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Specific Linguistic and Methodological Qualifications of English Language Teachers and Postgraduates
Dagmar MalíkováBrno University of Technology, Czech Republic
International Conference on Engineering Education ICEE-2010 July 18-22, 2010, Gliwice, Poland
OutlineOutline
• Motivations for project realization• Groups under focus and their needs• English for Electrical Engineering• Methodology• Contribution and results of project activities• Future plans and intents
International Conference on Engineering Education ICEE-2010 July 18-22, 2010, Gliwice, Poland
Motivations for project realizationMotivations for project realization
• English - language of scienceand technology
• Professional language of electrical engineering• Language competences - upgrading
of engineering qualifications, international tool of communication
• Necessity to support ESP funding
International Conference on Engineering Education ICEE-2010 July 18-22, 2010, Gliwice, Poland
Target groups
• Academics – teachers of English
at Faculty of Electrical Engineering
and Communication
• Postgraduate Students of Electrical Engineering
International Conference on Engineering Education ICEE-2010 July 18-22, 2010, Gliwice, Poland
1) 1) AAcademicscademics – teachers of English – teachers of English for specific purposes for specific purposes
English teachers with M.A. in English
need• Specific linguistic education• Specific methodological education
receive• Training not offered anywhere else
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2) Postgraduates
English is their professional language• Source of professional information• Language of written publications• Language of spoken professional
communication
English language competences upgrade their qualifications
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Written discourse
• A short discourse referring to student´sdoctoral thesis or a topic relatingto the major study area
• A structured CV, letter of application,motivation letter
• A report on a completed research task• A simple abstract• A process / product description• Communication of specific information
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Spoken discourse
• Delivery of a simply formulated lecture• Making a presentation referring to a topic
related to the major study area• Taking part in an interview, discussion• Describing the research the student is
involved in• Mathematical terminology,description
of graphs, charts and trends
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English for Electrical Engineering
A functional variety used for professional
and academic purposes
The purpose – to transfer specific
information concerning a specific field
of science
International Conference on Engineering Education ICEE-2010 July 18-22, 2010, Gliwice, Poland
The style of science and technology
• Logical sequencing• High density of specific vocabulary• High degree of nominalization• Condensed sentencesMessage• True, relevant, brief, orderly, informativePreferred genres• Scientific article, research paper, research
report, book, textbook
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Extralinguistic features pragmatic, psycholinguistic, sociolinguistic aspects
• Shared schemata of professional knowledge• Perception of language through such professional schemata • Terminology of electrical engineering and its specific disciplines gives the discourse inner
profound coherence associated by terms and references among them• English terms taken over as loanwords to Czech
create an intelligible net for decoding
the message
International Conference on Engineering Education ICEE-2010 July 18-22, 2010, Gliwice, Poland
Methodology
• Language for specific purposes• Specific needs of learners• Based on needs analysis• Tuition goal-directed, student centred,
a certain tolerance of errors• Progress evaluation
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Research referring to the needs of students
Sources
• Students• Language teachers• Teachers involved in major study areas• Potential employers
International Conference on Engineering Education ICEE-2010 July 18-22, 2010, Gliwice, Poland
Research referring to the needs of students
Methods
• Discussions• Interviews• Questionnaires
International Conference on Engineering Education ICEE-2010 July 18-22, 2010, Gliwice, Poland
An innovated course for postgraduate doctoral students
Based on• research results • needs analysisFocused on • specific features of the style
of science and technology• professional/technical writing• academic vocabulary• presentation techniques
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Contributions of the projectContributions of the project
• Specific linguistic and methodological training
• of English teachers
• Specific language education of postgraduates
• Upgrading engineering qualifications
• Improving professional chances of postgraduates
• Innovated course for postgraduates
• Reference modules and task-based excercies accessible on line
• Financial support for departmental budget
International Conference on Engineering Education ICEE-2010 July 18-22, 2010, Gliwice, Poland
Future applications and intentsFuture applications and intents
• New interdisciplinary Bachelor study programme English for Electrical Engineering submitted for accreditation to Ministry of Education
• Courses of English for Electrical Engineering • offered to academics teaching major engineering
subjects in English
International Conference on Engineering Education ICEE-2010 July 18-22, 2010, Gliwice, Poland
Department of LanguagesDepartment of LanguagesFaculty of Electrical Engineering and CommunicationFaculty of Electrical Engineering and CommunicationBrno University of TechnologyBrno University of Technology
International Conference on Engineering Education ICEE-2010 July 18-22, 2010, Gliwice, Poland