Course detail

Technical English I

FSI-TEN1Acad. year: 2021/2022

The course covers core language and skills that students need to communicate successfully in technical specialisations.

Language of instruction

English

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Mgr. Jaroslav Trávníček

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 necessary for professional communication at upper-intermediate level.

Prerequisites

The course is intended for students who are familiar with the language at intermediate level (CEF B1).

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

To pass this course it is necessary, apart from active participation in the class and individual home preparation, to pass the credit test, which is divided into three parts written on pre-set dates throughout the semester. The maximum score is 50 points and in order to fulfil the credit requirements students must earn a minimum of 30 points. In case this benchmark is not achieved, there is a possibility for the student to resit the test.

Course curriculum

Not applicable.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The aim of the course is to teach the language skills needed by university students and company employees in a range of engineering branches.

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

Attendance at seminars is compulsory and is systematically checked by the teacher. Students are allowed to miss two seminars.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

BONAMY, David. Technical English 4: Course Book and eBook. Second Edition. Harlow: Pearson Education, 2022. ISBN 978-1-292-42449-1. (EN)

Recommended reading

BRIEGER, Nick a Alison POHL. Technical English Vocabulary and Grammar. Andover: Heinle, Cengage Learning, 2002. ISBN 978-1-902741-76-5.
IBBOTSON, Mark. Professional English in Use: Engineering. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2009. ISBN 978-0-521-73488-2.
MURPHY, Raymond. English grammar in use: a self-study reference and practice book for intermediate learners of English : with answers. Fifth edition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2019. ISBN 978-1-108-45765-1. (EN)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme B-STI-A Bachelor's 2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

  • Programme B-ZSI-P Bachelor's

    specialization STI , 2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory
    specialization MTI , 2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

  • Programme B-FIN-P Bachelor's 2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

  • Programme B-STR-P Bachelor's

    specialization STG , 2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory
    specialization AIŘ , 2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory
    specialization KSB , 2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory
    specialization SSZ , 2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

  • Programme B-ENE-P Bachelor's 2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory
  • Programme B-MAI-P Bachelor's 2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory
  • Programme B-PDS-P Bachelor's 2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory
  • Programme B-MET-P Bachelor's 2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Language exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Mgr. Martina Vránová, Ph.D.
Mgr. Jaroslav Trávníček
Mgr. Petr Klouda
Mgr. Jana Denemarková, Ph.D.
Mgr. Ilona Pavlíková
Mgr. Zuzana Wolná
Mgr. Ondřej Vévoda

Syllabus

1. Introduction, U1 - technical description, past tenses and questions revision
2. U1 - technical article, linking
3. U2 - function of a device, passive forms revision
4. U2 - describing properties, modal verbs
5. 1st semester test, U3 - expressing probability, automotive engineering text
6. U3 - note-taking, lecture, summarizing, linkers of contrast, relative clauses
7. U4 - engineering article, physics and mechanical vocabulary, phrasal verbs
8. U4 - instructions and feedback, conjunctions while/as
9. 2nd semester test, U5 - cause and effect links, describing a process
10. U5 - flow diagram, lecture, gerunds and nouns
11. U6 - degrees of certainty, plans, future forms
12. U6 - participating in a meeting, chairing a meeting
13. 3rd semester test