Course detail

English for Bachelors 2

FEKT-BPC-AN4Acad. year: 2023/2024

A standard course of English for intermediate students orientated on both general and technical English. An integrated approach is applied during teaching this course. After a grammar section with many tasks highlighting the new grammar, there is at least one activity for speaking, listening, reading and writing in every unit. There is a strong lexical component in the course. Technical texts are subject specific but the teacher's objective is teaching language, not subject knowledge.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

2

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Mgr. Pavel Sedláček

Department

Department of Foreign Languages (UJAZ)

Entry knowledge

Knowledge of all language skills on at least A2 CEFR level is required prior enterring the course. For more detailed specifications please refer to Common European Framework of Refference for Languages (CEFR)

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

75% attendance and active participation at classes, fulfilment of given assignments.

40% - semester test - evaluates the level of knowledge one has acquiered during the semester
Final exam:
30% - reading - evaluates and asseses the abilities to work with a written text, abilities to analyze, synthetize, paraphrase, organize and reproduce information from the text
30% - listening - evaluates and asseses the abilities to understand spoken English, abilities to analyze, synthetize, paraphrase, organize and reproduce information from the listening

During the CoVID-19 pandemic both the Semester test and the exam may be subject to electronic (online) form of evaluation.

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.

The course takes over 13 weeks in the form of language exercises. Attendance at seminars is compulsory (75 %). Absence must be properly apologized. During CoVID pandemic, in reasonable cases, the frontal form of education may be substituted by an online form.

During CoVID-19 pandemic the form of education may be subject to change and be altered to online form.

Aims

The course provides students not only with knowledge of general English, but also with the vocabulary, grammar, and functions necessary to become operational in professional and social situations.
Students will be able to:
- Use a wide range of vocabulary
- Apply newly acquired knowledge of grammar
- Understand, analyze, translate, paraphrase texts
- Understand, analyze, translate, paraphrase listenings
- Understand, follow and actively participate in simple conversations

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Elektronické texty k předmětu - viz. Moodle předmětu
Harding K., Lane A.: International Express Intermediate, 3rd Edition, Student´s Book, Oxford University Press, 2014, ISBN: 978-0-19-441825-6

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme BPC-AMT Bachelor's 0 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional
  • Programme BPC-TLI Bachelor's 0 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional
  • Programme BPC-SEE Bachelor's 0 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional
  • Programme BPC-MET Bachelor's 0 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional
  • Programme BPC-IBE Bachelor's 0 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional
  • Programme BPC-ECT Bachelor's 0 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional
  • Programme BPC-BTB Bachelor's 0 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional

  • Programme BPC-AUD Bachelor's

    specialization AUDB-TECH , 0 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional
    specialization AUDB-ZVUK , 0 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional

Type of course unit

 

Language exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Mgr. Agata Walek, Ph.D.
PaedDr. Alena Baumgartnerová
Mgr. Magdalena Šedrlová
Mgr. Bc. Magda Sučková, Ph.D.
Mgr. Pavel Sedláček
Mgr. Ing. Eva Ellederová, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Introduction, Revision
2. Past sp., past cont., Past perf.
3. Giving presentations, describing problems and finding solutions
4. Conditionals: Zero, 1st and 2nd
5. Money and finance, emails, discussing and reaching agreements
6. Passives: Present sp., present cont. present perf sp., past sp., will
7. Product journey vocab., Time management, Checking understanding and clarifying
8. Relative clauses
9. Job interviews, describing personal qualities at work, changing plans
10. 3rd Conditional, should have/shouldn´t have
11. Gerund VS. Infinitive, Changing careers, teleconferencing
12. Technical text, revision
13. Semester test