Course detail

English 4

FSI-A4Acad. year: 2016/2017

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

Mgr. Olga Taušová, Ph.D.

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 pre-intermediate level.

Prerequisites

Course is intended for students who are familiar with the language at elementary level, as well as with grammar and vocabulary corresponding to the course A3.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Language instruction as an extension of basic professional curriculum.

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 (min. 60%).

Course curriculum

Not applicable.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The aim of the course is to equip students for real-life tasks that arise in a wide range of technical occupations.

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

Attendance at seminars is systematically checked by the teacher. Students are allowed to miss 2 seminars. As long as the number of missed seminars is higher, additional condition may be set up by the teacher in justified cases in order to meet the course-unit credit requirements.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Basic literature

Not applicable.

Recommended reading

MURPHY, Raymond. Essential grammar in use: a self-study reference and practice book for elementary students of English : with answers. 3rd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2007. ISBN 978-0-521-67543-7. (EN)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme B3A-P Bachelor's

    branch B-PDS , 2 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
    branch B-PDS , 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
    branch B-FIN , 2 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
    branch B-FIN , 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
    branch B-MAI , 2 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
    branch B-MAI , 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
    branch B-MET , 2 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
    branch B-MET , 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
    branch B-MTI , 2 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
    branch B-MTI , 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional

  • Programme B3S-P Bachelor's

    branch B-EPP , 2 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
    branch B-KSB , 2 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
    branch B-KSB , 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
    branch B-STG , 2 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
    branch B-SSZ , 2 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
    branch B-AIŘ , 2 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
    branch B-STI , 2 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
    branch B-STI , 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
    branch B-S1R , 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional

Type of course unit

 

Language exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Mgr. Hana Kučerová
Mgr. Dagmar Červenková
PhDr. Jaroslava Hrubá
Mgr. Dita Gálová, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. U6: Comparisons. Talking about cities.
2. U6: Telephoning. At a hotel.
3. U7: Present perfect, Past simple. Talking about changes and trends.
4. U7: Presentations. Job interviews.
5. U8: Modals. Career paths.
6. U8: Meetings. Invitations and offers.
7. Revision.
8. U9: Past continuous, past simple.
9. U9: Emails. Making suggestions.
10. U10: Will. Zero and first conditionals.
11. U10: Gerunds and infinitives. Indirect questions.
12. Revision.
13. Credit test.

Computer-assisted exercise

13 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Mgr. Olga Taušová, Ph.D.

Syllabus

A targeted individual teaching which derives benefits from the electronical support - introduction to technical English with the use of authentic videos.