Seminar-English for Geology

School  Natural Sciences
Academic Unit
 Geology Department
Level of Studies
 Undergraduate
Course Code
 GEO_308
Εξάμηνο σπουδών  3ο
Course Title
 Seminar-English for Geology 
Independent Teaching Activities
 Lectures, seminars and laboratory work
Weekly Teaching Hours
 3 L
Credits  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 & Examinations
 English
Is the Course offered to Erasmus Students
 Υes
Course Web-Page (URL)  https://eclass.upatras.gr/courses/GEO349/
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
Delivery  Face to face (Lectures in class)
Use of Information & 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
  1. A Dictionary of Earth Sciences (3rd ed.) (2008), OUP.
  2. A Dictionary of Geology and Earth Sciences (4th ed), (2013) OUP.
  3. The Penguin Dictionary of Geology by Philip Kearey.