2010年度 工学部 化学応用工学科 昼間コース — [選択] 2年(後期)

上級技術英語

Advanced Technical English

目的

The main aim of this course is to encourage students to actively involve in participative learning of technical English and to help them acquire high technical English Skills.

概要

This course provides an opportunity to teach students how to effectively communicate technical information. It will help students to learn how to write technical information to a non-technical audience in both oral and written formats. It will also support students to better understand and develop our writing process, composing with word and image.

先行科目

中級技術英語

関連科目

実用技術英語

要件

You should have gotten the credit of "Technical English."

注意

日亜STC学生は必ず受講すること.日亜STC学生でない学生がこの科目を受講する場合は自分の学科のコーディネータに連絡し受講許可を受けること.

目標

1.To get ability to define relevant technical terms
2.To get ability to recognize and use various grammatical structures, especially those characteristics of technical writing
3.To get ability to increase the understanding of words as a means of technical vocabulary building

計画

1.Technical Vocabulary: Meanings in context, Choice of words, Sequencing words
2.Foreign words and phrases, Prefixes
3.Accuracy, Pairs of words, Synonyms, Precision, Spelling of new technical words
4.Common spelling problems, Simple language
5.Avoiding unnecessary words, Jargon
6.Usage of Technical words: Different grammatical forms of the same word
7.Shapes and size
8.Measuring units
9.Cause and effect expressions
10.Comparing-contrasting
11.Describing problem, describing situation, describing change
12.Analysis of Scientific data and results: Fact-evidence and data
13.Graphs and diagrams
14.Talking about ideas
15.Analysis of results
16.Talking about meaning

評価

The overall grade will be based on the mid-term and final examinations and homework assignments.

対象学生

Nichia STC students and a limitted number of students who are permitted to get this subject.

教科書

McCarthy& O'Dell, ``Academic Vocabulary in use'', Cambridge University Press ( 2007).

連絡先

コインカー(イノベーションセンター3階, 088-656-7643, koinkar@cicee.tokushima-u.ac(no-spam).jp)
橋爪(E棟3階南 D-2, 088-656-7473, tume@ee.tokushima-u.ac(no-spam).jp)