Course detail

English for post-graduates

FEKT-DPA-JA6Acad. year: 2020/2021

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

English

Number of ECTS credits

4

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 or higher, 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 based on electronic support produced by the department and authentic materials. 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

1-3 Presentations
4 Academic and technical writing
5-6 Language functions
7-9 Grammar
10 Word formation
11 Difficult expressions
12 Professional and academic English
13 Revision

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The aim of the course is enhancing students' skills in reading comprehension, writing abstracts, reports and articles, presentation and communication skills.
Note: a one-semester course

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

The content and forms of instruction in the 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.

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme DPA-EKT Doctoral 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
  • Programme DPA-KAM Doctoral 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
  • Programme DPA-MET Doctoral 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
  • Programme DPA-SEE Doctoral 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
  • Programme DPA-TLI Doctoral 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
  • Programme DPA-TEE Doctoral 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
  • Programme DPA-EIT Doctoral 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
  • Programme DPA-BTB Doctoral 1 year of study, winter semester, elective
    2 year of study, winter semester, elective
  • Programme DPAD-EIT Doctoral 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
  • Programme DKA-EIT Doctoral 0 year of study, winter semester, elective

Type of course unit

 

Language exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Mgr. Petra Zmrzlá, Ph.D.

Syllabus

Text analysis, listening, reproduction, language functions
Education, exams
Work experience
Applications, interview
Abstract, grammar
Quantity, degree, intensity
Describing graphs, tables and figures
Numerical expressions
Presentations: Introduction
Presentations: Main parts
Presentations: Conclusion
Presentations: Questions
Cultural Awareness
Workplace
Summary
Comparing/Contrasting
Emphasising
Generalising
Cause and Effect
Shapes and Dimensions
Location, Movement, Distances
Conferences, Exhibitions
Defining, Hedging