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Course Description

Course code 116441

Course of study Maritime English 2

General Course Description (the course concentrates on a single subject)

Study programme Nautical Studies and Maritime Transport Technology
Level Bachelor Master PhD
Year of study 1 Semester 2
Knowledge for
Core Elective STCW covered
tasks
Length of course semester modular
trimester basis
organised on a& basis basis
Current academic year 2015 / 2016

Course Objectives
The main objectives of the syllabus are:
o to expand students proficiency in Maritime English, and in General English;
o to reinforce English skills by applying them directly to maritime training;
o to develop students competence to understand and interpret information presented in
verbal, numerical and graphical form, and also to do the information transfer;
o to make valid inferences from the presented material;
o to provide material for students to revise, consolidate and extend their command of English
grammar;
o 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;
o to develop students listening skills to enable them to understand and apply specific
information;
o to develop students writing skills for a range of writing activities such as short reports, and
interpretation of data;
o to develop students speaking skills to a level that enables them to use Maritime English in
their professional environment;
o to develop students competence in organising and presenting ideas in a clear and logical
way (Power-point presentations) ;
o in short, to develop both subject specific and generic skills, e.g:
o effective use of library resources;
o effective planning and organization of presentation;
o problem solving;
o critical and independent thinking;
o ICT skills;
o evaluating web sites;
o bibliographic skills;
o academic referencing skills;
o presentation skills;
o team work skills;
o reflective essay writing.
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Learning Outcomes
It is expected that the student will be able:
1. To recognise and classify different types of ships & cargo; describe parts of a ship; discuss
principal cargo; explain & discuss navigation & meteorology terms and concepts.
2. To translate ship related terms from Croatian into English & from English into Croatian.
3. To present clear, detailed descriptions on a selected study-related topic and explain a
viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options;
demonstrate effective planning and organisation of the presentation; demonstrate the use of
the library & other research resources; write a proper reference list; follow the in-text
citation rules; explain methods of data collection; demonstrate critical & theoretical
perspectives of the topic; take an active part in discussion (elements of the student project).
4. To produce a piece of reflective writing; reflect on the student project; compare
expectations with the results; describe what learning strategies were used in the project, for
example: reflection, brainstorming, discussions, problem-solving, note taking or teacher
feedback.

Course Outline & Topics

different types of ships & cargo;
ship construction;
cargo;
navigation;
maritime meteorology;
student project.

Course-specific Competences (Knowledge, Skills & Attitudes) to Be Acquired

Knowledge and understanding of basic terms and concept related to ship construction,
cargo, navigation and maritime meteorology.
Linguistic concepts and metalanguage used to analyse the language, and analytic methods
used to analyse texts and other materials.
Knowledge of basic aspects of language structure and of linguistic concepts.
Language proficiency is developed through lectures, practical work sessions, homework,
and use of Web materials.

Cognitive skills
Interact in English, expressing ones ideas coherently and articulately.
Analyse authentic materials.
Critically evaluate explanations in relevant English language work demonstrating an
understanding of the relationship between theory and practice.
Cognitive skills are developed by a range of methods which include group discussion and
analysis of authentic materials (textual or video) in class.
Cognitive skills are also developed through a range of teaching and learning methods
which include lectures and practical work sessions, tutorials for project work, library and
the Internet materials, independent learning, consultations with the lecturer.

Communication
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Present ideas, information and arguments, both oral and written, effectively and clearly in
English.
Ability to communicate effectively in general and professional contexts using appropriate
terminology, grammar and register.
Ability to render information in written and oral form.
Command of a broad range of vocabulary and an appropriate terminology for IT &
electronics.

Problem solving
Gather, sift and organise relevant materials, identifying problems and creatively discussing
solutions.

Self-study
Work autonomously showing organisation, self-discipline and time management.
Responding to feedback and learning new learning techniques.

All skills are developed through a range of teaching and learning methods which include
lectures and practical work sessions, tutorials for project work, library and the Internet
materials, independent learning, consultations with the lecturer.

Generic Competences (Knowledge, Skills & Attitudes) to Be Acquired

Ability to:
Identify, pose and resolve problems.
Communicate both orally and in writing in a foreign language.
Work autonomously.
Be critical and self-critical.
Make reasoned decisions.
Apply knowledge.
Plan and manage time.
Work in team / interpersonal and interaction skills
To collaborate with others to work creatively as a member of a pair / group

Methods of Instruction Number of Required Classroom & Other Contact Hours

Lectures 2 Multimedia & the Internet
Practical work sessions 2 Consultation & tutorials 60
Independent study Projects or field trips
Seminars Practicum / practical work
Laboratory work Other

Notes

Estimated Student Workload Represented in ECTS

Course attendance 1 Seminar paper
Class participation Research
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Coursework achievement tests 1 Project 2
Experiment Continuous assessment
Written exam Presentation
Oral exam 1 Practical work

Notes 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.

