Before 2018

Listening-Speaking 2 is designed to aid English majors of Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Education to progress toward intermediate level of listening and speaking skills (level B1). The meaningful activities, such as presentation, simulation, debate, research, and public announcement create more opportunities for students to practice speaking skills as well as to be more creative. Moreover, academic skills like deduction, summary, note-taking and doing test are applied to help students familiarized with strategies in examinations.

The course provides basic concepts about British and American literature and some typical literacy work. By lecturing, students apply their knowledge of British and American history and society to analyze and understand the literacy work. During the course, students enhance their understanding by playing roles, discussing and writing an essay.

This module is designed to introduce the freshmen of the English Linguistic at the University of Technology and Education in Ho Chi Minh City to the Technical Translation Interpreting, learning objectives, learning outcomes and professional orientation. The module also aims to introduce the students to the methods and learning skills in general and the method of learning English in particular at the university level to help students achieve the desired results in order to gain general knowledge, necessary professional skills, as well as future career attitudes.

This course further develops students’ proficiency in listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in technical English environment, specifically English for mechanical engineering. It also enhances their accuracy in grammar and structures and provides them with terminology related to mechanical engineering. Students will have opportunities to approach such mechanical readings as material properties, lubricants, machine tools, measurements, etc. as well as to discuss and give presentations about them.  Emphasis is placed on broadening students’ knowledge of technical English and mechanical engineering and foster their capability in reading, communication and research activities to facilitate their future careers.