MARITIME ENGLISH- MANAGEMENT LEVEL CORE SYLLABUS

CONTENTS HOURS

1. Parts of speech 6 2. Maritime Correspondence 6 3. Vocabulary 6 4. Oral communication 6 5. Presentations 6

30 hours

MARITIME ENGLISH – OPERATIONAL LEVEL CORE SYLLABUS

CONTENTS HOURS

1. Demonstrate understanding of the relevance of STCW 95 English language requirements to all seafarers;

6

2. Describe and explain Global trends in shipping.

6

3. Describe procedures at international airports Demonstrate understanding of the cultural norms of different nationalities Describe / write reports on incidents

6

4. Demonstrate awareness of how cross cultural issues can affect team work at sea Describe expected stands of work and behaviors at sea

6

5. Explain stages in process 6 6. Discuss and produce external written and

spoken communication to request and give advice

6

7. Describe visitors on board 6 8. Analyses problems on board and suggest

solutions / orally and in writing 6

9. Review 1 610. Review 2 6

60 hours

MARITIME ENGLISH – SUPPORT LEVEL CORE SYLLABUS

CONTENTS HOURS

1. Ask for the give personal data 6 2. Describe crew roles 6 3. Name type of vessels 6 4. Describe the location/ purpose of

safety equipment 6

5. Understand commands 6 6. Name positions on board/Direction 6 7. Express personal likes and dislikes/

leisure time on board 6

8. Describe crew members on board 6 9. Review 1 610. Review 2 6

60 hours

  

Department of Maritime Studies and Maritime Transport Technology 

Winter & Lent Term 2005/2006 Academic Year  COURSE TITLE: Maritime English 1 HEAD OF COURSE: Božana Knežević  COURSE OBJECTIVESThe main objectives of the syllabus are:

-    to expand students’ proficiency in Maritime English, and in General English, -         to reinforce English skills by applying them directly to maritime training,-    to develop students’ competence to understand and interpret information presented

in verbal, numerical and graphical form, and also to do the information transfer, -    to make valid inferences from the presented material,

-    to provide material for students to revise, consolidate and extend their command

of English grammar,

-   to develop students’ reading skills to enable them to skim the text for the main

idea, to scan the text for the specific information, to interpret the text and to

deduce the meaning from the context,

-    to develop students’ listening skills to enable them to understand and apply

specific information,

-    to develop students’ writing skills for a range of writing activities such as short

reports, and interpretation of data,

-   to develop students’ speaking skills to a level that enables them to use Maritime

English in their professional environment,

-   to develop students’ competence in organising and presenting ideas in a clear and

logical way (Power-point presentations).

 LEVEL Independent user.

 

METHOD OF DELIVERY

The course delivery will take the form of 3 hours per week: 1 hour of lectures plus 2

hours of practical work sessions in each of the three groups. It constitutes of 90 contact

hours of instruction.

Students enrolled at the Faculty of Maritime Studies are expected to observe the code of

conduct required by the academic institution, and regularly attend lectures and practical

work sessions.

 

APPROACH The basic approach to syllabus design is a complementary approach of ESP (English for

Specific Purposes), and General English.

 SYLLABUSThe content of the syllabus is determined by the STCW Convention.

The skills to be taught are as follows:

Speaking skills

-    Ability to understand English spoken in everyday situations and in the world of

work.

-    Ability to understand and use common speech conventions of social English.

-    Ability to carry on a conversation on a topic appropriate to students’ interests in

the world of work and everyday situations.

-   Ability to speak with an acceptable degree of fluency and accuracy.

Reading skills-   Ability to understand explicitly stated information.

-   Ability to understand the meanings of words and phrases in context.

-   Ability to understand information that is presented partly in non-verbal forms like

charts and tables.

Writing skills-   Ability to write relevantly.

Listening skills-    Ability to listen for gist – skimming

-    Ability to listen for specific information  – scanning

Vocabulary-   Words in the world of work context.

-   Words in everyday context.

-   Use of the dictionary.

GrammarDevelops areas of study introduced in secondary education.

-     Tenses and aspect: simple present, present continuous, simple past, past continuous, present perfect, present perfect continuous, past perfect, future.

