COURSE DESCRIPTION CARD
The name of the course/module
code
xxx
ENGLISH COURSE
Major
Educational profile
(general academic, practical)
Transport
year / term
I/I
general academic
Specialty
Course offered in the language:
xxx
Course
English
obligatory
Didactic hours:
Lectures
:
XX
Level of the
studies:
Points nr
classes: 30
Laboratories:
Module
(full-time/extramural)
Full-time
II
XX
xxx
Educational area(s)
ECTS distribution (nr i %)
xxxx
xxxx
xxxx
xx
xx
xx
Status of the course in the studies’ program
Liczba punktów
XX
Projects / seminars:
xx%
xx%
xx%
(general academic, from a different major)
XXX
xxx
Lecturer responsible for the course:
xx
Karolina Szczepaniak, M.A.
e-mail: karolina.szczepaniak@put.poznan.pl
xxx
Centrum Języków i Komunikacji PP
ul. Piotrowo 3a, 60-965 Poznań
tel.: 061 665 24 91
Prerequisites defined in terms of knowledge, skills and social competencies:
1
Knowledge:
2
Skills:
3
Social
competencies:
The already acquired language competence compatible with level B2 (CEFR)
The ability to use general and field specific vocabulary, and grammatical structures
required on the first level of studies
The ability to work individually and in a group; the ability to use various sources of
information and reference works.
Course objectives:
1. Advancing students’ language competence towards the level at least B2+ (CEFR).
2. Development of the ability to use academic and field specific language effectively in both receptive and
productive language skills.
3. Improving the ability to understand field specific texts (familiarizing students with basic translation
techniques).
4. Improving the ability to function effectively on an international market and on a daily basis.
Learning outcomes
Knowledge: As a result of the course, the student ought to acquire field specific vocabulary related to the
following issues:
1
Aviation history and safety issues
2
The role and function of air transport. Planning and arranging air transport.
3
Aircraft design; aircraft components and their functions. Airports and their structures.
4
Forces in aeronautics. Difining and explaining terminology and processes concerned with these forces.
5
Aircrew and professions connected with aviation.
Skills: As a result of the course, the student is able to:
1
give a talk on field specific or popular science topic (in English), and discuss general and field specific
issues using an appropriate linguistic and grammatical repertoire
2
conduct business correspondence in English
3
understand and analyze international, field specific literature
Social competencies:
1
As a result of the course, the student is able to communicate effectively in a field specific/professional
area, and to give a successful presentation in English.
2
The student is able to recognize and understand cultural differences in a professional and private
conversation, and in a different cultural environment.
The evaluation methods


Formative assessment: class evaluation (presentation, tests)
Summative assessment: credit
Program
The introduction and expansion of vocabulary related to engineering (engineering sections), air transport (air
transport history, its development, the task of transporting and its branches); transport and the environment
(impact of aviation on the environment, the guidelines of international organizations such as ICAO, CO2),
various types of air machines (examples of several aircraft, recognition from pictures), airports’ logistics. In
addition, discussion of topics relating to safety measures and terminal functions.
Introducing issues of grammar (the difference between Present Perfect and Past Simple, modal verbs,
prepositions, making questions, adjectives, prefixes, passive voice). Developing skills to communicate in
professional situations such as presentations, phone calls and meetings in English. Raising awareness about
the latest developments in the field of air transport (articles in English) and the development of skills of
describing processes.
Main literature:
● “Aviation English”, Henry Emery, Andy Robertsw (AE)
● “English for Aviation, for Pilot and Air Traffic Controllers” Sue Ellis, Terence Gerighty (EfA)
Supplementary literature:
● Moodle platform modules from a distance learning program Era Inżyniera (Engineering Era)
● internet sources: www.virtualskies.arc.nasa.gov, www.aopa.org./pilot/never_again, www.faa.gov,
www.pilotfriend.com, www.atwonline.com
● articles on air transport (any source)
Student workload
Form of activity
hours
ECTS
Overall expenditure
60
2
Classes requiring an individual contact with the
teacher
30
1
Practical classes
30
1