Assessment of Learning Outcomes

Modes of ECTS Learning Student activity2 Methods of Credits
1
instruction (student outcomes assessment3
workload)
Lectures & 1 1-2 Class attendance,
practical homework
work
sessions,
course
attendance
Project work 2 3-4 Student project. Teacher
(guidelines assessment:
given). fluency, accuracy, 15
lexis,
understanding of
the topic; critical &
theoretical
perspectives of the
topic.
Piece of Assessment
reflective writing criteria: marks for 15
(guidelines language, structure,
given). content, personal
component, critical
reflection.
Continuous 1 1-2 2 achievement Established 40
assessment tests. criteria.

Final exam 1 1 Oral examination 30

Total 5 100

1 E.g. lecture, seminar, research seminar, exercise course, practical, laboratory work, guided personal study,
tutorial, independent studies, internship, placement or stage, fieldwork, project work, etc.
2 E.g. attending lectures, performing specific assignments, practising technical or laboratory skills, writing
papers, independent and private study, reading books and papers, learning how to give constructive criticism of
the work of others, etc.
3 E.g. oral examination, written examination, oral presentation, test, paper / essay, portfolio, report about an
internship, report on fieldwork, (final) thesis / dissertation, etc.
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Language Medium of Instruction
English

Contact Hours & Allocation of Credits

ECTS (workload based) 5
Total weeks per semester, trimester & module 15
Contact hours Lectures 30
per week
Practical work sessions / seminars
Other
Total contact Lectures 30
hours
Practical work sessions / seminars
Other
Total time - field trips
Total hours of student workload required to complete a 120
defined unit of study.

Prerequisites for Course Registration

Course registration is allowed
upon successful completion of:
Students are eligible to take the Regular class attendance (all students are expected to
exam upon: abide by the class attendance policy set forth by the
Faculty of Maritime Studies), Maritime English 1 - first
(winter) semester final exam pass grade, completed
student project and passed course work (achievement
tests pass grade).

Main Reading
1. Lectures
2. Pritchard, Boris. 1995. Maritime English 1. Units 1-17, 24, 25, & 32. Zagreb: kolska
knjiga.
3. van Kluijven, Peter C. 2003. The International Maritime Language Programme. Unit
Two (Types of Vessels, General Arrangement Plan, Ship's Measurement, Shipbuilding),
Unit Four (Navigation), Unit Five (Tides, Safety, Weather, Ship's motions). Alkmaar: Alk
& Heijnen Publishers.
4. www.pfri.hr

Supplementary Reading
1. Powell, Debra with Elaine Walker & Steve Elsworth. 2008. Grammar Practice for Upper
Intermediate Students (with key). 3rd Edition. Harlow. Essex: Pearson-Longman.
2. Carter, Ronald & Michael McCarthy. 2006. Cambridge Grammar of English. A
Comprehensive Guide. Spoken and Written English Grammar and Usage. Cambridge:
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Cambridge University Press.
3. Hewings, Martin. 2005. Advanced Grammar in Use. A self-study reference and practice
book for advanced students of English. Second edition. Cambridge: Cambridge University
Press.
4. Swan, Michael. 2005. Practical English Usage. Third edition. Oxford: Oxford University
Press. (Intermediate to Advance).
5. Murphy, Raymond. 2004. English Grammar in Use. 3rd edition. Cambridge: Cambridge
University Press. (Intermediate to Upper Intermediate).
6. Nettle, Mark & Diana Hopkins. 2003. Developing Grammar in Context. Grammar
reference and practice. Cambridge University Press. (Intermediate).
7. Vince, Michael & Peter Sunderland. 2003. Advanced Language Practice With Key.
Oxford: MacMillan.
8. West Clare. 2002. Recycling Advanced English New Edition With Key. Georgian Press.
9. Carter, Ronald & Michael McCarthy. 2000. Exploring Grammar in Context with Answers.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. (Upper Intermediate to Advance).
10. Eastwood, John. 2001. Oxford Practice Grammar. 9th impression. Oxford: Oxford
University Press. (Intermediate to Upper Intermediate).

Quality Assurance4
Internal:
Student feedback (SET - Student evaluation of teaching) at the end of academic
year.
Course review by the head of course at the end of academic year.
External:
Programme quality review carried by the QA Agency

(Degree of) compatibility & comparability of the course with those in European Higher
Education Area (EHEA) / Compatibility & comparability with allied institutions abroad

Related courses
Cargo in transport, Astronomical Navigation, Coastal Navigation, Marine Meteorology, Safety
at Sea

Head of Course
Title & name Dr Boana Kneevi
Email bknez@pfri.hr World Wide Web bknez@pfri.hr
Page
Institution Faculty of Maritime Studies, Rijeka
Current academic Associate Professor
position5
Most recent promotion
to the position date 12. 07. 2010.

