Foreign Language and Technical Terminology ΙΙ

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the 2nd English Language and Technical Terminology course, the student will be able to:

• Know the structure and syntactic and lexical structures of basic academic-scientific textual genres (e.g. scientific article, thesis, report).
• Distinguish the linguistic characteristics of academic discourse in the English language.
• Use specialized scientific terminology depending on the textual genre.
• Produce texts on scientific topics in their field of knowledge, demonstrating controlled use of organizational patterns, connectives, and cohesion mechanisms.
• Understand ways to search and manage authoritative sources.
• Synthesize information from available sources with critical thinking.
• Know how to avoid plagiarism (summarizing, paraphrasing, and citing research).
• Recognize different referencing systems (eg. APA, MLA, IEEE, etc.) and records the bibliographic sources used.

Indicative Module Content

The aim of the two English Language and Technical Terminology courses is, on the one hand, to introduce students to the technical terminology related to their field of knowledge and, on the other hand, to acquaint them with the management and organization of sources and with the basic principles of academic discourse in the English language.

More specifically, the purpose of the course is:

• Students’ familiarization with the technical terminology related to their science.
• The examination of the structure and linguistic style of the basic academic-scientific textual genres (e.g. scientific article, thesis, report).
• The understanding the characteristics of academic writing in the English language.
• The understanding of the organization and management of resources through practical exercises.
• Y100 course material review
• Computer Peripherals, Algorithms, Internet (History, Operating Principles, Electronic Commerce, Electronic Fraud), Telecommunications
• The structure and language of scientific articles.
• The structure and language of popular articles. Differences between scientific and popular articles.
• Text conversions from one text genre to another.
• The structure and linguistic style of abstracts of scientific articles.
• The structure and linguistic style of the literature review in scientific articles.
• The structure and linguistic style of the diploma/dissertation.
• The structure and linguistic style of the technical report.
• Translation exercises