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      English Program

      English Program

      The goal of the English program at the School of Engineering and Environment is to provide you with the language skills to help you become and remain competitive.

      Since English has become a lingua franca, it is very often at the heart of collaboration and research in science and technology. As a software engineer or engineer, your ability to communicate successfully in English can help you synthesize the latest research, connect with colleagues, and advance your career.  

      Program

      Our English program is designed with Engineers and software engineers’ communication needs in mind. The program focuses on the key communication skills that you need to succeed: collaborating, negotiating, presenting, technical & academic language, critical reading skills, and learning to adapt ideas to reach target audiences. During our program, students not only learn technical language and terminology, but they also learn how to implement this by describing various processes, products, problems and solutions in real-life contexts.

      Goal

      Our goal is to promote collaboration within teams, develop writing skills to enable students to share research results and new ideas with colleagues, as well as to strengthen their presentation and oral communication skills and build confidence.

      Modules

      Our English modules are divided into Core modules (Den1, Den2, Ten1, Ten2) and Elective modules:

      Core Modules

      The core modules develop the communication skills and specialist English language knowledge of engineering professionals, enabling them to communicate more confidently and effectively. The courses are based on levels B1-B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CERF).

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      Developing English 1
      den2
      Developing English 2
      ten1
      Technical English 1
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      Technical English 2

      Students must reach a score of at least 40 points to enter the English program. Students who do not reach this level must complete a Bridging Course.

      English Electives

      The elective modules, based on CEFR levels B2-C2, are designed to improve the communication skills and specialist language knowledge of engineers, enabling them to work more confidently and effectively. They are also designed to give students a strong footing in a broader spectrum of multi-disciplinary subjects in English, bridging Engineering, Business and the Arts.

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      ecpe1
      Cambridge Pro­ficiency Examination Course 1

      Develop communicative language skills as well as extend the students' lexical and grammatical knowledge required to enter ecpe2; Cambridge Proficiency course 2.

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      Cambridge Pro­ficiency Examination Course 2

      Prepare for the internationally-recognised Certificate of Proficiency in English issued by the University of Cambridge, England.

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      Cambridge Advanced Course 1
      Develop communicative language skills as well as extend the students' lexical and grammatical knowledge required to enter ecae2; Cambridge Advanced course 2.
      ecae2
      Cambridge Advanced course 2
      Prepares students for the internationally-recognised Certificate of Advanced English issued by the University of Cambridge, England.
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      Advanced Conversation
      Develop advanced speaking skills and encourage activation of the spoken language in a range of contexts.
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      Current Affairs
      Using topical news articles, podcasts and video clips students will activate and develop language skills through reading, listening, discussion and vocab development.
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      Science Fiction Short Stories 1929 - 1964
      Activate English through reading and discussion of early English science fiction short stories (1929-1964). Present stories within the anthology in addition to vocabulary activation.
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      Grammar Intensive - Clean up your English 
      Increase language accuracy, fluency and clarity through a review of the English tense system. Focus on improving skills in additional areas such as verb patterns, prepositions, relative clauses, etc.
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      Film Studies

      Use the fundamentals of film studies, such as the history of film, the analysis and theory of film, and the study of film genres, to improve students' English skills through listening, reading, writing, and discussion.

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      From Page to Podcast

      The module From Page to Podcast gives students the opportunity to not only learn about news media but also gain experience writing articles and recording podcasts.

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      Debating
      Develop the students' speaking skills in the context of  putting forward a convincing argument and debating a point.
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      Keynote
      Express yourself powerfully and proficiently in English - in your professional and personal life.
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      The Message in the Music
      This module opens a window onto the creative and literary process of some of the greatest songwriters.

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      Philosophy of Technology

       
      Technical Electives
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      AI in Technical Enlish

       
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      Career Opportunities

      Create a professional portfolio containing a Curriculum Vita and letters of Application. Practise successful interview techniques.

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      Digital Storytelling for Engineers

      Explore written and oral storytelling and develop linguistic and critical thinking skills and media awareness.

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      English for Engineers: Innovation, Design, Procedures, Evaluation

      Learn how to describe technical problems, to analyze projects or to communicate more confidently and effectively with colleagues and customers.

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      How Stuff Works

      How Stuff Works will help students transform their instructional ideas into engaging online content, which is becoming a must-have skill in our digitized and globalized world.  Not only will students explore the essentials of describing a process in writing, but transforming that process to video by using a large toolkit for effective meaning-making: linguistic, visual, aural, and kinesthetic. The module will thus enable students to write for a digital audience and use that to compose an effective instructional video. 

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      Read critically, think critically

      The module Read critically,Think Critically gives students the opportunity to not only learn about how to approach reading scientific texts, but also to delve deeper into subject matters of their own and related disciplines in English, such as self-driving cars or renewable energies.

         

      Placement test

      Students entering the college are required to do an online placement test, the results of which are used to place them either in the core or elective modules and are required to complete a total of 8 credits (4 courses) in English during the course of their studies.

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      Marie-Thérèse Rudolf von Rohr

      Dr. Marie-Thérèse Rudolf von Rohr

      Fachgruppenleiterin Englisch, Co-Leiterin der Studienrichtung Data Science for Sustainability

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      marietherese.rudolfvonrohr@fhnw.ch

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