GENERAL
SCHOOL
NATURAL SCIENCES
ACADEMIC UNIT
GEOLOGY
LEVEL OF COURSE
UNDERGRADUATE
COURSE CODE
GEO_308
SEMESTER
THIRD
COURSE TITLE
SEMINAR- ENGLISH FOR GEOLOGY
INDEPENDENTTEACHINGACTIVITIES
WEEKLY TEACHING HOURS
CREDITS
Lectures, seminars and laboratory work
3L
3
COURSE TYPE
Scientific Area and Skills Development
PREREQUISITE COURSES:
Good knowledge of English is recommended towards students’ successful completion of the course (B1/B2 level). Attendance and participation is compulsory . Participants should have a good passing grade(over 7/10) in English for Geology 1 and 2 courses .
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION and EXAMINATIONS:
English
IS THE COURSE OFFERED TO ERASMUS STUDENTS
Υes
COURSE WEBSITE (URL)
https://eclass.upatras.gr/courses/GEO349/
LEARNING OUTCOMES
Learning outcomes
By the end of this course the student:
will have practised and improved all four English language skills
will have acquired the skills to approach texts in Geology(text comprehension, linguistic practice, vocabulary building, written speech production)
Comprehend pertinent lectures, presentations, carried out in English
General Competences
Develop further all skills and micro-skills by making a power-point presentation based on a topic of their choice. This will in addition equip them with the presentation skills and confidence required to make presentations in English in their postgraduate studies and in Erasmus courses abroad
Deal effectively with interviews
Write an impressive C.V
SYLLABUS
ACADEMIC ENGLISH - ENGLISH FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES
INTERVIEW SKILLS
PRESENTATION SKILLS AND TECHNIQUES
HOW TO WRITE AN IMPRESSIVE C.V
TEACHING AND LEARNING METHODS - EVALUATION
DELIVERY
Face to face (Lectures in class)
USE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
Use of Information and Communication Technologies (e.g. powerpoint) in teaching. The study material of the course for each chapter isuploaded on the internet, in the form of a series of ppt files, where from the students can freely download them using a password which is provided to them at the beginning of the course.
TEACHING METHODS
Activity
Semester workload
Seminar (3 conduct hours per week x 13 weeks)
3×13=39
Provide extensive exercise work to reinforce material comprehension, listening skills ,oral communication skills, writing skills.
Provide a variety of exercise work to reinforce the unit terminology
36
Total number of hours for the Course
75 hours
STUDENT PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
Assessment is based on final exam + class participation and
Powerpoint presentation
ATTACHED BIBLIOGRAPHY
A Dictionary of Earth Sciences (3rd ed.) (2008), OUP.
A Dictionary of Geology and Earth Sciences (4th ed), (2013) OUP.
The Penguin Dictionary of Geology by Philip Kearey.
