Applied English Language for Technical Fields I and II

The program has been carefully designed to meet the needs of company employees at different language skill levels. This allows the trainee to either enter his program at beginner level for ALT 1, Applied English Language for Technical Fields I, engaging with predominantly general English structures while being able to undertake 3 twelve-week modules aimed at technical practices and the technical environment, or enter ALT II, Applied English Language for Technical Fields II directly (on establishing his language competency).

Design of the program has also considered language aspects of essential technical skills to create an applied language focus – technical drawing, for example, or workshop essentials.

The trainee will also receive a grounding in study skills to enable him to apply learning strategies that will bring him success in attaining his learning outcomes.  Common to all SESP programs is the emphasis on health and safety in the workplace.

 

Educational/vocational objectives

The expected learning outcomes are that, upon completing all level modules, the learner will be able to:

• Apply English speaking and listening skills to perform interactions in a technical context and solve technical problems of the types commonly encountered in a company setting.

• Demonstrate an ability to communicate effectively and function effectively with members of multi-disciplinary teams and with other workers in a technical setting, including those from different backgrounds.
• Handle himself in English in a variety of functional, technical contexts from understanding written texts or reports, receiving technical instructions, reporting, to understanding processes and basic technical vocabulary, and following rules and warnings.
• Apply English reading and writing skills to perform common tasks in a technical context.
• Manage data, check data and describe/present data.

 

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