Basic English (FS)

Nummer

T014a

Leitung

Andrew Brown, andrew.brown@fhnw.ch

ECTS

3.0

Unterrichtssprache

Englisch

Lernziele/Kompetenzen

Students can:

understand the main points of a scientific article from the main-stream press
discuss ideas fluently and spontaneously
produce grammatically accurate, logically coherent text
understand the main points of a clear talk on a scientific topic

Inhalt

Consolidation and expansion of fundamental grammar and vocabulary (both general and scientific). Reading and analysis of basic scientific articles; group discussions & comprehension activities; presentation of findings. Listening comprehension exercises. Language input: Functions

describing past experience and events
expressing opinions, agreement/disagreement
connecting ideas

Grammar

wh- and yes/no questions
present, past, perfect, future and conditional tenses
common phrasal verbs
passives
modals: possibility, deduction, obligation & necessity
countable and uncountable nouns
determiners
adjectives & adverbs

Vocabulary

a wide range of basic scientific vocabulary
word building/transformation

Erforderliche Vorkenntnisse

The course is designed for students who wish to revise the basic elements of English in an academic context. Students who have an English level of B2 or higher should not take this course. Students are expected to have some knowledge of:

basic tenses (present/past/future)
correct word order
prepositions of time and place
simple adverbs and adjectives

Students are expected to be able to:

express themselves clearly at an elementary level
understand basic sentences and frequently used phrases
perform tasks requiring simple exchange of information

Bibliographie/Literatur

Module Preparation

Online English Foundation Course (if required)

Course Material

Lecture materials & homework handed out in class and available on Moodle

Additional exercises as necessary

Modultyp

Assessmentmodul in Studienrichtung Chemie

Lehr- und Lernmethoden

Weekly lectures with whole-class and group activities.
Compulsory homework exercises.

Leistungsbewertung

gemäss Modulverzeichnis in der aktuellen StuPO

Anschlussmodule/-kurse

Spoken Academic English Written Academic English

Bemerkungen

3 Lektionen / Woche KW 8 bis 22 (14 Wochen im Frühjahr-Semester) 3 Lektionen / Woche KW 38 bis 51 (14 Wochen im Herbst-Semester) 3 Lektionen / Woche KW 38 bis 51 (14 Wochen im Herbst- Semester)