Geology & Petroleum Engineering has been designed to meet the needs of both learners and teachers. Our course is based on such defining characteristics in CBI as:  learners are exposed to language while learning about other content areas;  content areas are relevant to the learner’s academic\ professional needs;  language is contextualized through these relevant areas;  support is provided for learner’s linguistic development;  focus is placed on developing academic\ professional language proficiency;  authentic materials are used to present content matter;  use of authentic materials lends itself to the integration of skills, to increased motivation and to increased cognitive and linguistic complexity. (Content, Tasks and Projects in the Language Classroom, Monterey Institute, 2004, pg. 28-29)