English Department Semester Plan

Subject Instructor Section Room Start Date

Technical English Sections 13-16 12-12-2020
1 8-10 hours weekly

Course Goals:
The course is aimed:
To develop trainees’ basic ability to comprehend and respond appropriately to spoken
English and to develop students' career-related language proficiency.
To develop trainees' ability to comprehend and analyze texts in English and develop
their ability to organize and write paragraphs in a variety of rhetorical patterns.
To enhance students' awareness of and confidence in career-related and cross-cultural
communication and workplace technology.

Course Description
Technical English is a four-level course for students in technical or vocational
education, and for company employees in training at work. It covers the core language
and skills that students need to communicate successfully in all technical and
industrial specializations.
Level 1 is for students who have an elementary knowledge of general English, and
require a course in English for specific purposes. (CEF level A1)

Objectives:
The aim of this elementary course is to develop language functions and
communicative competences in the four language areas. Students will be able to
identify the main points in a range of authentic listening and reading texts and
recognize descriptions in narratives and events. Students will be able to initiate and
interact in social exchanges and provide descriptions and explanations about various
technical specializations.

Course Pacing Schedule

Technical English: 1
Week Unit Topics Pages Content
1 Unit 1 4-9 Verb “to be”
Basics Meeting and Greeting
Letters and Numbers Imperatives
Dates Tools
2 Unit 2 10-19 What is…?
Naming Parts-Fixings-Vehicles
Assembling Verbs: loosen, tighten…
Ordering Numbers-Sizes
3 Unit 3 20-25 Present Simple “to have”
Tools Tools
Functions Verbs: measure, grip, cut…
Locations Locations-Prepositions
4-5 Semester Break
6 Unit 4 26-35 Adverbs of Direction
Directions Directions-Adverbs-Angles
Instructions Movement
Actions Speed
Quiz
7 Unit 5 36-41 Present Simple
Heating Fluid Systems: Prepositions
Electrical Circuits: Electrical Units
Cooling Cooling System Parts
8 Unit 6 42-51 Present Continuous
Materials Testing and Buying Verbs: bend, compress…
Material Properties Materials: aluminum, lead...
Addresses
9 Unit 7 52-57 Will-Won’t
Dimensions Bridge Parts: deck, pier…
Quantities Substances: glue, cement…
Future Projects Verbs: attach, complete…
10 Unit 8 58-67 Present Perfect
Recent Incidents Car Repair: brakes, exhaust…
Damage and Loss Damage: bent, broken…
Past Events Time: today, yesterday…

11 Unit 9 68-73 Zero Conditional

Operation Verbs: control, drive, press…
 User Guide Electronics: socket, router...
Hotline Computing: disk drive…
Midterm Test
12 Unit 10 74-83 Modal Verbs
Rules Safety Gear: helmet, gloves…
Warnings Hazards: poison, danger…
Safety Hazards Accidents: hurt, injury…
Investigations Safety: fire exit, cone…
13 Unit 11 84-89 Verb Constructions
Pistons and Valves Hydraulics: chamber, inlet…
Switches and Relays Electrical: battery, buzzer…
Rotors and Turbines Turbines: blade, brake...
14 Unit 12 90-99 Revision of Previous Units
Data Approximation
Instructions Maintenance: check, repair…
Progress
15 Final Test

Note: All of the timings given are approximate and may be altered at any time to
accommodate the needs of the learners. Where time permits, teachers will also prepare and
deliver lessons which complement the grammar, vocabulary, and other materials of each unit.