Course-related materials - EE

These materials have been chosen either because they relate to the EE syllabus in terms of content, or because they introduce English language skills that could be useful in that area of the course.

The materials are presented as follows:

Title; Main skill practised; Shelf; Level; Reference

Eg. Study Reading Reading STUDY SKILLS I Unit 16

Level 1

Computing and programming
Oxford English for Reading/Listening CAREER ENGLISH I All

Computing

Electronics
Encarta ’95 Reading MULTIMEDIA I+ "Electronics"

English for Academic Purposes

Oral Presentations
See CILL Materials for Presentation Practice ACTIVITY SHEETS-SPEAKING

Reading Skills
Basic Skills for Academic Reading STUDY SKILLS EI All

Reading

A Study Skills Handbook Reading STUDY SKILLS I Units 2 & 4

Dictionary Skills Handbook Reading DICTIONARY I All

Reading Intermediate Reading READING I All

General Writing Skills
Writing Matters Writing WRITING EI Units 1-5

Academic Writing Course Writing STUDY SKILLS I Unit 1

Writing for Academic Purposes
Academic Writing Course Writing STUDY SKILLS I All

Study Skills in English Writing STUDY SKILLS I Units 3 & 6

A Study Skills Handbook Writing STUDY SKILLS I Units 5, 6 & 7

Report writing
Outlines Writing WRITING EI Unit 9

Academic Writing Course Writing STUDY SKILLS I Unit 14

Business Writing for HK Writing BUS-WRITING I Pages 261- 282

Write for Business Writing BUS-WRITING I Unit 16

Business Reports Writing in English BUS-WRITING UI
- find the topics that interest you

Writing Advanced Writing WRITING UI Unit 11

Modern Electrical Energy Systems
Encarta ‘95 Reading MULTIMEDIA I+
- "Electrical Power Systems", "Power Plant" & "Environment"

Mechanical Engineering
Encarta ‘95 Reading MULTIMEDIA I+
- "Mechanics" & "Thermodynamics" (go also to "related articles" button for other relevant topics)

English in Mechanical Engineering Reading/Vocabulary CAREER ENGLISH I All

Oxford English for Electrical & Mechanical Engineering Reading/Listening CAREER ENGLISH I All

Level 2

Computer System Principles
Oxford English for Computing Reading/Listening CAREER ENGLISH I

In Print Reading BUSINESS I Unit 5

Infotech - English for Reading/Vocabulary CAREER ENGLISH I Unit 22

Computer Users

Interface Reading CAREER ENGLISH I Unit 4

Industrial Studies
Encarta ‘95 Reading MULTIMEDIA I+ "Industrial management"

Telecommunications
Encarta ‘95 Reading MULTIMEDIA I
- "Telecommunications"

English for Professional Purposes

Language Appropriacy
a) Written language:

Company to Company Writing BUS-WRITING EI Unit 4.7

A Handbook of Commercial Correspondence Writing BUS-WRITING I Unit 13

International Business English Writing/speaking BUSINESS I Units 2 & 3

b) Spoken language:

Telephone Skills Speaking LISTENING EI All

Telephoning in English Speaking LISTENING I All

Telephoning Speaking LISTENING UI All

Writing for Specific Purposes
Company to Company Writing BUS-WRITING EI Units 1/2/7

Take Another Letter Writing BUS-WRITING EI Unit 1

Writing Matters Writing WRITING EI Unit 10

Business Communication Writing BUS-WRITING I Unit 1 A/B

Business Writing for HK Writing BUS-WRITING I Pages 1 - 63
Pages 243-258

A Handbook of Commercial Correspondence Writing BUS-WRITING I Units 1/2/15

Writing Skills Writing WRITING UI Units 2/3/9

Material related to the course in general
Encarta ‘95 Reading MULTIMEDIA I+

Oxford English for Electrical & Mechanical Engineering Reading/Listening CAREER ENGLISH I