English, 6 credits

Engelska, 6 hp

THEN18

Course starting semester

Main field of study

No Main Field of Study

Course level

First cycle

Course type

Programme course

Examiner

Pamela Vang

Director of studies or equivalent

Johan Holtström

Education components

Preliminary scheduled hours: 48 h
Recommended self-study hours: 112 h

Possible deviation from course syllabus/programme syllabus

ECV = Elective / Compulsory / Voluntary

Course offered for		Semester	Period	Timetable module	Language	Campus	ECV
6CMED		8 (Spring 2017)	1, 2	4, 4	Swedish	Linköping, Valla	E
6CYYY	Applied Physics and Electrical Engineering, M Sc in Engineering	6 (Spring 2017)	1, 2	4, 4	Swedish	Linköping, Valla	E
6KKEB	Chemical Biology	4 (Spring 2017)	1, 2	4, 4	Swedish	Linköping, Valla	E
6CDDD	Computer Science and Engineering, M Sc in Engineering	4 (Spring 2017)	1, 2	1, 3	Swedish	Linköping, Valla	E
6CMJU	Computer Science and Software Engineering, M Sc in Engineering	4 (Spring 2017)	1, 2	1, 3	Swedish	Linköping, Valla	E
6CDPU	Design and Product Development, M Sc in Engineering	2 (Spring 2017)	1, 2	4, 4	Swedish	Linköping, Valla	E
6CEMM	Energy-Environment-Management M Sc in Engineering	2 (Spring 2017)	1, 2	4, 4	Swedish	Linköping, Valla	E
6CTBI	Engineering Biology, M Sc in Engineering (Devices and Materials in Biomedicine)	8 (Spring 2017)	1, 2	4, 4	Swedish	Linköping, Valla	E
6CITE	Information Technology, M Sc in Engineering	4 (Spring 2017)	1, 2	1, 3	Swedish	Linköping, Valla	E
6KMAT	Mathematics	4 (Spring 2017)	1, 2	4, 4	Swedish	Linköping, Valla	E
6CMMM	Mechanical Engineering, M Sc in Engineering	2 (Spring 2017)	1, 2	4, 4	Swedish	Linköping, Valla	E
6KFYN	Physics and Nanotechnology	4 (Spring 2017)	1, 2	4, 4	Swedish	Linköping, Valla	E

Main field of study

No Main Field of Study

Course level

First cycle

Advancement level

G1X

Course offered for

Computer Science and Engineering, M Sc in Engineering
Information Technology, M Sc in Engineering
Computer Science and Software Engineering, M Sc in Engineering
Physics and Nanotechnology
Chemical Biology, M Sc in Engineering
Engineering Biology, M Sc in Engineering
Applied Physics and Electrical Engineering, M Sc in Engineering
Design and Product Development, M Sc in Engineering
Energy-Environment-Management M Sc in Engineering
Mechanical Engineering, M Sc in Engineering
Industrial Engineering and Management, M Sc in Engineering
Chemical Biology
Mathematics

Specific information

The course is not available for exchange students

Entry requirements

Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding.

Intended learning outcomes

To develop the students’ sense of correct and appropriate use of the English language in different situations.
After completion of the course the students will have the ability to use the language to communicate appropriately both verbally and through written work. Students will actively take part in ongoing discussions in class. The students will be able to understand and discuss texts of different topics and get a better command of vocabulary, phraseology and terminology connected to technology, economics and natural sciences.

Course content

The course is given in English and consists of the following elements: oral presentations, reading and discussion around news/journal articles, technical texts, different types of language exercises and written work such as letter writing.

Teaching and working methods

The lectures are mainly given in seminar form and are built around the active participation of the students in discussions, written work and oral reports.
The course runs over the entire semester.

Examination

MUN2	Oral examination and assignments	3 credits	U, 3, 4, 5
TEN1	Written examination	3 credits	U, 3, 4, 5

Grades

Four-grade scale, LiU, U, 3, 4, 5

Department

Institutionen för ekonomisk och industriell utveckling

Director of Studies or equivalent

Johan Holtström

Examiner

Pamela Vang

Education components

Preliminary scheduled hours: 48 h
Recommended self-study hours: 112 h

Course literature

Additional literature

Books

Bryson, Bill, (2004) A short history of nearly everything
ISBN: 076790818X, 9780767908184
New York : Broadway Books, 2004.
Hewings, Martin, (2013) Advanced grammar in use : a self-study reference and practice book for advanced learners of English, with answers
ISBN: 1107697387, 9781107697386
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013.

Code	Name	Scope	Grading scale
MUN2	Oral examination and assignments	3 credits	U, 3, 4, 5
TEN1	Written examination	3 credits	U, 3, 4, 5

Regulations (apply to LiU in its entirety)

The university is a government agency whose operations are regulated by legislation and ordinances, which include the Higher Education Act and the Higher Education Ordinance. In addition to legislation and ordinances, operations are subject to several policy documents. The Linköping University rule book collects currently valid decisions of a regulatory nature taken by the university board, the vice-chancellor and faculty/department boards.

LiU’s rule book for education at first-cycle and second-cycle levels is available at http://styrdokument.liu.se/Regelsamling/Innehall/Utbildning_pa_grund-_och_avancerad_niva.

Student rights and obligations (login required)
Linköping University common rules and regulations (in Swedish)

Additional literature

Books

Bryson, Bill, (2004) A short history of nearly everything

ISBN: 076790818X, 9780767908184

New York : Broadway Books, 2004.

Hewings, Martin, (2013) Advanced grammar in use : a self-study reference and practice book for advanced learners of English, with answers

ISBN: 1107697387, 9781107697386

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013.

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Note: The course matrix might contain more information in Swedish.

I = Introduce, U = Teach, A = Utilize

		U	A	Modules
1. DISCIPLINARY KNOWLEDGE AND REASONING
	1.1 Knowledge of underlying mathematics and science (G1X level)
	1.2 Fundamental engineering knowledge (G1X level)
	1.3 Further knowledge, methods, and tools in one or several subjects in engineering or natural science (G2X level)
	1.4 Advanced knowledge, methods, and tools in one or several subjects in engineering or natural sciences (A1X level)
	1.5 Insight into current research and development work
2. PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES
	2.1 Analytical reasoning and problem solving
	2.2 Experimentation, investigation, and knowledge discovery
	2.3 System thinking
	2.4 Attitudes, thought, and learning	X
	2.5 Ethics, equity, and other responsibilities	X
3. INTERPERSONAL SKILLS: TEAMWORK AND COMMUNICATION
	3.1 Teamwork	X
	3.2 Communications
	3.3 Communication in foreign languages		X	MUN2 TEN1
4. CONCEIVING, DESIGNING, IMPLEMENTING AND OPERATING SYSTEMS IN THE ENTERPRISE, SOCIETAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTEXT
	4.1 External, societal, and environmental context
	4.2 Enterprise and business context
	4.3 Conceiving, system engineering and management
	4.4 Designing
	4.5 Implementing
	4.6 Operating
5. PLANNING, EXECUTION AND PRESENTATION OF RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS WITH RESPECT TO SCIENTIFIC AND SOCIETAL NEEDS AND REQUIREMENTS
	5.1 Societal conditions, including economic, social, and ecological aspects of sustainable development for knowledge development
	5.2 Economic conditions for knowledge development
	5.3 Identification of needs, structuring and planning of research or development projects
	5.4 Execution of research or development projects
	5.5 Presentation and evaluation of research or development projects	X		TEN1

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