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Oct. 05, 2009
Oct. 12, 2009
Oct. 19, 2009
Oct. 26, 2009
Nov. 02, 2009
Nov. 09, 2009
Nov. 16, 2009
Nov. 23, 2009
Nov. 30, 2009
Dec. 07, 2009
Dec. 14, 2009
Dec. 21, 2009
Jan. 04, 2010
Jan. 11, 2010
Jan. 18, 2010
Jan. 25, 2010
Feb. 01, 2010
Feb. 08, 2010
Feb. 15, 2010
Feb. 22, 2010
Feb. 18, 2010
Apr. 01, 2010

Technical English 1
Winter Semester 2009/2010


Technical English 1 ( W0910 / M2Tv [8:00 - 11:15] "Room C 135, Wilhelminenhof").

The course book is "Oxford English for Electrical and Mechanical Engineering"
            ISBN 0-19-457392-3.


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October 05, 2009   GROUP II  &  October 12, 2009   GROUP I
  • Administrative
    • "Attendance"
    • Cellulars
  • It takes two to learn as well as tango
  • English
  • Requirements (minimum 50%)
    • Final (85 points)
      • Reading Comprehension
      • Vocabulary
      • Grammar
      • Writing
    • Listening (15 points)
  • Classwork
    • Electrical and Mechanical Engineering (Unit 1): pages 11 - 15
    • Branches of Engineering
    • "grammar - deals with"
  • Grammar - Word Order
    • Statements - SPoOmpt.
    • Imperatives - (S)PoOmpt!
    • Questions - qPSpoOmpt?
    • Antecedents - place the description as close as possible to that which it describes
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October 19, 2009   GROUP II  &  October 26, 2009   GROUP I
  • Homework
  • Classwork
    • Electrical and Mechanical Engineering (Unit 1): pages 11 - 15
    • Branches of Engineering
    • "grammar - deals with"
    • Electrical and Mechanical Engineering (Unit 2): pages 16 - 21
      • Engineering Courses
    • A Closer Look: Schooling in America
      • Grade School (Grades 1 - 6) or Elementary (Grades 1 - 8)
      • Junior High (Grades 7 - 9)
      • High School (Grades 9 - 12) or Senior High (Grades 10 - 12)
        •  9 (Freshman or Freshman in High School or High School Freshman)
        • 10 (Sophmore or Sophmore in High School or High School Sophmore)
        • 11 (Junior or Junior in High School or High School Junior)
        • 12 (Senior or Senior in High School or High School Senior)
        • H.S. Diploma
      • Until age 16
      • School District
        • Local Taxes
        • Busses
          • Free (no Public Transportation)
          • Traffic Stops in Both Directions
        • Bussing
          • To give better education to poorer district students
          • To give incentive for richer districts to share the wealth
          • Judges do not have the power to tax
      • Home Schooling
        • ≈ 3% of American Students around 1,500,000 ages 5 - 17
        • On the average Home Schooled students do better on privately run, national college entrance exams (i.e. SAT & co.)
        • Less than a hundred German students
          • In Germany it is illegal (as well as in Sweden and Holland)
          • European Court of Human Rights
            • "parents may not refuse... [compulsory schooling] on the basis of their convictions" [i.e. sex education for 10-year-olds, religious instruction in the wrong religion]. To ensure proper integration and socialization of its citizens, education "calls for regulation by the State".
            • The parents have no say as it is the children who are affected, so the state represents the children and can and does take them away from the parents for the crime of keeping the children out of school as going to a state supervised school helps the children become better citizens.
        • Disadvantages
          • of Home Schooling
            • non-socialization of students
            • teach non-scientific subjects like "Law of Moses"
          • of NOT Home Schooling
            • socialization of students (re Margot Honecker)
            • teach non-scientific subjects like "Law of Evolution"
      • "Industrial School"
      • College Admission
        • H.S. Diploma
        • GPA (Grade Point Average)
          • "4"(A) is best
          • "0"(F) is worst
          • "2.0"(C) is average
          • Schools have different lesson plans and standards
