Identifying Data

2019/20

Subject (*)

Maritime Business English

Code

631G01515

Study programme

Grao en Náutica e Transporte Marítimo

Descriptors

Cycle

Period

Year

Type

Credits

Graduate

1st four-month period

Fourth

Optional

Language

English

Teaching method

Face-to-face

Prerequisites

Department

Ciencias da Navegación e Enxeñaría Mariña

Coordinador

E-mail

Lecturers

E-mail

Web

General description

Os obxetivos fundamentais do curso son que o alumno aprenda a empregar a lingua inglesa, falada e escrita, aplicada a navegación e o negocio marítimo; que coñeza e aplique de forma adecuada a terminoloxía comercial do ámbito marítimo nas comunicacions comerciais e administrativas; e que adquira a capacidade para interpretar e redactar informes e documentos comerciais en inglés.

Study programme competencies

Code	Study programme competences
A11	Empregar o inglés, falado e escrito, aplicado á navegación e ao negocio marítimo.
A50	Conocimiento y aplicación de la terminología comercial del ámbito marítimo en inglés.
A51	Capacidad para interpretar y redactar informes y documentos comerciales en inglés.
B1	Aprender a aprender.
B4	Comunicarse de xeito efectivo nun ámbito de traballo.
B5	Traballar de forma autónoma con iniciativa.
B18	Dominar a expresión e a comprensión de forma oral e escrita dun idioma estranxeiro.
C2	Dominar a expresión e a comprensión de forma oral e escrita dun idioma estranxeiro.
C12	Que os estudantes saiban comunicar as suas conclusións e os coñecementos e razóns últimas que as sustentan a públicos especializados e non especializados dun xeito claro e sin ambigüidades
C13	Que os estudantes posúan as habilidades de aprendizaxe que lles permitan continuar estudando dun modo que haberá de ser en grande medida autodirixido ou autónomo.

Learning aims

Learning outcomes	Study programme competences
Use spoken and written English, applied to navigation and maritime business	A11
Knowledge and application of commercial terminology of the maritime field in English.	A50
Ability to interpret and write reports and business documents in English	A51
Learn to learn.		B1
Communicate effectively in a work environment.		B4
Work autonomously with initiative.		B5
Master the oral and written expression and comprehension of a foreign language.			C2
Master the oral and written expression and comprehension of a foreign language.		B18
That students know how to communicate their conclusions knowledge and ultimate reasons that sustain them to specialized and non-specialized audiences in a clear and unambiguous way			C12
That students have the learning skills that allow them to continue studying in a way that will be largely self-directed or autonomous			C13

Contents

Topic	Sub-topic
UNIT1: SHIPS AND HARBOURS	1.1. Types of ships depending on her cargo. 1.2. Types of harbours.
UNIT 2: SHIP'S SAFETY	2.1. International rules and regulations. International Organizations on Maritime Law. 2.2. Flag State 2.3. Coastal states 2.4. Statutory certificates 2.5. Classifiaction certificates: classification societies.
UNIT 3: NAVIGATION DOCUMENTS	3.1. Other ship's documents
UNIT 4: ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE	4.1. Clearance documents 4.2. Ship agent and port authorities 4.3. Harbour services
UNIT 5: CARGO DOCUMENTS	5.1. Cargo handling 5.2. Port Operations 5.3. Shipping and maritime management
UNIT 6: SHIP'S INSPECTIONS	6.1. Port State Control 6.2. Vetting 6.3. Flag State Control 6.4. Classification Society Control 6.5. The Coast Guard
UNIT 7: MARITIME ACCIDENTS AND INCIDENTS	7.1. General Vocabulary 7.2. Accident investigations 7.3. General average 7.4. Maritime insurance 7.5. Average agents and other consultants

Planning

Methodologies / tests	Competencies	Ordinary class hours	Student’s personal work hours	Total hours
Guest lecture / keynote speech	A11 A50	19	19	38
Seminar	A11 A50 A51 B4 B18	10	10	20
ICT practicals	A11 B1 B5 B18 C13	5	10	15
Student portfolio	A50 A51 B5 B18 C13	1	25	26
Supervised projects	A51 B5 C2 C12 C13	3	30	33
Objective test	A11 A50 A51 C2	2	10	12

Personalized attention		6	0	6

(*)The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students.

Methodologies

Methodologies	Description
Guest lecture / keynote speech	Presentation classes on shipping business terminology and its particulars. Reports, certificates and technical documents interpretation.
Seminar	Guideline to write and present technical reports. Documentation search, organization, development, preparation and execution of oral presentations.
ICT practicals	Practicals on shipping business terminology using ICTs.
Student portfolio	Set of students' assignment on shipping business terminolgy and its particulars.
Supervised projects	Writting and presentation of a technical article.
Objective test	The students that attend at least to 80% of keynote speeches and do at least 80% os required assignments could be subjeted to continuos evaluation. The students that don't achieve the attendance requirements (80% minimum) must do an examination on subject contents.

Personalized attention

Methodologies

ICT practicals

Seminar

Supervised projects

Student portfolio

Description

To do ITC practicals and supervised projects and to prepare students' portfolio and seminar activities the professor's supervision and personalized attention is required.

Assessment

Methodologies	Competencies	Description	Qualification
ICT practicals	A11 B1 B5 B18 C13	ICTs practical at computers' room on maritime terminology.	5
Seminar	A11 A50 A51 B4 B18	Seminar attendance and progress.	10
Guest lecture / keynote speech	A11 A50	Guest lecture/keynot speech attendance and carrying out of proposed tasks.	25
Supervised projects	A51 B5 C2 C12 C13	Carrying out and presentation of a particular proposed assignment.	15
Student portfolio	A50 A51 B5 B18 C13	The student should complete a set of exercises related with shipping business vocabulary. The delivery of such exercises is the student's portfolio.	25
Objective test	A11 A50 A51 C2	Those students that achieve the previously proposed objectives should carry out an extra objective test.	20

Assessment comments
Those students that don't take part in continuous evaluation (80% of class attendance) must complete a comprehensive final test. To carry out such a test the delivery of student portfolio and supervised project is compulsory. The final test is composed of three independent parts (it is necesary to pass all them): written test (50%), listening (25%), and supervised project presentation (25%).

Sources of information

Basic	Buelga and Wilson (1994). English for maritime commerce. COMME Blakey, Tn (2001). English for maritime studies. Longman Lopez Pampín and González Liaño (2004). Inglés Marítimo. Netbiblo Aranzabal (2000). Manual práctico de inglés marítimo. Gobierno Vasco Logie, Vivers, Nisbet (1998). Marlins 1 English for seafarers. Marlins OMI (2000). Model course 3.17 Maritime English. OMI
	Other electronic resources such as MarEng Project and TUMSAT initiative will be used.
Complementary

Recommendations

Subjects that it is recommended to have taken before

Subjects that are recommended to be taken simultaneously

Subjects that continue the syllabus

Other comments

(*)The teaching guide is the document in which the URV publishes the information about all its courses. It is a public document and cannot be modified. Only in exceptional cases can it be revised by the competent agent or duly revised so that it is in line with current legislation.