English for Science and Engineering /
Ivor Williams.
- Boston : Heinle Cengage Learning ; 2007.
- vi, 106 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. + 1 CD (digital ; 4 3/4 in.)
- Professional English .
- Professional English. .
Copyright on sound disc, 2010.
Includes Unit reviews, Grammar resource, Glossary and Audio script.
"English for Science and Engineering is an integrated skills book designed to provide 40 hours of teaching and practice material for university students and professionals specializing or working in any of the fields of Science or Engineering. Science and/or Engineering majors can practice their English language skills in the following job-related scenarios: Research and Development Design and Testing Construction and Manufacturing Production Quality control and inspection, Operation and Maintenance Management." (Book Cover) CONTENTS: To the Teacher Unit 1 - Research and Development Lesson 1 : Congress and the National Science Foundation Lesson 2 : Measuring and comparing R&D activity Lesson 3 : Coordinating the members of the team Lesson 4 : Working out a logical sequence Lesson 5 : Gradually increasing expenditure Lesson 6 : Developing a new product Team project 1 Unit 2 - Design and Testing Lesson 1 : Establishing industrial design as a profession Lesson 2 : No single, unified style of industrial design Lesson 3 : Compromises and engineering designs Lesson 4 : Value engineering Lesson 5 : Testing your products Lesson 6 : Choosing to performance test products Team project 2 Unit 3 - Manufacturing and Industry Lesson 1 : Expert knowledge in a variety of fields Lesson 2 : Working for an electric utility company Lesson 3 : Coordinating their computer systems Lesson 4 : Describing chemical engineering tasks Lesson 5 : Combining semiconductors with phosphors Lesson 6 : Mechanical engineers also design tools Team project 3 Unit 4 - Safety, Maintenance, and Quality Control Lesson 1 : What caused the explosion Lesson 2 : The prevention of accidents Lesson 3 : Wearing special clothes Lesson 4 : The amplitude of motion Lesson 5 : Quality and a finished item Lesson 6 : A "total quality control" approach Team project 4 Unit 5 - Careers and Employment Lesson 1 : Computerization and its role Lesson 2 : Physicists and biotechnology firms Lesson 3 : Still a male-dominated profession Lesson 4 : Many engineers are licensed PEs Lesson 5 : Median annual earnings Lesson 6 : Seeing an increase in opportunities Team project 5 Unit Reviews Grammar Resources Glossary Audio Script
"Suitable for university students and professionals specializing or working in any of the fields of science or engineering."--Cover p. 4.
English language--Textbooks for foreign speakers. English language--Technical English--Problems, exercises, etc. Engineering--Terminology. Science--Terminology. B1-B2 (CEFR). Intermediate.