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    Lesson 1:: Didactic Unit 1: Research and Development

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    This document outlines lessons for a didactic unit on research and development for English for Engineers. [Lesson 1 discusses scientific research around the world, focusing on reading about funding, analyzing research strategies, and grammar exercises. Lesson 2 covers coordinating team members through reading, questions, and listening exercises. Lesson 3 develops new products like trains or microscopes by answering questions and preparing task lists. The unit culminates in Lesson 4 where students develop and present a proposal for their own R&D project as part of a team, selecting techniques and testing ideas.]

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    This document outlines lessons for a didactic unit on research and development for English for Engineers. [Lesson 1 discusses scientific research around the world, focusing on reading about funding, analyzing research strategies, and grammar exercises. Lesson 2 covers coordinating team members through reading, questions, and listening exercises. Lesson 3 develops new products like trains or microscopes by answering questions and preparing task lists. The unit culminates in Lesson 4 where students develop and present a proposal for their own R&D project as part of a team, selecting techniques and testing ideas.]

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    This document outlines lessons for a didactic unit on research and development for English for Engineers. [Lesson 1 discusses scientific research around the world, focusing on reading about funding, analyzing research strategies, and grammar exercises. Lesson 2 covers coordinating team members through reading, questions, and listening exercises. Lesson 3 develops new products like trains or microscopes by answering questions and preparing task lists. The unit culminates in Lesson 4 where students develop and present a proposal for their own R&D project as part of a team, selecting techniques and testing ideas.]

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    Didactic Unit 1: Research and Development

    English for Engineers

    LESSON 1:

    SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AROUND THE WORLD

    TIMING: 4 hours -Read the text: Funding for Scientific Research (page 2, Thomspson Ref)

    RESOURCES: Thompson Reference pages 2-5, tracks 1,2 -Solve the questions c, e, f, g

    WEB PAGE: YouTube -go to this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCADHuKakqE

    Take notes and analyze the research and development strategies they use

    GRAMMAR RESOURCES: -Listen to the tracks 1,2, and complete the exercises in page 4

    http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/clauses.htm -Solve the exercises in page 5

    http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/645/01/

    http://www.grammar-quizzes.com/clauses-2.html FINAL PRODUCT/ASSESMENT CRITERIA-

    Although this unit is not evaluated in isolation, evaluation is not only a question of
    results.
    The entire teaching-learning process needs to be continually assessed.
    The Final product of the core lesson will be the project work at the end of the Unit

    -PROCEDURES.

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    Didactic Unit 1: Research and Development

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    LESSON 2:

    COORDINATING THE MEMBERS OF A TEAM

    TIMING: 3 hours

    RESOURCES: Thompson Reference pages 6-7, track 3

    EXTERNAL RESOURCES: http://hfs.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/41/2/312

    -PROCEDURES.

    -Read the text: Coordinating the members of a Team (page 6, Thompson Ref)

    -Answer the questions b,c,d,e

    -Listen to the tracks 3 and complete the exercises in page 7, exercise g, h

    -Read the history capsule (page 7) and find related information on the internet

    .Read the external resource and compare the workbook ideas with the webpage ideas

    FINAL PRODUCT/ASSESMENT CRITERIA-

    Although this unit is not evaluated in isolation, evaluation is not only a question of results.

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    Didactic Unit 1: Research and Development

    English for Engineers

    The entire teaching-learning process needs to be continually assessed.


    The Final product of the core lesson will be the project work at the end of the Unit

    LESSON 3:
    Developing a new product -Prepare a Statistics report
    TIMING: 4 hours
    - build a simple electric generator
    RESOURCES: Thompson Reference pages 8-9, track 4

    EXTERNAL RESOURCES: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_path_method

    -PROCEDURES.

    -Answer the questions (page 8 exercise a, Thompson Ref)

    --Listen to the interview and complete the exercises in page 8, exercises b,c,d

    -Read the external resource and prepare a list of tasks that will be developed in one
    of those projects:

    -Construct a model of a magnetically levitated train

    - Build a stereoscopic microscope

    -Build a hairdryer

    -Construct body prosthesis

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    Didactic Unit 1: Research and Development

    English for Engineers

    FINAL PRODUCT/ASSESMENT CRITERIA- -Develop the Team project, page 14

    Presentation of the CPM of your product

    Although this unit is not evaluated in isolation, evaluation is not only a question of FINAL PRODUCT
    results.
    The entire teaching-learning process needs to be continually assessed. You work in the R&D department of a large manufacturing company that
    The Final product of the core lesson will be the project work at the end of the Unit
    makes a wide variety of high-tech product. Its you job present proposals for
    new R&D projects.

    With your team:

    1. Decide on a subject for you R&D project.


    LESSON 4: 2. Select the techniques that you will use to generate ideas.
    3. Decide how you will test those ideas.
    DEVELOPING A NEW PRODUCT 4. Write a short description of the aims of you R&D project.
    5. Write a list of the members of your project an their specific areas of
    TIMING: 6 hours
    expertise.
    RESOURCES: Thompson Reference pages 12-14, track 6,7 6. Write a description of the areas of responsibility of the project leader.
    7. Give a presentation of your finished R&D proposal complete with any
    relevant diagrams, graphs, charts, tables, etc.
    -PROCEDURES.

    -Listen to the track 6 and complete the exercises in page 12, exercise b,c

    -Answer the exercise e, page 13

    -Listen to the track 7 and complete the exercises in page 13, exercises e,f,g

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