Syllabus Information

1. General information

The main goal of this subject is to provide students with the essential tools to communicate in multinational environments, understanding their interlocutors, although sometimes with effort, expressing themselves clearly and reasonably correctly.

These approaches and goals are aligned with the following Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations Agenda 2030( https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/es/), in such a way that the acquisition of the learning results of the subject provides training and competence to contribute to some extent to their achievement.

1: End of poverty.

4: Quality Education.

5: Gender Equality.

6: Clean Water and Sanitation.

7:  Affordable and Clean Energy

11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

13: Climate Action

2. Learning results

- Read and understand different types of texts in English needed in their professional activity, e.g. reports and technical documentation, specialized articles, instructions.

- Write different types of texts in English that respond to different needs and are used in professional communication in the discipline.

- Understand and participate in simple conversations in English in work situations.

- Use communicative strategies to be able to participate in conversations in work situations.

- Read and understand specialized bibliography in English related to the discipline.

- Understand and prepare oral presentations of projects in English.

- Plan, prepare and deliver oral presentations of projects in English.

- Develop strategies for searching for information and reading online texts.

3. Syllabus

1. CAREERS IN CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING

2. CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS

3. THE CONSTRUCTION PROCESS

4. CONSTRUCTION TOOLS

5. THE HOUSE

6. BRIDGES

7. GIVING DEFINITIONS

8. CAUSE AND EFFECT

9.  CAN YOU FIX IT

10.  HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK

11. ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

12. LOOKING FOR A JOB

4. Academic activities

Theoretical and practical classes: The theoretical concepts of the subject will be explained and practical examples will be developed to support the theory: 36 hours

Conversation practice: Students will be divided into pairs or small groups and will be supervised by teacher. 8 hours

Assessment activities: 6 hours

Tutored autonomous activities: Focused mainly on seminars and tutorials under the supervision of teacher: 25 hours

Practice and reinforcement activities: Of a markedly non-attendance nature: 50 hours

5. Assessment system

Continuous assessment

- Attendance at a minimum of 80% of the classes is considered an essential requirement.

- The continuous assessment program will be validated by means of a series of evaluation tests of the different linguistic skills (reading, listening, writing and speaking) throughout the term. Students must demonstrate proficiency at the B1 level in all of the above skills.

- The final grade will be obtained from the grades obtained in the different tests taken, as well as the activities handed in.

Final assessment:

- Students who do not follow the continuous assessment or who have not passed it may take a final exam that will take place at the official calls

- There will be a final written test and an oral exam that will be used to evaluate the student in the skills, listening, four skills,  

  listening, speaking, reading and writing. Students will be required to demonstrate proficiency at B1 level in

  all of the above skills.

- The oral examination will take the form of an interview.