Architectural English for Design Students and Professionals.

Name: Architectural English for Design Students and Professionals.
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Learn vocabulary, reading, listening, and sentence building for a variety of architectural areas.

Created byCareer Up English

Last updated 12/2023

English

What you'll learn

Learn architectural vocabulary, definitions, and sentence building.
Have conversations about architectural styles, drawings, technologies, clients and more.
Activities like fill-in-the blank, matching, listening, reading comprehension, and more.
Sentence building with specific vocabulary while practicing different tenses.
Discussing images of architecture and discussing opinions with vocabulary from lessons.
Learn about materials and sustainable design. How can we practice design in the future?

Course content

1 section • 9 lectures • 3h 11m total length

Intro to Architecture17:45
Welcome to my architectural English course. We begin by jumping into basic vocabulary and ideas in architecture. We do a variety of exercises to warm up your minds and get a base for expanding on more material!
Architectural Styles19:06
In this lesson we cover a variety of architectural styles and time periods. We look at a lot of vocabulary about each style and what makes them different!
Building Materials20:50
In this lesson we take a look at a variety of building materials. We learn vocabulary and discuss how each building material is good and bad. Why we would use them and take a look at future building materials. You will learn about the advantages and disadvantages of materials as well as read an article about the future of new materials!
Reading Documents24:50
What is in construction documents? How do we read them? Here we learn about the different kinds of drawings you will find in construction documents and a lot of vocabulary! I have you look at a plan and name every single item in the drawing that you can!
Urban Planning21:51
Here we take a look at different kinds of city/urban planning ideas. We discuss what is good and bad about each. We also learn more vocabulary and read an article about the future of cities. By the end of the course you will be able to identify different types of urban planning and the benefits and drawbacks of each. We will also read an article about the future of city planning. You can find the link in the resources.
Sustainable Architecture18:56
What is sustainability? Is it possible? Can we truly design the future of buildings with sustainable ideas? We cover these ideas and more in this lesson. Vocabulary about sustainability, an article to read and answer questions, a video about a "living building" and more. The links for the video and article are below.
Interior Design25:26
How many items can you name in a room? How many materials? How many surfaces? We take a look at the interiors of a space and look at every possible piece that could be present. We also look at different design styles of interior spaces and discuss how they differ. We discuss new vocabulary and take a look at building sentences with a conditional "if + will + infinitive verb". Jump in and let's design!
Architectural Technologies19:31
What are architectural technologies? How can we use them in the field of design? How will they change the future of architecture? We take a look at these questions and learn new vocabulary to help us understand the changing landscape of architectural design. We building sentences using model verbs like should, would, can, might. We also read an article about the new technologies we will be working with. You can find the link to the article below.
Contractor / Client Relations23:37
Welcome to the last course for English for architecture. In this lesson we look at both dealing with a new client and a bad contractor. We look at strategies you can take for working out issues and we watch a video about how to deal with a bad contractor. You can find a link to the video below.

Requirements

A basic understanding of the architectural/interior design process and the English language.

Description

Hello, and welcome to Architectural English with Career Up English. Where you level up your career by learning English that is specific to your profession.

Are you tired of learning basic business English? Do you need something more specific and targeted towards your career? Well, here at Career Up English we do just that. My name is Matthew and I've been an ESL teacher for over a decade. I became tired of simply teaching the English language and I have decided to create my own curriculums that are specific to different professions. I have a degree in architecture and I bring a unique perspective to ESL with all my experiences as a professional designer. This is my first course, ESL for architecture, but many more will follow.

In this course we will talk about architectural vocabulary, styles, building materials, interior design, construction documents, drawings, elevations, floor plans, sustainable architecture and much more. We will have vocabulary matching, fill in the blank, conversations, sentence buildings, grammar practice and more.

My goal is to create an entire catalogue of ESL courses for specific professions. Everything from architecture to photography to engineering to sports to business to food to travel and so much more! With your help, comments, and subscriptions, we can make that happen. Stop in and let me know what your career is and if you'd like me to make an ESL course for it!

Let's level up your career!

Who this course is for:

Non-native English speakers and anyone who wants to learn more about architecture in the English language!