Technical English: Mechanical Engineering

What is this course about?

The aim of the course is to learn and consolidate the basic technical vocabulary in the field of mechanical engineering and - application-oriented - grammatical structures. Furthermore, the receptive linguistic skills of listening and reading comprehension are trained. Participants should be enabled to follow first lectures in English in the field of mechanical engineering and to understand English-language technical literature. Strategies will be presented and practiced.

What do you learn in this course?

After completing the course “Technical English. Mechanical Engineering”

you will be able to recognize, understand and apply the most common technical vocabulary in your field of study.
you will be able to recognize and apply appropriate context-specific structures
you will be able to apply strategies that help you understand and follow lectures and other longer contributions in your field of study
you will be able to apply strategies that help you understand articles in your field of study
you will be able to identify and produce the language and features of the subject-specific text types process description, product description and graph description.
you will be able apply strategies that help you learn vocabulary independently, cope with a self-paced learning mode and continuously motivate yourself in the learning process

How is the course structured?

The individual chapters of the course will be published on the following dates

Welcome and Introduction (March 11, 2019)
Maths: algebra and geometry (March 18, 2019)
Energy and electricity (March 25, 2019)
Materials and their properties (April 1, 2019)
Forces (April 8, 2019)
Friction (April 15, 2019)
Transmission (April 22, 2019)

This course will stay open for participation and enrollment after the tutored time!

Authors

Dorle Stecher

(born in 1979) trained as a foreign language correspondence clerk. After that, she lived and worked abroad for several years before studying Educational Linguistics and English Language and Culture at Hamburg University and Adult Learning at Linköping University. Dorle Stecher is a freelance trainer of English for Specific Purposes, German as a Foreign Language and Intercultural Communication. She calls on many years of experience in e-learning and is a certified online trainer.

Tom

Hello, I am a natural born English speaker from the United States of America. I graduated from Milwaukee School of Engineering (U.S.A.) with a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering. I completed an exchange program with the Fachhochschule Lübeck during my undergraduate. I then completed my bachelor’s thesis in the U.S. and received a German bachelor’s degree as well. I am currently studying for my master’s degree in mechanical engineering, with a focus on materials, abroad in Germany.

Paula

Paula is 22 years old. She was born in Hildesheim, Germany, and went to school in Bremen. Paula moved to Lübeck to study. Now she is doing her Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering. She is in her third year. She is particularly fond of material sciences and mechanics of solids. Since all course content is taught in English, Paula has to take a course in Technical English. She does this together with you. Right now. Stay in touch with Paula!

Paul

Paul is a fellow student of Paula. He also studies Mechanical Engineering. Just like Paula, he came to Lübeck three years ago to study. Together they spend a lot of time learning the subject matter, preparing for exams and - in this course - learning English together. As you can see, Paul is also involved in this course. With you. We're ready to go!