Course: Applied English for Science and Technology

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- Select activity Announcements
  
  Announcements Forum
Select topic Introduction

Introduction
- Select activity Section 1: To err is human! 2 articles from nat...
  Section 1: To err is human!
  
  2 articles from native and non-native speakers of English.
  
  Section 2: Writing exercises - 1
  
  An analysis of typical writing mistakes
  
  Section 3: Writing exercises - 2
  
  Further exercises for typical writing mistakes
  
  Section 4: Let's take a few photographs
  
  Warm-up activity for designing a project
  
  Section 5: Project: Designing a toy
  
  Group work for designing a project
  
  Section 6: Project proposal
  
  Submitting the project to the client
  
  Section 7: Say "Thanks"
  
  Writing formal letters
  
  Section 8: Progress report
  
  Submitting a progress report to the client
  
  Section 9: Invitation
  
  Writing formal emails
  
  Section 10: Design a poster
  
  Promoting the product
  
  Section 11: Present the product
  
  Group presentation
- Select activity Download this course
  
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- Select activity We all make mistakes when we speak or when we writ...
  
  We all make mistakes when we speak or when we write. This is not a big problem - unless we correct these mistakes, of course. In the first three units of this course, we will focus on common mistakes in academic context.
  
  Below, you will find two scientific articles. The first one was written by two Chinese authors and the second one was written by a native speaker of English.
  
  (1) Read both articles and pay special attention to highlighted sections.
  
  (2) After that, do the related exercises.
- Select activity Article 1
  Article 1 File
  
  "An Energy-Balancing Unequal Clustering Protocol for Wireless Sensor Networks", J. Yang and D, Zhang, Information Technology Journal 8 (1): 57-63,2009
- Select activity Article 1: Exercise
  
  Article 1: Exercise Quiz
  
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- Select activity Article 2
  Article 2 File
  
  "Use of decision science in mechanical engineering design", Driegel, G. S., Journal of Applied Science and Engineering Technology, pp. 1-7, Miami University, 2008.
- Select activity Article 2: Exercise
  
  Article 2: Exercise Quiz
  
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- Select activity Exercise 1 - Recognizing Run-Ons and Fragments (Basic)
  
  Exercise 1 - Recognizing Run-Ons and Fragments (Basic) Quiz
  
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- Select activity Exercise 2 - Parallelism, Pronoun References, and Modifier Placement
  
  Exercise 2 - Parallelism, Pronoun References, and Modifier Placement Quiz
  
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- Select activity Exercise 3 - Recognizing Run-Ons and Fragments (Advanced)
  
  Exercise 3 - Recognizing Run-Ons and Fragments (Advanced) Quiz
  
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- Select activity Exercise 4 - Advanced Exercises on Grammar, Punctuation, and Usage
  
  Exercise 4 - Advanced Exercises on Grammar, Punctuation, and Usage Quiz
  
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- Select activity Exercise 5 – Punctuation: Commas
  
  Exercise 5 – Punctuation: Commas Quiz
  
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- Select activity Exercise 6 – Punctuation: Colons, Semicolons, and Dashes
  
  Exercise 6 – Punctuation: Colons, Semicolons, and Dashes Quiz
  
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- Select activity Exercise 7 – Word Choice (Basic)
  
  Exercise 7 – Word Choice (Basic) Quiz
  
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- Select activity Exercise 8 – Verb Agreement and Tense
  
  Exercise 8 – Verb Agreement and Tense Quiz
  
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- Select activity Exercise 9 – Possessives
  
  Exercise 9 – Possessives Quiz
  
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- Select activity Exercise 10 – Word Choice (Advanced)
  
  Exercise 10 – Word Choice (Advanced) Quiz
  
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- Select activity Exercise 11 – Expressing Numbers
  
  Exercise 11 – Expressing Numbers Quiz
  
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- Select activity Further study
  
  Further study
- Select activity Logical fallacies
  
  Logical fallacies File
- Select activity Logical Fallacies - Exercise
  
  Logical Fallacies - Exercise Quiz
  
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4
- Select activity Horse in Motion
  
  Horse in Motion Book
  
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  It may come as a surprise in the twenty-first century to discover that, in the 1880s, details of how objects move were unknown. The human eye, unaided, cannot resolve the details of fast motion. Eadweard Muybridge and his experiments with motion photography, such as this series of pictures of a horse's gait, helped solve this mystery.
  
