English for Geology II

Posted in Second-Semester

School

Natural Sciences

Academic Unit

Geology Department

Level of Studies

Undergraduate

Course Code

GEOL_016

Εξάμηνο σπουδών

2^ο

Course Title

English for Geology II

Independent Teaching Activities

Lectures, seminars and laboratory work

Weekly Teaching Hours

3 Lect

Credits

Course Type

Scientific Area and Skills Development

Prerequisite Courses

There are no prerequisites for the course.

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 be able to:

Students who have already attended the first term comprehend different types of discourse -academic texts ,lectures
Practise further all four skills, that is, speaking, listening, reading and writing.

General Competences

By the end of this course the student will, furthermore, have developed the following skills (general abilities):

At the end of the course students should be able to listen and understand lectures
Students expand /enrich more advanced Geology English Terminology
Improve speaking for communication in professional settings

Syllabus

Energy sources -Renewable sources of Energy, Seismology, Volcanology ,Petrol

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 is uploaded 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
Lectures (3conduct hours per week x 13 weeks)	3×13=39
Plenty of in-class activities	36
Total number of hours for the Course	75 hours

Student Performance Evaluation

Final exam (90%)
Attendance and participation (10%)

Attached Bibliography

A Dictionary of Earth Sciences (3rd ed.) (2008), OUP.

A Dictionary of Geology and Earth Sciences (4th ed), (2013) OUP.

The Penguin Dictionary of Geology by Philip Kearey.