4 External & internal: e.g. feedback from students, staff, alumni, labour market
5 E.g. Professor; Dr ., Associate Professor; Dr .., Assistant Professor
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Selected publications (books & papers) relevant for the delivery of the course
Kneevi, Boana & Irena Brdar. 2014. Unaccusatives and unergatives - Evidence from
Croatian. Folia Linguistica. Acta Societatis Linguisticae Europaeae, 48.1, pp. 61-84. De
Gruyter Mouton Linguistics.
Kuhlman, Natalie & Boana Kneevi. 2014. The TESOL Guidelines for Developing EFL
Professional Teaching Standards. Alexandria, VA: TESOL International Association. pp.
30.
Kneevi, Boana. 2012. Integrating action research into teaching and learning. A reflective
approach. Rijeka: Pomorski fakultet & Naklada Kvarner, pp. 167.
Kneevi, Boana & Irena Brdar. 2012. Deontic Possibility and Necessity: A case study based
on two parallel legislative texts. The Linguistics Journal (Time-Taylor International Ltd.).
Issue 6(1). pp. 34-58.
Kneevi, Boana & Irena Brdar. 2011. Modals and Modality in Translation: a case study
based approach. Jezikoslovlje 12.2. pp. 117-145.
Kneevi, Boana & Irena Brdar. 2011. Learning Outcomes and Self-Assessments of
Baccalaureus Students. In Modern Approaches to Efficient Maritime Education and
Training. Edited by Axel Luttenberger. Rijeka: Pomorski fakultet. pp. 177-195.
Kneevi, Boana. 2011. Translator and Author in Relation to the Text. In The Global and
Local Dimensions of English: Exploring Issues of Language and Culture edited by Marija
Brala Vukanovi & Irena Vodopija-Krstanovi. Berlin-Mnster-Wien-Zrich-London: LIT
Verlag. pp. 139-148.
Kneevi, Boana & Irena Brdar. 2010. Passive- and Passive-Like Constructions in
Translation of Croatian Legislative Text into English, Jezikoslovlje 11.1. pp. 23-49.
Kneevi, Boana & Irena Brdar. 2010. On the Nature of Adjectival Resultatives Corpus-
based Evidence. Suvremena lingvistika, svezak 2, broj 70. pp. 209-228.
Kneevi, Boana. 2010. Revisiting the learning outcomes debate in the context of student
self-assessment of receptive and productive skills. pp. 1-14.
http://www.eua.be/events/past/EQAF-2010/Presentations/Working-Group_Sessions.aspxs.
Kneevi, Boana & Irena Brdar. 2009. Integrating Reflection in Student Projects, Strani
jezici 38 (4). pp. 417-427.
Kneevi, Boana. 2008. Empowerment Through Critical Reflective Teaching and Learning.
In Future Perspectives for English Language Teaching edited by Werner Delanoy &
Laurenz Volkmann. Universitaetsverlag Winter: Heidelberg. pp. 201-208.
Kneevi, Boana. 2007a. Reflection-Reflexivity-Redescription. RESEARCH. The Newsletter
of the Research Special Interest Group (IATEFL). Special Issue. Action Research: Rewards
and Challenges. Summer. Issue 20. pp. 26-28.
Kneevi, Boana. 2007b. Action research for improving teaching and learning. In New
Peaks, New Shores, New Crossings: English Studies in Flux edited by Eva M. Graf &
Allan James. Book series: Buchreihe zu Arbetiten aus Amerikanistik und Anglistik. Vol.
No 22. Gunter Narr Verlag: Tbingen. pp. 117-127.
Kneevi, Boana & Frani, Vlado. Eds. 2007. Quality Assurance in University Teaching,
Guidelines on Quality in University Teaching; Osiguranje kvalitete u sveuilinoj nastavi,
Smjernice za osiguranje kvalitete u sveuilinoj nastavi; Zagotovljanje kakovosti pri
univerzitetnem pouevanju, Smernice za zagotovljanje kakovosti v univerzitetnem
pouevanju. Rijeka: Pomorski fakultet i Studio Hofbauerpp. pp. 417.
Kneevi, Boana. 2006. Academic performance - Self-concept/Self-esteem - Teacher's role.
Strani jezici 35, 2. pp. 143-161.
Kneevi, Boana. 2005. Is there room for reflection in teacher education? In Proceedings of
the IATEFL Teacher Trainers & Educators SIG Conference: Quantum Leaps in Teacher
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Education. Vienna, Austria, Issue 2. pp. 8-13.

Other competences relevant for the delivery of the course

Continuous professional development.
Published books, papers.
Research.
Dissemination of research results.