B1 Basic English for Engineers
AAF1101 LINGUA INGLESE B1 3 CFU
29903-INGEGNERIA CIVILE [L-270 - ORDIN. 2019] - L-7
AAF1185 PER LA CONOSCENZA DI ALMENO UNA LINGUA STRANIERA
29904-INGEGNERIA PER L'AMBIENTE E IL TERRITORIO [L-270 - ORDIN. 2019] - L-7
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“B1 Basic English for Engineers”
Orario
Fridays 16:00 Via Eudossiana, 18 Roma (Aula 47 Leuzzi che si trova nella biblioteca di Trasporti)
First meeting: 16 November 2018
Continues from 1 March 2019 until 10 May 2019
Register for course here.
An intermediate level lecture course conducted entirely in English by Architect Tom Rankin (BA, Princeton, MArch Harvard), for students of architectural engineering.
Programma
SEMINAR ONE This intensive intermediate-level course uses readings from applied technology as a basis for practical discussion and written exercises. Topics addressed will include new technologies of planning, management, communications, transportation, building and environmental protection. Students will be expected to come with an intermediate language level (B1) and participate actively in the class activities.
Each lesson will introduce concepts and solutions from global technology. Students will also be expected to read short texts on technology and society from the bibliography below. Readings will be made available digitally.
Course work will include reading, discussion, observation of English-language videos, and final student presentations made in English to the class.
A written exam will test students understanding of the course material and ability to write in English. A passing grade will require participation in class and at least 18/30 on the written exam.
Bibliografia
Peter Thiel, Blake Masters , Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future
Banham Reyner, Theory and Design in the First Machine Age. New York: Princeton Architectural Press. 1960. extracts
McDonough, William and Michael Braungart. Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things. New York: North Point Press, 2002. extracts
Ratti, Carlo and Matthew Claudel. The City of Tomorrow: Sensors, Networks, Hackers, and the Future of Urban Life. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2016 extracts
Douglas Rushkoff, Team Human
Jim Collins, Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies"
Calendario
1 March
Course Introduction
Grammar Review: questions and affirmations
8 March
Startups (Peter Thiel)
15 March
Startups (Peter Thiel)
22 March
Banham Reyner
29 March
Cradle to Cradle
5 April
The City of Tomorrow
12 April
Cradle to Cradle
19 April NO LESSON, EASTER
26 April
Built to Last
3 May
Built to Last
10 May
Steve Jobs
17 May
Elon Musk
24 May
Stewart Brand
31 May
Team Human
7 June EXAM
END OF COURSE