On completion of the course students should be capable of:

• Reading an academic text in their specific field of study with little or no difficulty in comprehension
• Writing an expository English essay devoid of major errors in grammar and syntax which prohibit comprehension by a reader
• Recognizing general academic style in writing as well as applying appropriate style to a written academic text
• Understanding an academic presentation and participating in a follow-up question session
• Familiarizing themselves with the appropriate language and stance for an oral presentation

• Engender ability to work independently
• Encourage respect for diversity and multiculturalism
• Promote creative problem solving
• Exercise critical thinking and self-evaluation

• Terminology for Environmental Engineering
• Academic Word List
• Grammatical features conducive to proper academic style in writing, reading, and spoken English
• Exposure to academic talks in English
• Autonomous language laboratory exercises
• Teaching of text written for academic purposes
• Examination of articles written on topics in Environmental Engineering

Assessment Method

I. Written final examination (50%).
IΙ. Laboratory exercises (20%).
III. On line tests (30%).
IV. Guest lecture series at the Language Centre 10% (optional)

• Book Eudoxus [57916]: English for Environmental Science in Higher Education Studies, Richard Lee, Terry Phillips
• Class notes and presentations