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| International Standard Book Number |
9781907575327 (Student book with CDs) |
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(UK-WkNB)9781907575334 |
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(StEdALDL)1/3248368 |
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UK-WkNB |
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eng |
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UK-WkNB |
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UkOxU |
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JCRC |
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ukscp |
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CROBAR |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Smith, Roger H. C. |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
English for Electrical Engineering in Higher Education Studies / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. |
Roger H. C. Smith ; Terry Phillips (Series Editor). |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc. |
Reading, UK : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. |
Garnet Education Limited, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. |
2014. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
132 p. : |
| Other physical details |
ill. ; |
| Dimensions |
28 cm + |
| Accompanying material |
2 CDs. |
| 440 ## - SERIES STATEMENT/ADDED ENTRY--TITLE |
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| Title |
English for Specific Academic Purposes |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE |
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| General note |
Includes word lists and transcripts. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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"English for Electrical Engineering is a skills-based course designed specifically for students of electrical engineering who are about the enter English-medium tertiary level studies. It provides carefully graded practice and progression in the key academic skills that all students need, such as listening to lectures and speaking in seminars. It also equips students with the specialist language they need to participate successfully within an electrical engineering department. Extensive listening exercises come from electrical engineering lectures, and all reading texts are taken from the same field of study. There is also a focus throughout on the key electrical engineering vocabulary that students will need. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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Listening: how to understand and take effective notes on extended lectures, including how to follow the argument and identify the speaker's point of view. |
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Speaking: how to participate effectively in a variety of realistic situations, from seminars to presentations, including how to develop an argument and use stance markers. |
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Reading: how to understand a wide range of texts, from academic textbooks to Internet articles, including how to analyze complex sentences and identify such things as the writer's stance. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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Writing: how to produce coherent and well-structured assignments, including such skills as paraphrasing and the use of the appropriate academic phrases. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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Vocabulary: a wide range of activities to develop students' knowledge and use of key vocabulary, both in the field of electrical engineering and of academic study in general. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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Vocabulary and Skills banks: a reference source to provide students with revision of the key words and phrases and skills presented in each unit. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
Full transcripts of all listening exercises." (Book Cover) |
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| Formatted contents note |
TABLE OF CONTENTS |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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Unit 1: WHAT IS ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING? (Listening + Speaking) |
| Title |
Topics: What is included in the subject of Electrical Engineering - Different branches of electrical engineering: computing and electric power - Different aspects of electrical engineering, e.g. definitions of some basic electrical terms, measuring devices<br/> |
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Vocabulary Focus: Words from general English with a special meaning in electrical engineering - Prefixes and suffixes<br/> |
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SKILLS FOCUS<br/> |
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Listening: Preparing for a lecture - Predicting lecture content from the introduction - Understanding lecture organization - Choosing an appropriate form of notes - Making lecture notes<br/> |
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Speaking: Speaking from notes |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
Unit 2: THE HISTORY OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING (Reading + Writing)<br/> |
| Title |
Topics: The history of electrical engineering from the 19th century to modern days - Key figures in the discipline: their main achievements and inventions - The more recent history of electronic engineering: solid-state electronics<br/> |
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Vocabulary Focus: English-English dictionaries: headwords, definition, parts of speech, phonemes, stress markers, countable/uncountable, transitive/intransitive<br/> |
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SKILLS FOCUS<br/> |
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Reading: Using research questions to focus on relevant information in a text - Using topic sentences to get an overview of the text<br/> |
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Writing: Writing topic sentences - Summarizing a text |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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Unit 3: ELECTRIC AND MAGNETIC CIRCUITS (Listening + Speaking)<br/> |
| Title |
Topics: Ohm's law - The applications of Ohm's law to simple electric circuits - The limitations of Ohm's law for circuit elements that do not have a constant - Resistance - How Ohm's law can be applied to magnetic circuits<br/> |
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Vocabulary Focus: Stress patterns in multi-syllable words - Prefixes<br/> |
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SKILLS FOCUS<br/> |
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Listening: Preparing for a lecture - Predicting lecture content - Making lecture notes - Using different information sources<br/> |
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Speaking: Reporting research findings - Formulating questions |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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Unit 4: THE COMPUTER (Reading + Writing)<br/> |
| Title |
Topics: The development of the computer - The invention of the integrated circuit, or microchip: its advantages and its impact on society - The use of computers in education - A guide to a more efficient use of the Internet and computers in research<br/> |
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Vocabulary Focus: Computer jargon - Abbreviations and acronyms - Discourse and stance markers - Verb and noun suffixes<br/> |
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SKILLS FOCUS<br/> |
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Reading: Identifying topic development within a paragraph - Using the Internet effectively - Evaluating Internet search results<br/> |
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Writing: Reporting research findings |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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Unit 5: THE TELEVISION - FROM CRT TO LCD TO 3D (Listening + Speaking)<br/> |
| Title |
Topics: Small electrical items: the technology behind different types of television set and screen - Some examples of television technology and devices - 3D televisions: two types of lens used in 3D technology: passive and active<br/> |
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Vocabulary Focus: Word sets: synonyms, antonyms, etc. - The language of trends - Common lecture language<br/> |
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SKILLS FOCUS<br/> |
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Listening: Understanding "signpost language" in lectures - Using symbols and abbreviations in note-taking<br/> |
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Speaking: Making effective contributions to a seminar |
