 4: Infrastructure and Equipment: types of rigs; the blowout preventer; the circulation system; pipeline components. Extension: Reading on an engineering topic. Theme 5: Buildings and building sites. Extension: solid shapes; hollow shapes; degrees of certainty. Theme 1FunctionLanguage Vocabulary The organizationExplaining the organization of an oil rigWord formationOil rig jobsWork routinesDescribing work routinesPast Simple tenseTime expressions (e.g., around the clock; shift)Transport to worksiteExplaining how to get to workPrepositional phrases for describing locationTypes of transportTheme 2 Rules and regulationsUnderstanding safety rules and regulationsThe passiveOffshore rigsDecontamination proceduresWorking with SOPs‘should’ and ‘must’Cleaning and decontaminatingLoad handling instructionsFollowing same‘if’ + Present Simple + ImperativeWorking with loadsHazards Describing hazards at place of work‘might’ and ‘could’Types of hazardTheme 3Exploration Sequencing eventsSequencersOil field formationDistillation Describing a processTalking about temperatureDistillation Refining Presenting a processThe Passive with ‘can’RefiningLaying a pipelineClarifying a processCorrectingLaying pipelinesTheme 4Types of rigs ComparingModifying comparisonTypes of oil platformsThe blowout preventerExplaining the function of a piece of equipmentAsking and answering questions about equipmentTypes of blowout preventersThe circulation systemExplaining components in a systemPrepositions of movementOil rig circulation systemPipeline componentsConfirming the status of equipmentContractionsComponents of oil and gas pipelinesTheme 5Buildings/DesignsComparing; fact sheetsModifying superlativesShapes; architectural vocabularySitesDescribing appearanceComplex noun phrasesTechnical drawing Summary description of assessment items for ENG201 Assessment typeDescription of item% WeightingGradingTariffFrequency/ DateHomework 5 items10%One item every second weekQuizzes2 quizzes30%During semester Final Examination 60%End of semester Summary of ENG202 202, like 201, is theme based. Description, Syllabus and Aims of 202. The themes are as follows. There are five themes numbered 6 through 10. Theme 6: Hydrocarbon well facility; its structure and management. Extension: Reading on a topic related to engineering. Theme 7: Properties of hydrocarbons; storage and transport thereof. Theme 8: Works incidents and their causes and effects; handling spills and contamination; completion of an incident report form. Extension: Writing on a topic related to engineering. Theme 9: Hydrocarbon markets: supply and demand; how hydrocarbons are traded. Theme 10: Buildings: design flaws and disasters. Theme 6FunctionLanguageVocabularyIn a meetingDiscussing progressPast Simple and Present PerfectOil rig assembly PlansExplaining plansFuture formsSchedules and plansAlternative solutionsOutlining alternativesFirst conditionalPipelines and water crossingsPresenting your ideaPresenting informationAdverbsStorage facilitiesTheme 7OilsThe properties of oilAdjectives; prefixesProperties of oilStorageDiscussing storage facilitiesCompound nounsUnderground storage facilitiesContamination controlExplaining problemsVague languagePipeline contamination equipment and controlTransport of dangerous goodsFollowing hazmat regulationsAbbreviationsShipping documents and dangerous goodsTheme 8IncidentsExplaining what happenedCollocations with ‘fire’Fire incidentsEquipment problemsExplaining the causes of accidentsExplaining why something happenedConnecting equipmentDoing the paperworkFilling in formsTelling the time: the 24-hour clockAccident/Incident reportsCleaning upDealing with spills‘be supplied’Spill kitsTheme 9The marketsThe buying and selling process‘on behalf of someone’/’on someone’s behalf’Buying and selling natural gasPricesPricing and costsPhrasal verbsCrude oil pricing and production costsTrends and forecastsTalking about trendsPresenting visual information: adjectives and adverbsGraphs and trendsInnovationDiscussing a conference programUsing ‘yes’ to agree and disagreeConference programsTheme 10DisastersSpeculating about causes; ‘must’/’may’/’can’t have’Technical experts’ phone-inDamage; structural engineeringInvestigationSpeculating about the past; ‘should have’/’shouldn’t have’Investigative interviewCivil engineeringReportsReport writingInvestigation report; grammar associated with report sectionsReport headings Summary description of assessment items for ENG202 Assessment typeDescription of itemWeightingFrequency/ DateHomework/Writings 5 items10%Week 1 through Week 12 Quizzes 2 quizzes30%During Semester 2 Final Examination 60%End of Semester 2 Student Portfolio The keeping of a Student Portfolio begins in ENG201 and is continued in ENG202. The portfolio should have a cover page with name of student, faculty and name of instructor(s). The recording of new Vocabulary is an essential part of the portfolio. Each week, the student adds words to the list, listing the different forms thereof and writing one of those forms in a sentence. Here is an example. worddefinitionsynonym/ antonymrelated wordsSENTENCE/ mnemonicto expand (v) to increase in sizeto contractexpansion (n); expansionary (adj) Most metals expand with temperature.beaker (n) a container for liquids used in the labhazardous (adj) dangerous (e.g. easily flammable); could cause an accident hazard (n)Driving conditions were hazardous this morning because of ice on the roads. In a separate part of the portfolio, the student describes something he/she read, heard, or watched in English during the week and expresses an opinion. The portfolio also has a cover page and a short piece of preface writing from the student describing his or her current level in English. Students can also store worksheets, homework and other items in portfolio. The portfolio may be graded at end of ENG101 and ENG102, with the different parts given specific weightings. Learning Outcomes for ENG201 and ENG202 On successful completion of these modules students should be able successfully to demonstrate their understanding and knowledge of themes covered, orally and in writing. In so doing, they should use the vocabulary and language structures used in the themes. Students must show mastery of the above skills described under Function, Language and Vocabulary above both to themselves and to the University by way of continuous assessment and examination. Skills required on completion of modules are as follows. a. Students should be familiar with the vocabulary involved. In addition, they have to understand the vocabulary of concurrent studies in Engineering and Science, which, if not already covered in the ENG201 and ENG202 themes, will be added to the Portfolio. b. In order to utilize said vocabulary, the student must also have mastered concomitant grammar. Principal grammar points covered or reviewed from 101 and 102: (i) Conjugation of verbs in the Present Simple (and when this tense is used); (ii) the Past Simple tense; (iii) Present Passives (specially for Engineering and Science students, e.g. in laboratory experiments); (iv) Past Passives; (v) the Present Continuous (how it is constructed and when it is used) c. Dictionary/library/study skills: The ENG101 student ought to be able quickly to order words, names of authors, book titles and other items alphabetically and find same in a dictionary, encyclopaedia or reference series. In ENG102, students must additionally be able to do library searches by author, book title and topic using library data system. As part of the above, students are given a guided tour of the library and demonstration. d. Students should be able to read, understand and answer questions of T/F, multiple choice and specific and general form about a text equivalent to the higher intermediate level. Structure of ENG201 and ENG202 One weekly 2-hour lecture. Lectures may include a tutorial component or be supplemented by same. In the tutorial students receive help with concepts from the lectures or related thereto that they have not fully understood. The tutorial also gives the lecturer a more focused opportunity to assess progress by way of questions put to the students. In time, when facilities at Soran University allow, there may also be language lab sessions. Bibliography The materials for ENG201 and ENG202 are being developed in house. Authored by ___________________________________ Patrick A. Sweeney Coordinator of Technical English Program Validated and Verified by __________________________________