Course detail

Practical English 5

FEKT-BPC-PA5Acad. year: 2023/2024

The course is aimed at the development of academic language competences on the proficiency level C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. It focuses on the language for professional and academic purposes, analysis of technical texts, listening and reproduction, writing and formal written communication.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

3

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

PhDr. Milan Smutný, Ph.D.

Department

Department of Foreign Languages (UJAZ)

Entry knowledge

Before the electronic registration of the subject BPC-SZA, a student has to pass successfully the exam of the subject Practical English 4 (subject code bpc-pa4). This exam corresponds to the level C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

An exam (min. 50pts, max. 100 pts).
Written assignments (max. 40 points).
Written exam (max. 60 points).

Active participation in seminars with a minimum of 75% attendance and fulfilment of given assignments during the semester are required.

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.

Aims

Development of academic skills and knowledge with partucilar focus on the writing skils on the level C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

The student is able to:
- Write academic texts with the correct structure
- Participate in formal written professional and business communication
- Read long texts on native speaker level

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Not applicable.

Recommended reading

Downes, C (2008) Cambridge English for Job-hunting. CUP
Hewings, M (2012) Cambridge Academic English. An integrated skills course for EAP. C1 Advanced. CUP
Paterson, K (2013) Oxford Grammar for EAP. English grammar and practice for Academic Purposes. OUP

Elearning

eLearning: currently opened course

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme EEEI-H Bachelor's

    branch H-AEI , 3 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Language exercise

39 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

PhDr. Milan Smutný, Ph.D.

Syllabus

Formal language, academic language and style
Academic text and its structure

abstract

introduction

description of research methods, graphs

paraphrasing and referencing, citing sources

summary and conclusion
Technical and scientific texts (science and technology, business, professional communication), listening (included in seminars during the semester)

 

Elearning

eLearning: currently opened course