ENGLISH FOR ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY
Course Title
Course Code
Credit
Prerequisite
Instruction Language
Applicable for TESOL Program
Requirement in TESOL Program
Semester in TESOL Program
Requirement in Translation & Interpretation Program
Semester in Translation & Interpretation Program
Overview
This ESP course is to enable students to widen their knowledge and improve their communication skills in the field of environmental technology. The course provides a variety of learning activities and facilitates different learning strategies to help students achieve the goals. Particularly, students are exposed to authentic texts and oral language in technical situations relevant to environmental science, atmosphere, ecosystem, water pollution, noise pollution, air pollution and solid waste. Specific reading skills to be nurtured include dealing with technical texts and reading diagrams. Lifelong learning skills are promoted throughout classroom activities.
Objectives
| Goals | Goal description |
|---|---|
| G1 | erminology and general knowledge of Environmental Engineering such as biosphere, ecology, atmosphere, pollution and pollution management, solid waste and solid waste management. |
| G2 | Ability to analyze and explain some phenomena in the environment, such as: ozone depletion, acid rain, greenhouse effect and pollution management process. |
| G3 | Team-work and communication skills, and ability to comprehend Environmental document written in English. |
| G4 | Ability to search, collect, analyze and summarize Environmental document written in English; ability to present different topics in Environmental Technology |
Learning Outcomes
| Learning Outcomes | Description |
|---|---|
| G1 | List out layers of atmosphere, groups of biosphere, types of energy and solid waste Present environmental problems, treatment and management |
| G2 | Explain the reasons and processes of environmental problems, such as ozone depletion, acid rain, greenhouse effect. Describe waste water treatment and solid waste management processes |
| G3 | Work well in group to perform different tasks related to Environmental problems, phenomena. Translate document about Environmental Technology at basic level. |
| G4 | Explore the Internet to get pictures and document about Environmental problems. Use table, charts, etc. to summarize certain Environmental document. Give presentation about Environment in English |
Materials
Tài liệu tổng hợp nội bộ
Gritzner, C. F. 2010. Environment and Natural Resources. Chelsea House Publishers.
Hill, M. K. 2004. Understanding Environmental Pollution: A Primer (2nd ed). Cambridge University Press.
McGraw-Hill. 2003. Dictionary of Environmental Technology. The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc.
Assessment
This class is based on on-going assessment. Students are assessed for their performance in the following components:
| Assignments | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exercises/Mini-tests | 20 % |
| Translation | 10 % |
| Mid-term test | 10 % |
| Presentation | 10% |
| Final test | 50 % |
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