FACULTY

APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES

DEPARTMENT

AIRCRAFT TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING

LEVEL OF STUDIES

UNDERGRADUATE

MODULE CODE

AE1150

Semester of Studies

1

MODULE TITLE

ENGLISH LANGUAGE

INDEPENDENT TEACHING ACTIVITIES

TEACHING HOURS PER WEEK

CREDIT UNITS

Lectures and Workshop

5

6

COURSE TYPE

General Background

PRE-REQUIRED COURSES:

TEACHING AND EXAMINATION LANGUAGE:

ENGLISH

ΤHE COURSE IS OFFERED TO ERASMUS STUDENTS

It is possible

COURSE WEBSITE (URL)

Learning Objectives

On the basis that  knowledge of English is a necessary qualification for an aircraft engineer, this course is the basis for further improvement and development of students’ communimation skills in English and is a pre-required course for the attendance of the Aircraft English Terminology course. The purpose of the course is to enable students who have lost contact with the language to refresh their knowledge and to improve and develop their ability to communicate verbally and in writing.  In addition to learning the structure of the English language which is the main goal of the course the students  have the chance to improve their general linguistic skills by learning new vocabulary both general and technical. 

After successfully completing the course, students should be able to:

·                     Read and understand simple texts both of general and technical content and answer simple comprehension questions.

·                     Understand the everyday spoken language.

·                     Express themselves orally using simple language properly and talk about simple everyday topics.

·                     Use the written language correctly, compose simple texts in a sentence or paragraph level.

General slills

•               Working in an international environment

•               Production of appropriate and structured language.

1.             Teaching the structure of the English language focusing on the grammatical structures that students do not use correctly. Use of specially modified texts for this purpose, with general, technical and professional content.  

2.             Practice of the four linguistic communication skills including:

•               Language function analysis  with multiple linguistic activities

•               Reading comprehension activities

•               Listening comprehension activities

•               Speaking activities based on topics presented in the reading texts.

•               Written activities that aim at new vocabulary consolidation and essay writing.

ΤEACHING METHOD

In the classroom, face to face

USE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION  TECHNOLOGIES

•               Use of cd player or computer for the listening comprehension acitivities

•                Use of e-class for material uploading and communication with students

TEACHING ORGANIZATION

STUDENT EVALUATION

1. Progress tests (40%)

2. Final written examination (60%) including:

- multiple choice questions

- reading comprehension exercises

- vocabulary activities 

- essay writing

- grammar exercises

1. The Structure of the English Language in Technical Context, If. Peppa, Εκδόσεις ΕΛΛΗΝ, 2009

2. English for Aircraft Maintenance Engineers, If. Peppa, DISIGMA Publications, 2016

3. Tutor’s notes