Course detail

English for post-graduates

FEKT-DJA6Acad. year: 2017/2018

A course for postgraduate students focused on preparing them for the examination which is required for completion of postgraduate study. Various writing skills are trained and developed during the course: taking notes, language tools for writing abstracts,reports and articles. Students will also be trained in delivering academic presentations.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Mgr. Petra Zmrzlá, Ph.D.

Department

Department of Foreign Languages (UJAZ)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Ability to distinguish various writing styles,reading comprehension, writing abstracts, reports and articles, reproducing texts on the basis of taken notes, communication skills, and presentation of research results.

Prerequisites

An intermediate-level examination, examination passed as a part of admission procedure to the doctoral study programme

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in Article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations.
The course is taking advantage of electronic supports produced by the department and authentic materials. The students are expected to do written assignments and presentations.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Course requirements: a short presentation on a technical / academic topic (10 minutes) in the course of the semester.
Exam: written (language test - 40 points; listening - 30 points; reading - 30 points).
Passmark: 50% in each part of the exam.

Course curriculum

Difficult words and expressions
Academic English
Scientific/technical writing
Presentations

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Reading comprehension, writing abstracts, reports and articles, presentation and communication skills.
Note: this is a one-semester course

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

The content and forms of instruction in the evaluated course are specified by a regulation issued by the lecturer responsible for the course and updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Not applicable.

Type of course unit

Language exercise

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Mgr. Petra Zmrzlá, Ph.D.

VUT

Faculties

University Institutes

Parts

English for post-graduates

Type of course unit