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Unit 6: CONTROL SYSTEMS (Reading + Writing)<br/> |
| Title |
Topics: Control system design - A common feedback look controller: PID - Examples of control systems: setting the temperature of a domestic oven, cruise control for cars<br/> |
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Vocabulary Focus: Synonyms, replacement subjects, etc., for sentence-level paraphrasing<br/> |
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SKILLS FOCUS<br/> |
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Reading: Locating key information in complex sentences<br/> |
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Writing: Reporting findings from other sources: paraphrasing - Writing complex sentences |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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Unit 7: ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION, TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION (Listening + Speaking)<br/> |
| Title |
Topics: How electric power is generated in various kinds of power stations, such as wind turbines - How it is transmitted across long distances - How it is delivered to customers - Issues involved in the power transmission process: energy loss, voltage choices, transformers<br/> |
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Vocabulary Focus: Compound nouns - Fixed phrases from electrical engineering - Fixed phrases from academic English - Common lecture language<br/> |
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SKILLS FOCUS<br/> |
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Listening: Understanding speaker emphasis<br/> |
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Speaking: Asking for clarification - Responding to queries and requests for clarification |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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Unit 8: TELECOMMUNICATIONS (Reading + Writing)<br/> |
| Title |
Topics: The history of telecommunication: the main inventions and developments - The processes involved in telecommunication: key stages, elements and related devices - Examples of the main applications of telecommunication: radio broadcasting, the mobile phone - The influence that telecommunication has had on the world<br/> |
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Vocabulary Focus: Synonyms - Nouns from verbs - Definitions - Common "direction" verbs in essay titles (discuss, analyze, evaluate, etc.)<br/> |
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SKILLS FOCUS<br/> |
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Reading: Understanding dependent clauses with passives<br/> |
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Writing: Paraphrasing - Expanding notes into complex sentences - Recognizing different essay types/structures: descriptive - analytical - comparison/evaluation - argument - Writing essay plans and writing essays |
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Unit 9: SIGNAL PROCESSING (Listening + Speaking)<br/> |
| Title |
Topics: Analogue and digital signal processing - Different types of signal and how and why they are processed - Filters and processors for both analogue and digital signals - Applications of signal processing: active noise control and speech recognition technologies<br/> |
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Vocabulary Focus: Fixed phrases from electrical engineering - Fixed phrases from academic English<br/> |
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SKILLS FOCUS<br/> |
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Listening: Using the Cornell note-taking system - Recognizing digressions in lectures<br/> |
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Speaking: Making effective contributions to a seminar - Referring to other people's ideas in a seminar |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
Unit 10: ELECTRIC CARS (Reading + Writing)<br/> |
| Title |
Topics: The reasons why electric cars have become popular, their advantages and disadvantages - The problem that electric cars pose for electrical engineers: the need to balance issues of efficiency, weight and environmental concerns<br/> |
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Vocabulary Focus: "Neutral" and "marked" words - Fixed phrases from electrical engineering - Fixed phrases from academic English<br/> |
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SKILLS FOCUS<br/> |
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Reading: Recognizing the writer's stance and level of confidence or tentativeness - Inferring implicit ideas<br/> |
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Writing: Writing situation-problem-solution-evaluation essays/writing assignments - Using direct quotations - Compiling a bibliographic/reference list |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
Unit 11: MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS (Listening + Speaking)<br/> |
| Title |
Topics: MEMS and NEMS (micro- and nanoelectromechanical systems): how they are manufactured - Applications: examples of devices using MEMS and NEMS - Potential future developments <br/> |
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Vocabulary Focus: Words/phrases used to link ideas (moreover, as a result, etc.) - Stress patterns in noun phrases and compounds - Fixed phrases from academic English - Words/phrases related to research<br/> |
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SKILLS FOCUS<br/> |
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Listening: Recognizing the speaker's stance - Writing up notes in full<br/> |
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Speaking: Building an argument in a seminar - Agreeing/disagreeing |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
Unit 12: LIGHTING ENGINEERING (Reading + Writing)<br/> |
| Title |
Topics: The main lighting devices: incandescent light bulbs, fluorescent lamps and LEDs - How these devices work, their applications, and their advantages and disadvantages - Technical report writing in the field of simple circuits with LEDs<br/> |
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Vocabulary Focus: Verbs used to introduce ideas from other sources (X contends/suggests/asserts that...) - Linking words/phrases conveying contrast (whereas), result (consequently), reasons (due to), etc. - Words for quantities (a significant minority)<br/> |
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Reading: Understanding how ideas in a text are linked<br/> |
| -- |
Writing: Deciding whether to use direct quotations or paraphrase - Incorporating quotations - Writing research reports - Writing effective introductions/conclusions |
| 521 ## - TARGET AUDIENCE NOTE |
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| Target audience note |
Upper intermediate to proficiency ; IELTS 5.0 - 7.5+ ; CEF B2 - C2. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
English language |
| General subdivision |
Technical English |
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Study and teaching (Higher) |
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Foreign speakers. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
English language |
| General subdivision |
Study and teaching (Higher) |
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Foreign speakers. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
English language |
| General subdivision |
Usage. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Electrical engineering |
| General subdivision |
Language. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
English language |
| General subdivision |
English for specific purposes. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
English language |
| General subdivision |
English for academic purposes. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Upper intermediate to proficiency. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
B2-C2 (CEFR). |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Phillips, Terry |
| Dates associated with a name |
1949- |
| 830 #0 - SERIES ADDED ENTRY--UNIFORM TITLE |
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| Uniform title |
English for specific academic purposes. |
| 856 ## - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS |
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| Uniform Resource Identifier |
<a href="https://www.garneteducation.com/product/english-for-electrical-engineering-in-higher-education/">https://www.garneteducation.com/product/english-for-electrical-engineering-in-higher-education/</a> |
| Public note |
Publisher's Website. |
| 856 ## - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS |
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| Uniform Resource Identifier |
<a href="https://englishcentral.net/?product=english-for-electrical-engineering-2">https://englishcentral.net/?product=english-for-electrical-engineering-2</a> |
| Public note |
Distributor's Website. |
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Livres |
