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МИНОБРНАУКИ РОССИИ Федеральное государственное бюджетное образовательное учреждение высшего

образования «Нижегородский государственный архитектурно-строительный университет»

Е.А. Пушкарева

ENGLISH FOR FUTURE

CIVIL ENGINEERS

Учебно-методическое пособие

по проведению проектных заданий по дисциплине «Иностранный язык» для обучающихся по направлению подготовки бакалавриата: 08.03.01 Строительство,

направленность (профиль): Промышленное и гражданское строительство

Нижний Новгород

2023

МИНОБРНАУКИ РОССИИ Федеральное государственное бюджетное образовательное учреждение высшего

образования «Нижегородский государственный архитектурно-строительный университет»

Е.А. Пушкарева

ENGLISH FOR FUTURE

CIVIL ENGINEERS

Учебно-методическое пособие по проведению проектных заданий по дисциплине «Иностранный язык»

для обучающихся по направлению подготовки бакалавриата: 08.03.01 Строительство, направленность (профиль): Промышленное и гражданское строительство

Нижний Новгород ННГАСУ 2023

УДК 338

ББК 65.290-2Англ П 91

Пушкарева, Е. А. English for Future Civil Engineers [Электронный ресурс] : учебно-

методическое пособие / Е. А. Пушкарева ; Нижегородский государственный архитектурно-строительный университет. – Нижний Новгород : ННГАСУ, 2022. – 65 с. – Текст : электронный.

Учебно-методическое пособие разработано на материале аутентичных интернетсайтов на основе активных методов обучения. Цель пособия – формирование иноязычной коммуникативной компетенции будущих инженеров-строителей в их профессиональной сфере, а также формирование профессионально значимых универсальных компетенций современного инженера. Электронное учебное пособие предназначено для работы в аудитории и самостоятельной работы студентов направления подготовки 08.03.01. Строительство, профиль Промышленное и гражданское строительство.

ББК 81.2 Англ

@ Е.А. Пушкарева, 2023 @ ННГАСУ, 2023

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Introduction

Dear Student,

The book in front of you is a very important tool that will help you learn English through discovery projects in the field of Civil Engineering. English for Future Civil Engineers contains different activities in the real-life scenarios that will enhance your learning experience, encourage hard and soft skills, and develop communication abilities.

The project and discovery learning methods give you opportunities to provide your content in language lessons and choose between different tasks, so you become a manager of your learning process using ”scaffolding” provided by this book. With these methods, you will actively participate: think, ask questions, hypothesize, speculate, cooperate and collaborate with others, research and design.

Your course is made up of projects that contain a sequence of activities: Explore Topic, Discover Content, Study Cases, Invent Ideas, and Questions.

We recommend that you start with the exercises in the Explore Topic, and then proceed to the other activities, though the order can be changed.

The Explore Topic helps to keep you organized and set personal learning goals for the project. You will analyze your knowledge of the topic, answering and raising questions and discussing quotes.

The Discover Content is designed to discuss issues of the chapter and get you going into new content. It is focused on the foundations of the engineering, technologies, and other spheres of human activity.

The main task in this activity includes interactive searches – «Internet Treasure Hunt». The task is provided with a few important questions, along with the links necessary for finding the answers, or you can find your own sources for obtaining necessary information.

The Study Cases provides you with scenarios in which you will find solutions to problems in real-world situations.

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The Invent Ideas gives you an opportunity to apply what you have learned and generate new ideas.

You can choose between several options.

Finally, in the Questions (Q) you can reflect on your achievements, performance, and attitude.

Project tasks are “open”, that is, they do not have a single solution. On the other hand, they "rely" on the educational standard. The content of the projects includes what the student should know and be able to do. Together, the creative and knowledge components of the discovery projects are the key to building the professional competence.

Use Appendixes A and B to record what you think you can do. Teacher’s scoring scale is set out in Appendix C.

We hope to provide you with a resource of inspiration and offer our best wishes for success!

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Learning Strategies

Explore Topic

The only person who is educated is the one who has learned how to learn and change. – Carl Rogers He who learns but does not think, is lost! He who thinks butt does not learn is in greater danger! – Confucius

Education is learning what you didn’t even know you didn’t know. – D. J. Boorstin

When you follow concrete tips based on how we actually learn, you’ll be amazed to see the changes within yourself. What you discover will help you be more effective and creative in almost everything you do. – Barbara Oakley

Work in pairs. Choose four of these questions and then discuss them.

1.What comes to mind when you hear the word "learning"?

2.Why are some people better at learning than others?

3.What kinds or methods of learning English do you like best?

4.Do you have any learning difficulties?

5.What is the best learning experience you’ve had?

6.What tips on learning would you give to other people?

7.When you learn a foreign language, apart from the language what else do you learn about?

8.What quotations links do you find most interesting, perhaps puzzling? Most strange? Most significant? Why?

