Content

Thematic Units: 1. Agricultural Policy 2. Crop Science 3. Soil Science 4. Plant Physiology 5. Agricultural Biotechnology 6. Pest Management and Plant Pathology 7. Animal Science and Livestock 8. Viticulture and Apiculture 9. Organic Farming and Sustainable Agriculture 10. Food Technology 11. Post-harvest Technology 12. Agricultural Engineering - Irrigation and Water Resources Management 13. Environment and Recycling Management in the Agricultural Sector

Skills: -Academic writing -Presentation skills -Discussion skills -Translating Skills -Communication Skills -Listening Skills

Learning results

Learning Outcomes:
The scope of the course is to help students to:

-Enrich their vocabulary and gain access to advanced vocabulary and idiomatic expressions used in professional and everyday contexts.

-Use business language terms and concepts in English and understand extensive texts related to agricultural sciences.

-Use terms and concepts from various fields related to agricultural sciences in English (Plant Production, Animal Production, Food Science, Agricultural Engineering).

-Teach students the basic terms and concepts of the environment, recycling, and water resource management in English.

Upon successful completion of the course the student will be able to:
-Understands and uses agricultural terms and concepts in the English language.
-Reads and comprehends extensive texts related to their field, as well as communicates effectively in a business environment.
-Composes scientific texts in English.

General Competences:
-Research, analysis, and synthesis of data and information, using the necessary technologies.
-Adaptation to new situations.
-Decision making.
-Independent work.
-Teamwork.
-Promotion of free, creative, and inductive thinking.

Bibliography

Bibliography: -The Earth in a Nutshell. A Coursebook for Specific and Academic Purposes: For Students of Agriculture and Forestry, Zoi Malivitsi, Fotini Perdiki, Athanasios ALTINTZIS Publications, 2018. -From Agriscience to Agribusiness (electronic resource), Nicholas Kalaitzandonakes, Elias G. Carayannis, Evangelos Grigoroudis, Stelios Rozakis, 2018. -English for Agribusiness and Agriculture in Higher Education Studies - Course Book with audio CDs, Robin Matheson, MPESTSIS ANDREAS MARKOS, 2014. -Academic Writing, Rizopoulou Noni, Disigma Publications, 2023. -Managing Public Speaking and Presentations: A Comprehensive Guide, Gabriel Diamantis, Tsotras Athanasios Publications, 2024. -English for Academic Study: Extended Writing & Research Skills 2012 Edition - Course Book, Joan McCormack, John Slaght.

Instructor's Notes: Students are also provided with texts for study and practice, as well as many graded language exercises for the practice and reinforcement of vocabulary and grammatical-syntactic phenomena.

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The Department was created in 2019 (article 20, Law 4589/2019) and is an evolution of the Supply Systems Management Department (D.S.E.). Housed in a 770 sq.m. building. within a plot with a total area of 8,000 sq.m. in facilities with extensive research and teaching spaces.