Learning Objectives
This coursebook is designed for scientists and engineers, to improve their ability to talk and write about technology with various audiences in English.
Communication breakdown
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talk about communication
learn strategies for international communication
understand and avoid idioms
write formal sentence definitions
Extended reality
discuss the uses of VR
describe the metaverse
write a short introduction
Made to measure
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talk about measurements and measurement systems
discuss data ethics
write a technical description
Next generation
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discuss generational differences
make comparisons
write an extended comparison
Artificial intelligence
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discuss the dangers of AI
distinguish between synonyms and confusing words
write a process description
Urban futures
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talk about cities
discuss smart home tech
create lists
write instructions