9.What are the main ideas in the quotations?

10.What goals do you want to achieve studying this topic?

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Discover Content

1. Here are several suggestions for learning activities. Choose the top 3 and the bottom 3 for you to learn English in the field of Civil Engineering.

Learning Activities

Identifying key ideas and important vocabulary

Reading critically (critical reading involves analyzing a text critically, breaking it down into its component parts and assessing its strengths and weaknesses; asking questions about the text; making connections to other texts)

Reviewing and clarifying information

Taking part in problem-solving activities

Studying with others, having discussions about the material

Sharing information

Creating diagrams, charts, mind maps

Taking notes during class and reading over them

Doing projects and hands-on activities

Visit conferences and events with participants from other countries

Conducting research

Reading books, e-books, online blogs, articles

Watching films, online video resources

Recording lectures to go back and listen to them later

Using language learning apps

Memorizing written lists of vocabulary

Doing logic puzzles

Keeping a diary

Doing color-coding your notes

Learning the words of pop songs

Singing in English

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2.Write a list of five things students can do to study smarter and more effective.

3.Read the article "Study smarter, not harder: Top 10 study tips", explore a wide range of resources on the Internet and compare the facts about the learning known to you and new information. Add the list and discuss it in pairs.

Study smarter, not harder: Top 10 study tips

Before you begin a new study project, consider your past successes. Think about a project you did, and what you did to successfully complete it. Which of the following applies to you?

1. PRIME YOUR MENTAL PUMP

As you first begin looking at a chapter or section of a book, it helps to take a “picture walk” through the chapter, glancing not only at the graphics, diagrams, and photos, but also at the section headings, summary, and even questions at the end of the chapter, if the book has them. It helps prime your mental pump.

So go ahead now and glance through this project. You’ll be surprised at how spending a minute or two glancing ahead before you read in depth will help you organize your thoughts.

2. PLAN AHEAD

Make sure you allow enough time for assignments and exam revision. At the beginning of each term, note down due dates and exam dates on a planner, and schedule in time for research, editing and final review.

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3. CHANGE YOUR SCENERY

A change of scenery impacts learning and concentration abilities. Psychologist Robert Bjork suggests that simply moving to a different room to study could increase both your concentration and retention levels.

4. USE STUDY METHODS

Scientists have been investigating information retention and the studying process for decades. The best way to find the most effective study method for you is to test various tips, such as the ones listed below.

5. THWART THE "CURVE OF FORGETTING"

Scientists started exploring the "curve of forgetting" in 1885, but the concept remains useful to today's study habits. The gist of the "curve of forgetting" is this: The first time you hear a lecture or study something new, you retain up to 80% of what you’ve just learned – if you review the material within 24 hours. Fortunately, this effect is cumulative; so after a week, you may retain 100% of the same information after only five minutes of review. Generally, psychologists agree this type of interval studying – as opposed to "cramming" – is best, and that students should study closer to the day they learned the material than the day of the test.

6. TAKE THE PRACTICE TESTS

A study finds students who tested themselves with a practice test after learning the material retained 50% more of the information a week later than their peers who did not take a practice test.

7. MAKE CONNECTIONS

Experts argue that the difference between "slow learners" and "quick studiers" is the way they study; for example, instead of memorizing, "quick learners" make connections between ideas.

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8. THINK ABOUT YOUR THINKING

Metacognition, or thinking about thinking, thrives on self-awareness. To achieve this, students need to be able to assess their level of skill and where they are in their studies, as well as monitor their emotional well-being around potentially stressful studying activities.

9. STUDY USING STUDY TECHNIQUES OR HACKS

This is quite similar to understanding concepts by going back to the fundamentals. But this is actually you trying to use shortcuts or mnemonics.

Mnemonics are techniques used to fast track learning process and some examples are

1.Acronyms - like PEMDAS that stands for parenthesis, exponential, multiplication, division, addition and subtraction or even BODMAS and ROYGBIV (for the seven rainbow colors).

2.Visuals or imagery - this involves the use of images or visuals that you have seen before or know of, to relate some concepts.

3.Rhymes - this is even common among small children because that’s how they

could recall the multiplications table or even the state and capital.

4. Splitting up - is a way of taking large information and break them up into pieces that can be recalled easily like a phone number that is written as 07040402001 - can be recall as 070 (zero seven zero) 4040 (forty forty) 2001 (two thousand and one).

10. BONUS TIP: DON'T FOCUS ON ONE SUBJECT FOR TOO LONG

If you’ve never felt "burned out" from repeatedly studying pages of history notes, scrutinizing chemistry formulas, or practicing music scales, consider yourself lucky. But know that the threat is real. It's best to vary your material rather than zeroing in persistently on one area. (It is acceptable to join related or similar subject areas together; for example, instead of only memorizing vocabulary, mix in reading as well. If doing math, tackle several concepts together instead of just one.)