Course description
The English for Engineers course will help experienced engineers and other technical staff needing to use English to communicate with colleagues and clients. It will enable you to develop your English Speaking and Listening skills so you can more effectively contribute to meetings, discuss technical drawings and production methods, give presentations and explain complex ideas. During your course your English teacher will use presentations, case studies and role-play simulations.
Course outcomes
By the end of the course you will be able to:
– Specify and describe material’s properties
– Explain and assess manufacturing techniques
– Describe assembly of components
– Discuss dimensions and positions
– Describe Design phases and procedures
– Resolve Design problems
– Understand and apply rules of Health and Safety
Sample syllabus
– Describing technical functions and applications
– Explaining how technology works
– Emphasising technical advantages
– Describing specific materials
– Discussing quality issues
– Describing component shapes and features
– Explaining and assessing manufacturing techniques
– Working with drawings
– Describing design phases and procedures
– Resolving design problems
– Describing types of technical problem
– Assessing and interpreting faults
– Discussing repairs and maintenance
– Assessing feasibility
– Describing improvements and redesigns