        • National Tests (Private)
          • SAT, ACT & co.
          • Points and Percentile (the percentage of those taking the test, who are worse than you; i.e. 77-%ile.)
        • GED (General Educational Developement) test
      • Junior College (Grades 13 - 14)
        • Freshman or Freshman in College or College Freshman (13 - generalized)
        • Sophmore or Sophmore in College or College Sophmore (14 - generalized)
        • A.A. (Associates Degree - Abitur/A-Levels)
      • College (Grades 13 - 16, Graduate)
        • Undergraduate
        • Freshman or Freshman in College or College Freshman (13 - generalized)
        • Sophmore or Sophmore in College or College Sophmore (14 - generalized)
        • Junior or Junior in College or College Junior (15 - specialized on Major/minor)
        • Senior or Senior in College or College Senior (16 - specialized on Major/minor)
        • B.A. (Bachelor of Arts - Zwischenprüfung, Grundstudium)
        • B.S. (Bachelor of Science - Zwischenprüfung, Grundstudium)
        • Graduate
        • M.A. (Master of Arts - Diplom)[Thesis]
        • M.S. (Master of Science - Diplom)[Thesis]
        • Ph.D. (Doctorate - Doktor)
      • University (Grades 13 - 16, Graduate) (.edu domain in Internet)
        • In West Virginia:
          • over half the faculty have their doctorate
          • consists of more than one school and/or college
        • Undergraduate
        • Freshman or Freshman in College or College Freshman (13 - generalized)
        • Sophmore or Sophmore in College or College Sophmore (14 - generalized)
        • Junior or Junior in College or College Junior (15 - specialized on Major/minor)
        • Senior or Senior in College or College Senior (16 - specialized on Major/minor)
        • B.A. (Bachelor of Arts - Zwischenprüfung, Grundstudium)
        • B.S. (Bachelor of Science - Zwischenprüfung, Grundstudium)
        • Graduate
        • M.A. (Master of Arts - Diplom)[Thesis]
        • M.S. (Master of Science - Diplom)[Thesis]
        • Ph.D. (Doctorate - Doktor)[Dissertation]
      • School work
        • Classes:
          • Compulsory
          • Elective
          • Course load: 12 - 19 hrs (College of Arts & Sciences)
          • Academic Hour: approx. 55 minutes
        • Major/minor
        • Two Semesters:
          • Fall
          • Winter
        • & a shortened Summer Semester
      • Old Statistics
        • Less than one-third of Americans get a college education
        • More than one-third of Britains get a college education
        • Less than one-sixth of Germans get a college education
          • "Caste"-like system
          • more apprentice training
      • Other Facts
        • State Colleges in California are free to California citizens, not to:
          • Foreigners
          • Aliens
        • West Virginia and many other states have programs that set up funds for students who have a B(3.0) or sometimes C(2.0) average to pay for college tuition
        • In America there are:
          • Grants & Scholarships: Money that doesn't get paid back
            • Grants: unrestricted
            • Scholarships & Grants: half of the American students get these*
            • Scholarships & Grants: about a quarter of German students get these (25% Bafög + 2% scholarship based)*
                  *FTD, Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2007, pg 32: Antonia Götsch, "Leere Versprechungen"
          • Loans: Money that gets paid back, often with reduced interest
          • Work Study: Jobs for students to reduce fees and tuition as well as give pocket money
          so, your parents don't have to pay for your college education.
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    November 02, 2009   GROUP II  &  November 09, 2009   GROUP I
    • A Closer Look Homework: Schooling Exercise (to download and prepare for today)
    • Classwork
      • Electrical and Mechanical Engineering (Unit 3): pages 22 - 25
      • Engineering Materials
      • "grammar - additional info"
    • A Closer Look: Pronouns
      • Cases and other forms
           