  From http://www.hrc.utexas.edu/exhibitions/permanent/windows/southeast/eadweard_muybridge.html - edited
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- Select activity Project One
  
  Project One Book
  
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- Select activity Project Two
  
  Project Two Book
  
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6
- Select activity Read and analyse the "Format for Proposals" carefu...
  
  Read and analyse the "Format for Proposals" carefully. Then, as a group, prepare a proposal for your project. You will submit this proposal to the toy company.
- Select activity Format for Proposals
  
  Format for Proposals File
  
  Title Page
  
  Statement of the Problem
  
  Objectives
  
  Plan of Action
  
  Management Plan
  
  References
- Select activity Proposal Submission
  
  Proposal Submission Assignment
  
  Opened: Monday, 2 January 2017, 6:00 AM
  
  Due: Tuesday, 10 January 2017, 6:00 AM
  
  Submit the group proposal here.
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- Select activity Formal Letter
  
  Formal Letter File PDF
  
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  How to write a formal letter
  
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- Select activity Send a reply
  
  Send a reply Quiz
  
  Students must
  
  Receive a grade
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- Select activity Progress Report
  
  Progress Report File PDF
  
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  Background on the project itself.
  
  Discussion of achievements since last reporting.
  
  Discussion of problems that have arisen.
  
  Discussion of work that lies ahead.
  
  Assessment of whether you will meet the objectives in the proposed schedule and budget.
  
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- Select activity Sample Progress Report
  
  Sample Progress Report File PDF
  
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- Select activity Progress Report Submission
  
  Progress Report Submission Assignment
  
  Opened: Monday, 2 January 2017, 6:00 AM
  
  Due: Tuesday, 10 January 2017, 6:00 AM
  
  Submit the group progress report here.
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- Select activity Formal email
  
  Formal email File PDF
  
  Students must
  
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  How to write a formal email
  
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- Select activity Invitation to product presentation
  
  Invitation to product presentation Quiz
  
  Students must
  
  Receive a grade
- Select activity Response to an invitation
  
  Response to an invitation Quiz
  
  Not available unless: The activity Invitation to product presentation is marked complete ...
  
  Not available unless: The activity Invitation to product presentation is marked complete
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- Select activity Design of Scientific Posters
  
  Design of Scientific Posters File PDF
  
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- Select activity Sample Poster - 1
  
  Sample Poster - 1 File PDF
  
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- Select activity Sample Poster - 2
  
  Sample Poster - 2 File PDF
  
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- Select activity Sample Poster for A Very Simple Egg-Drop Project
  
  Sample Poster for A Very Simple Egg-Drop Project File PDF
  
  This poster was designed at the end of an Applied English for Science and Technology course at Clausthal University of Technology, Germany. Note that the task here is quite different - it is not a requirement that the "vehicle" should have a mechanism.
  
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- Select activity Scientific Posters
  
  Scientific Posters File
  
  This is yet another "tutorial" on how to design scientific posters. We added it to the course content because it presents the topic in a very flexible - a bit too friendly - way.
  
  Note that there are several spelling mistakes ("carefull") in the text.
- Select activity Design your own poster
  
  Design your own poster Database
  
  Opened: Wednesday, 4 January 2017, 6:05 AM
  
  Closed: Saturday, 5 January 2019, 6:05 AM
  
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- Select activity Suggestions for Preparing Effective PowerPoint Presentations
  
  Suggestions for Preparing Effective PowerPoint Presentations File PDF
  
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- Select activity More tips - and a PowerPoint template
  
  More tips - and a PowerPoint template File PPT
  
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- Select activity Submit a copy of your presentation
  
  Submit a copy of your presentation Assignment
  
  Opened: Thursday, 5 January 2017, 6:00 AM
  
  Due: Thursday, 12 January 2017, 6:00 AM
  
  We would like to keep a copy of your group presentation.

Topic outline

Section 1: To err is human!

Section 2: Writing exercises - 1

Section 3: Writing exercises - 2

Section 4: Let's take a few photographs

Section 5: Project: Designing a toy

Section 6: Project proposal

Section 7: Say "Thanks"

Section 8: Progress report

Section 9: Invitation

Section 10: Design a poster

Section 11: Present the product

Further study