120101 Introduction to academic agricultural English
- Type
- Lecture and exercise
- Semester hours
- 2
- Lecturer (assistant)
- Organisation
- Offered in
- Sommersemester 2024
- Languages of instruction
- Englisch
- Content
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PLEASE NOTE: This is a continuous assessment course (VU). Attendance for the content lectures is compulsory (max 3 sessions can be missed to qualify for a positive grade)! The English Coaching sessions are video-based. For these there are no in-person or online sessions.
PLEASE WATCH THIS INFORMATION VIDEO:
https://youtu.be/XX7sfJld05o
(can also be found as 120101 Introduction to Academic Agricultural English on YouTube). In case of course-related questions, please contact the mastermind of this course, Dr. Elisabeth Weber at elisabeth.weber@boku.ac.at
There are four modules, specializing in
- Technology & Environment,
- Plant Sciences,
- Livestock Sciences and
- Economy.
Each module takes up two weeks and includes two module lectures (attendance is compulsory, max. 3 sessions can be missed), one English Coaching input video and two weeks of online sessions.
- Previous knowledge expected
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none, ideally: English language skills at Matura level (= B2) or better.
- Objective (expected results of study and acquired competences)
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Students develop their competences to understand and communicate agricultural contents in an international context using English as a means of international communication.
In order to reach this goal students learn to
- Read and understand the quintessence of specialized texts from relevant fields of agricultural sciences with the help of dictionaries and other sources,
- Understand and produce appropriate general comments on specialized texts produced in English,
- Present professional opinions related to a specialized text in an academic context and respond adequately to opinions expressed by others,
- Develop strategies to register, manage and extend specialized vocabulary,
- Develop strategies to practice and apply specialized vocabulary,
- Transform specialized knowledge from the first language into English in a comprehensible way and vice versa,
- Apply specialized language in their professional and academic field(s) in an efficient and flexible manner,
- Develop a healthy and supportive level of self-esteem when using specialized language in English,
- Understand the importance of and actively promote lifelong learning.
You can find more details like the schedule or information about exams on the course-page in BOKUonline.