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SCHOOL |
OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES |
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ACADEMIC UNIT |
AGRICULTURE |
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LEVEL OF STUDIES |
UNDERGRADUATE |
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COURSE CODE |
GEB0107 |
SEMESTER |
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COURSE TITLE |
ENGLISH 1 | ||||
| INDEPENDENT TEACHING ACTIVITIES |
WEEKLY TEACHING HOURS |
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| Lectures | 2 | ||||
| Lab / Op. Exercises | 0 | ||||
| Exercises | 0 | ||||
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TOTAL HOURS |
2 | 2 | |||
| COURSE TYPE | Scientific Field | ||||
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| LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION and EXAMINATIONS | English/Greek | ||||
| IS THE COURSE OFFERED TO ERASMUS STUDENTS | YES (in English) | ||||
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2. LEARNING OUTCOMES
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Learning Outcomes |
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The course is an introduction to ESP courses and includes short agriculture-related texts with a view to enabling .students to enhance already English language acquired skills. The course is focused on understanding and learning special agriculture-related vocabulary, and developing skills for reading and understanding authentic scientific texts. Emphasis is placed on: • recognising and becoming familiar with ESP linguistic structure and function (grammar, lexis, discourse) used to connect and organise meanings in writing • identifying and composing information and applying basic skills to produce simple academic discourse (short sentences, paragraphs, descriptions, references, etc.) On successful completion of this module the learner will be able to: 1. Communicate in simple English, both orally and in writing 2. Identify lexical, grammatical and discourse items in simple ESP written and listening texts 3. Apply knowledge of the function of specific and specialized grammatical and lexical items in ESP texts in a variety of exercises. |
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General Competences |
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• Decision-making • Promoting free, creative and inductive thinking • Search, analysis and synthesis of data and information, using the necessary technologies |
3. SYLLABUS
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Agriculture-related texts 1. The history of agriculture 2. Plant products 3. Animal products 4. Soil 5. Water 6. Seeds 7. Plant growth 8. Harvest 9. Storage 10. Farm Management 11. Food Processing 12. Laboratory apparatus 13. Αnimal Diseases 14. Genetically Modified Organisms GRAMMAR 1. Articles 2. Possessive Case 3. Nouns (Countable-Uncountable, Plural Form) 4. Tenses: Present Continuous, Simple Present, Simple Future, Simple Past, Past Continuous, Present Perfect, Past Perfect 5. Irregular Verbs |
4. TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS - EVALUATION
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DELIVERY |
Face-to-face (Lectures) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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USE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY |
Use of ICT with learning process support through the e-class platform in Teaching and Communication with Students. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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STUDENT PERFORMANCE EVALUATION |
End of Semester Formal Examination that includes: • Short answer questions • Full answer questions • Multiple choice questions • Translation Language of Assessment: English |
5. SUGGESTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
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1. O’ Sullivan, N. & Libbin J. D. (2011) “Career Paths: Agriculture”, Express Publishing 2. Καζαμία-Χρήστου, Β. & Ζιάκα, I. (2006) “ English for Agricultural Sciences” Θεσσαλονίκη: University Studio Press 3. Καζαμία-Χρήστου, Β. & Ζιάκα, I. (2006) «Γλωσσάρι Βασικών Γεωπονικών όρων» Θεσσαλονίκη: University Studio Press 4. Κοΐδου, Π. Σημειώσεις: “Introductory English for Students of Agriculture ” 5. A. S. Hornby 1989, Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary, Oxford University Press 6. Longman 2003, Dictionary of Contemporary English, Pearson Education Ltd 7. Upton, J. & Soden, D. (1996) An Introduction to Keeping Sheep. Farming Press Books, Miller Freeman Professional Ltd. Wharfedale Road, Ipswich IP1 4LG. United Kingdom http://www.englishpage.com/grammar • http://www.encyclopedia.com/ • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetics • http://www.brittanica.com/ |
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