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
Number of ECTS credits
Mode of study
Guarantor
Department
Entry knowledge
Rules for evaluation and completion of the course
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
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
Prerequisites and corequisites
Basic literature
Recommended reading
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
Classification of course in study plans
Type of course unit
Language exercise
Teacher / Lecturer
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