        Pronouns
        Cases Other Forms
        Nom Dat Acc Gen Poss Refl
        I me me mine my myself
        you you you yours your yourself
        he
        she
        it
        (they)        		 him
        her
        it
        (them)        		 him
        her
        it
        (them)        		 his
        hers
        its
        (theirs)        		 his
        her
        its
        (their)        		 himself
        herself
        itself
        (themself)
        we us us ours our ourselves
        you you you yours your yourselves
        they them them theirs their theirselves
        themselves
        who whom whom whose whose --

        • Genitive case
          • Genitive Case is used with "of" when showing possession.
            • Three dogs are running in the park. The brown and white dog belongs to the Jones.
            • The brown and white dog is one of theirs.
          • Accusative Case is used with "of" when showing inclusion in a group.
            • Three dogs are running in the park. The brown and white dog is in the middle of the pack.
            • The brown and white dog is one of them.
        • Singular / Plural pairs
          • that / those
          • this / these
          • which / which
          • what / what
      • NO grammatical gender
        • He is he (i.e. Junge ist ein "er".)
        • She is she (i.e. Mädchen ist eine "sie", nicht ein "es".)
        • Also feminine are:
          • Ships
          • Ideals
            • Lady Liberty in New York Harbor
            • Justice on top of court houses
            • Cities, States
              • NOT its physical aspects (streets, roads, buildings, hills, seasides &c.)
              • rather the collective of her parts and their interactions
        • It is it (i.e. Tür ist ein "es", nicht eine "sie".)
        • Do you Care?
        • You care, but 'dunno'!
          • he/she
          • s/he
          • they
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    November 16, 2009   GROUP II  &  November 23, 2009   GROUP I
    • A Closer Look Homework: Pronoun Exercise (to download and prepare for today)
    • Classwork
      • Electrical and Mechanical Engineering (Unit 4): pages 26 - 30
      • Mechanisms
      • "grammar - linkers"
    • A Closer Look: Breakdown into the Three Basic Tools
      • Lever - trading force for distance
        • Type I (force, fulcrum, load - light switch, pliers "grabbing a bolt")
        • Type II (force, load, fulcrum - wheelbarrow, screwdriver, door, pliers "turning a bolt")
        • & (pulleys [block & tackle], hydraulics)
      • Wedge (knife, ramp) - trading force for distance
      • Wheel (log "roller") - reducing static friction
      • Compound Tools
        • Screw (Wedge wrapped around a Wheel)
        • Scissors (Lever with a Wedge)
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    November 30, 2009   GROUP II  &  December 07, 2009   GROUP I
    • Classwork
      • Electrical and Mechanical Engineering (Unit 5): pages 31 - 35
      • Forces
      • grammar - linkers (Antecedents revisited)
        • Words that come before
          • English doesn't like to repeat nouns (The ball is round and it is red.)
          • English can replace sentences or phrases (The man jumping over the moving car was amazing. He had practiced this for months.)
      • grammar - Active / Passive Voice
        • Passive
          • When Actor is irrelevant or unknown
          • formed by "be" + 3rd Participle
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    December 14, 2009   GROUP II  &  December 21, 2009   GROUP I
    • grammar Homework: Revisited Antecedents Exercise (to download and prepare for today)
    • Classwork
      • Electrical and Mechanical Engineering (Unit 6): pages 36 - 41
      • Electric Motors
      • "grammar - functions & descriptions"
      • grammar - Active / Passive Voice (revisited)
        • Passive
          • When Actor is irrelevant or unknown
          • formed by "be" + 3rd Participle
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    January 04, 2010   GROUP II  &  January 11, 2010   GROUP I
    • grammar Homework: Active / Passive Exercise (to download and prepare for today)
    • Classwork
      • Electrical and Mechanical Engineering (Unit 7): pages 42 - 44
      • Engineering Students
      • "grammar - comparisons"
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    January 18, 2010   GROUP II  &  January 25, 2010   GROUP I
    • Classwork
      • Electrical and Mechanical Engineering (Unit 30): pages 169 - 176
      • Applying for a job
    • A Closer Look: Letter Writing
      • Return Address
      • Recipient Address or Addressee
      • Date
        • 7/4/76
          • April 7, 1976 (Br.)
          • 4 July 1976 (Am.)
          • Always write out / spell out the month
      • Subject:
      • Salutation(: or ,)
        • Dear
        • Honorific
          • Mr.
          • Mrs., Ms, Miss
          • Dr. (only if they can legally give out drugs, otherwise Ph.D. after surname)
        • Name
          • Use only lastname, except:
            • Non-gender specific names
              • Robin (but not Robyn)
              • Evelyn
              • Chris
            • Foreign names
              • Kim Il Jung (Asian names list last name first)
              • Kofe Annan
              • Mwangi Ngumo
            • Use full name without gender based honorific if unsure
        • Punctuation
          • : - business
          • , - personal
          • Dear John,
      • Subject
      • Body
        • Capitalize first Word
          • Not a continuation of salutation
          • A new sentence
        • Introduction - Tell 'em what yer gonna tell 'em
        • Information - Tell 'em
        • Summary - Tell 'em what ya told 'em
        • "Call to Action"
      • Closing
        • Faithfully yours (Br. for everyone you have not personally met)
        • Sincerely yours, (Am. for everyone, Br. for everyone you have personally met)
      • Signature
        • p.p. [per procurationem] (i.A.)
        • for (i.A.)
      • Signature Block
      • Blame line
        • sy:GN
        • the person responsible for typing it:THE PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONTENT
      • Attachment(s) or Enclosure(s)
      • Other Phrases
        • When Ordering something:
          • C.O.D. (Collect On Delivery, you pay the postman for the stuff when it comes)
          • P & P: Postage & Packaging (fees you pay above the price of what you order)
          • S & H: Shipping & Handling (fees you pay above the price of what you order)
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    February 01, 2010   GROUP II  &  February 08, 2010   GROUP Itop
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    February 18, 2010
      F I N A L
      10:00 am - 6:00 pm, Wilhelminenhof G022
      Afterwards "Einsicht", Wilhelminenhof G022
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    April 01, 2010
      2nd F I N A L
      9:45 am - 1:00 pm, Wilhelminenhof Room TBA (To Be Announced)
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