Course detail

English 6 for Combined Type of Study

FSI-A6KAcad. year: 2012/2013

The course is intended to teach English as a foreign language at general level. Also dealt with is ESP. It is focused on practical, everyday communication for the international workplace.

Language of instruction

English

Number of ECTS credits

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

PhDr. Jaroslava Hrubá

Department

Institute of Foreign Languages (ÚJ)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Students will be made familiar with general vocabulary for the workplace, as well as grammar structures for everyday communication at intermediate level. Students will acquire the language corresponding to the level B1 according to the "Common European Framework of Reference: Learning, Teaching, Assessment" set by the Council of Europe.

Prerequisites

Course is intended for students who are familiar with the language at pre-intermediate level, as well as with grammar and vocabulary corresponding to the course A5K.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Course-unit credit is awarded on condition of having attended the seminars actively, worked out assigned tasks and passed a credit test. Altogether it is required to get at least 30 points out of 50 in this test. In case this benchmark of 60% is not achieved, there is
a possibility for the student to resit the test.
Finally, students' work in the e-learning support of the course is also reflected in the overall course assessment.
Exam has a written and an oral part (80 and 20 points). The scope corresponds to the Intermediate level and the courses A5K-A6K. The aim of the examination is to prove student's knowledge and skills. He is expected to use the language as an independent user.

Course curriculum

Not applicable.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The course is intended to teach English as a foreign language at general level. Also dealt with is ESP. It is focused on practical, everyday communication for the international workplace.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Attendance at seminars is systematically checked by the teacher. Absence may be in justified cases compensated for by the agreement with the teacher.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

compulsory co-requisite
English 5 for Combined Type of Study

Basic literature

Not applicable.

Type of course unit

Guided consultation

13 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

PhDr. Jaroslava Hrubá

Syllabus

1. Introduction, U15 - Career development, CV, future review
2. U8 - Mass Transportation, comparative and superlative
3. U10 - Environmental Engineering (water purification, waste management, ...), reported speech
4. U11 - Robotics, verbs: cause to, make, prevent, stop, allow to, let...
5. U12 - Household technology, question review
6. U13 - Defence technology (Visby: a stealth warship), prepositions
7. Credit test

VUT

Faculties

University Institutes

Parts

English 6 for Combined Type of Study

Type of course unit