-          Passive,

-          Conditionals,

-          If-clauses,

-          Modals,

-          Parts of speech:

a)      nouns -  countable & uncountable, plural

b)      articles

c)      adjectives – comparison

d)      adverbs – position of adverbs

e)      verbs – regular and irregular,  auxiliaries and modal auxiliaries

f)        clauses – main clauses, relative clauses.

g)      sentences – questions, negative forms.

 

 PROGRAMME OUTCOMES

Students who have successfully completed the first year should possess the following:

-    Knowledge and understanding of the structure and discourse functions of English as a

language of international communications in both professional and social context.

Knowledge and command of a broad range of Maritime English vocabulary.

Recognition of the multifaceted nature of the subject and its relationship to other

subjects.

-    Intellectual abilities to develop critical and independent thinking and judgement, to be

creative in the solution of problems, to analyse, interpret and evaluate the

information. To plan, conduct and report on an individual presentation or a project.

The ability to work with others through the presentation of ideas and information.

-    Communication skills to communicate easily in the world of work and everyday

situations.

-    Practical skills to write reports and messages including layout, format and structure.

-    Ability to use IT – e.g. www and the Internet. The ability to gather, sift and organise

critically the importance and significance of information collected.

-    Ability to develop strategies to enable students to take control of their learning.

 

ASSESMENT Assessment design and practice:

matches the intended learning outcomes which value choice and independence of mind, promotes reflective learning (including the quality of feedback to students),  is appropriate to the student profile and level of study.

For assessment purposes, equal weighting will be given to content and language. Content will be assessed in terms of relevance and appropriateness to the topic. Language will be assessed in terms of the extent to which the student’s style and use of sentence structures; vocabulary, spelling and punctuation support or interfere with successful task completion and communication.  Forms of assessment:

formal examination (written and oral), course work, project work (which may be collaborative) including ppt. presentations.

Detailed exam requirements and updated exam dates are presented on the Internet: www.pfri.hr/~bknez.  

SUPPORT FOR LEARNING

Library and computing centre.

 MAIN READING

1. Pritchard B. 1995. Maritime English 1.  Units 1-10, 12-17, 24, 25, and 32. Zagreb:

Školska knjiga.

2. Van Kluijven, P. C. 2003. The International Maritime Language Programme.

Unit Two, Unit Four (Navigation), Unit Five (Tides), Unit Eight.  Alkmaar: Alk

& Heijnen Publishers.

 SUPPLEMENTARY READING

1.  Murphy, J.  2004. 3rd edition. English Grammar in Use. Cambridge: Cambridge

University Press. (Intermediate to upper-intermediate).

2. Nettle, M. and Hopkins, D. 2003. Developing Grammar in Context.  Grammar

reference and practice. Cambridge University Press. (Intermediate)

3. Carter, Hughes & McCarthy: 2000. Exploring Grammar in Context with

Answers. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. (Upper-intermediate to

advance)

4. Eastwood J. 2001. 9th impression. Oxford Practice Grammar. Oxford: Oxford

University Press. (Intermediate to upper-intermediate).

5. Swan M. 1997. Second edition. Practical English Usage. Oxford: Oxford

University Press. (Intermediate to advance).

6. Swan, M. and Walter, C. 1997. How English Works. A grammar practice book.

Oxford: Oxford University Press. (Elementary)

7. Vince, M. & Sunderland, P. 2003. Advanced Language Practice With Key.

Oxford: MacMillan.

8. Walker, E. & Elsworth, S. 2000. Grammar Practice for Upper Intermediate

Students (with key). Harlow, Essex: Longman.

9. West, C. 2002. Recycling Advanced English New Edition With Key. Georgian

Press.

10. Van Kluijven, P. C. 2003. The International Maritime Language Programme.                     CD- ROM. Alkmaar: Alk & Heijnen Publishers.

11. Maritime English CD-ROM 12. Standard Marine Communication Phrases. 2001.London: IMO

             13.  Maritime Communications. CD-ROM. (MARINESOFT) 

STUDENT DESIGN PROJECTS/ ppt. Presentations