ENGLISH FOR

ENGINEERING
COURSE BRIEFING FOR MPU32043/UALE 1073 & GENERAL
LANGUAGE SKILLS
 Tutorial Lecturer: Janet Fernandez
Office: KB3-GE14
Consultation: Mondays 10am-12pm
0am-12pm Wednesdays 3-5pm
Wednesdays 3-5pm

Email: janetf@utar.edu.my
Email: janetf@utar.edu.my

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COURSE BRIEFING
What you need to know about the expectations and
topics for the module
 LEARNING OUTCOMES
FOR COURSE
• take and make notes from technical discourse.
• identify key points and supporting details from
technical texts and discourse.
• interpret data in graphs, tables, charts, etc.
• write short workplace reports and memoranda using
the correct format and language.
• write simple operational instructions - SOPs and
instruction manuals.
• participate in discussions and make oral presentations
in technical and professional settings.

Tutorial Week 1 English For Engineering

 MAIN TOPICS

• Technical Language Skills

• Technical Reading Skills
• Technical Reports
• Technical Descriptions
• Technical Presentation Skills (Oral
Presentation)
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 ASSESSMENT

1. 50% COURSEWORK
2. 50% FINAL EXAMINATION

Week 1 English For Engineering

 COURSEWORK
ASSESSMENT
1. Assignment 1: Informal Proposal (30%)
• Group Assignment (3-4 persons)
• Given out in Week 6 and due on Week 10
2. Mid Term Assessment (10%)
• Topics assessed is from Week 1 to Week 6
• 50 MCQ to be completed in one hour
• Total 50 marks converted to 10%
• Individual marks

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 COURSEWORK
ASSESSMENT
3. Technical Presentation(10%)
• Presentation Brief given out in Week 9
• Individual Presentation
• Maximum 5 minutes Presentation
• Topics to be technical in nature
• Total Marks is 100 marks converted to 10%

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 FINAL EXAMINATION
THREE sections to be assessed:
1. Section A: Technical Descriptions (40%)
• Either a Technical Process Description or a Technical
Description of Mechanism will be assessed.
2. Section B: Technical Reading Comprehension (30%)
• 7-8 Questions including contextual clues.
3. Section C: Technical Reports (30%)
• Answer ONE question only in this section. You will be
tested on any of the reports taught.

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GENERAL LANGUAGE SKILLS

Information Retrieval Skills and Note-Taking Skills
 INFORMATION RETRIEVAL
• Use BOOLEAN expressions to refine your search
• AND, OR, AND/OR, NOT
• Use quotation marks to define exact match searches
• For academic-related materials use Google Scholar to
reduce number of hits on a search
http://scholar.google.com
• To retrieve specific filetypes from the Internet use the
following command in Google Search:
• Filetype: <filetype extension> <search keywords>

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 EXAMPLE OF SEARCH
EXPRESSION
If you want to look for PDF files containing information on
space exploration in Russia but not in Kaliningrad you
could refine your search with the following expression:

Filetype: pdf “space exploration” AND “Russia” NOT

“Kaliningrad”

This will give you the optimal number of hits for efficient
information retrieval

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 EVALUATION YOUR
INFORMATION SOURCE
Establish credibility of the source through these aspects
1. Author (is the author credible?)
2. Purpose of Source (what is the source’s purpose?)
3. Objectivity (is the source biased?)
4. Recent( in the last 5 years) (how up-to-date it is?)
5. Accuracy (is the information accurate?)
6. Reliability and Credibility (has the information been
well-researched?)
7. Links/References (does the source provide references
or further links?)
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 CONSIDERATIONS ON
NOTE TAKING
• Note taking is a form of revision
• It is a continuous process
• Each iteration of the notes is more summarized
• Many methods have been proposed for efficient note-
taking
• Methods vary according to type of content or
knowledge being revised
• Use methods that are suitable for your learning style. For
e.g Mind mapping, list making, etc.

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 MIND MAPPING ™
1. Visual representation of information.
2. Allows for rapid scanning of information.
3. Information arranged according to LEVELS.
4. Levels are hierarchal in nature : The higher the level,
the more specific the information.
5. You may be familiar with this method, use it as it is
reportedly the fastest way to prepare to write.

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 SAMPLE OF A MIND MAP ™

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 Task:
Download Mendeley/EndNote/Etc
and add journals related to your field.
This will help you prepare for your
forthcoming assignments.

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