The course is designed to provide technical students with skills and knowledge for workplace. It provides opportunities for students to learn and employ language skills and strategies appropriate to written and spoken discourse for specific audiences. The contents of this course consist of technical processes and procedures, technical descriptions and job interview process. Students are required to listen to, evaluate, organize and write technical information and prepare for a mock-job interview. The learning activities include carrying out presentation, collaborative learning, active-engaged learning and online learning. The course is defined within the CEFR low B1 to high B2 level.

By the end of the semester, students should be able to:

CO1:
Explain technical description using appropriate content, skills, and strategies in a technical product presentation.

CO2:
Complete Standard Operating Procedures by determining salient technical information from different sources.

CO3:
Influence others through ideas and opinions using appropriate word choice, complex language structures, and effective delivery strategies in job application documents and a mock job interview.

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