TNDE32 Technical Communication, 3 ECTS-points
/Kommunikation för tekniker/

Advancement level:
B

Aim:
This course aims at affording the student competence in written and spoken English in such situations arising in connection with and common to technical environments (listed below), and in addition to improve their abilities to overcome cultural and linguistic barriers, primarily, Swedish - English.

Course organization:
Teaching is in the form of lessons and group tuition where primarily spoken English is afforded priority. Focus is on various types of text, which are gone through in English.

Course content:
Technical information, employment application, curriculum vitae, language exercises related to the professions (from e.g. professional/technical journals), technical reports, the language of reports, business correspondence (telefax messages, non-private letters, user instructions, instruction, technical descriptions, business English), language and culture (industry- and the business world, social intercourse), role play, debate, oral presentation.

Course literature:
Merkel, M: Tekniska rapporter och examensarbeten. Stencil material. Other material pending course start.

UPG1, 2 p.
Course language is swedish.