Ense3 - rubrique formation - cursus

Engineering and Science Communication - 4EM8ENG4

  • Volumes horaires

    • CM -
    • Projet -
    • TD 24.0
    • Stage -
    • TP -
    • DS -

    Crédits ECTS

    Crédits ECTS 1.5

Objectif(s)

This course is designed to help students do the following:

  • communicate with ease in a number of professional situations, adapting their language, register and style to the context.
  • improve their written communication skills. Students should demonstrate an ability to organise and structure their ideas in order to communicate efficiently in various professional tasks.
  • improve their skills as critical readers and thinkers.
  • develop intercultural awareness and acquire better understanding of the international professional context.

Responsable(s)

Sophie BELANGER

Contenu(s)

In this course students are given opportunities to USE English in a variety of useful situations to help them carry on improving their fluency in English, their communication skills and their intercultural competence in order to achieve their academic and professional goals. Students are asked to do several practical tasks, including presenting, researching, presenting arguments, debating, writing an abstract, reviewing, all of which should help prepare them for professional life.

The various tasks proposed this semester will explore the following professional contexts and topics:

  • Communicating about one's science project:
    - poster session presentation
    - abstract writing
  • Debating (formal debates)
  • Developing professional intercultural awareness and understanding

Prérequis

B1 in English

Contrôle des connaissances

Contrôle continu (CC1) uniquement, non rattrapable
Après un temps de préparation, l'enseignant demandera de présenter une tache qui sera notée et fera partie de la note de contrôle continu. Un panel de compétences langagières, de communication et professionnelles seront notées. Les grilles d'évaluation sont identiques pour tous les groupes. Le programme est divisé en différents projets/tâches avec la répartition suivante:
Présentation poster 40%; Abstract 30%; Debating 30%

Le contrôle continu du cours 'Engineering and science communication' compte pour la validation du Module Professionnel. La note de 0 invalidera le Module Professionnel dans son entièreté.

CC 100%

L'examen existe uniquement en anglais FR

Calendrier

Le cours est programmé dans ces filières :

cf. l'emploi du temps 2025/2026

Informations complémentaires

Code de l'enseignement : 4EM8ENG4
Langue(s) d'enseignement : FR

Vous pouvez retrouver ce cours dans la liste de tous les cours.

Bibliographie

All Ense3 2A Engineering and science communications course material is available on the CHAMILO platform. Guidelines and various course material are in the 'documents' section of the course, you also have direct access to useful links (including those listed below) in the 'links' section.

On-line training sites:
Boost'English
VALET
STEP

Dictionaries:
Cambridge dictionary
Word reference
Grand dictionnaire
Fonetiks
Thesaurus

On-line web radios or TVs and others:
BBC
CNN
CBC
TED Talks

diplôme d'ingénieur contrôlé par l'Etat