TNIU47 Technical Communication, 6 ECTS-points
/Kommunikation för tekniker/

Advancement level:
B

Aim:
This course aims at affording the student competence in written and spoken Swedish and 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.

Supplementary courses:
Språklig kommunikation, TGTU 02. Teknisk information och dokumentation, ETE 169.

Course content:
For the Swedish part: tecnical information, laboratory accounting, layout (illustration, tables/diagrams), technical reports, the language of reports, formulating an exercise report, business correspondence (non-private letters, business Sedish, user instructions, instruction, questionnaires) presentation technique, presentation of given material, employment application, planning of examination work, disputation of examination work. For thee English part: 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.
UPG2, 2 p.
Course language is swedish.