Course detail

Professional English I

FAST-BYA9Acad. year: 2009/2010

Practice in reading for information and understanding the argumentation at B2 level of the CEF which requires a student to be able to find out information, thoughts and opinions in highly professional resources within his/her field of study.
PowerPoint presentation practice within the given technical topic.
First 7 topics are common for all the fields of study, while the other 5 topics vary according to the respective field of study.

Language of instruction

Czech

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

PhDr. Darja Daňková

Department

Institute of Social Sciences (SPV)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

The student will become proficient in the specificities of the English professional style and the terminology of his/her field of study.

Prerequisites

Knowledge of general English at B1 level of the CEFR.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Not applicable.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Requirements for successful completion of the subject are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Course curriculum

Topics for Technical English – Part I.
1st Studying at the university
2nd Civil engineering branches
3rd Basic engineering terminology
4th Building materials
5th Building construction
6th Numbers, units and measures
7th Application of information technology
8th-12th Technical texts involving topics from particular fields of study
13th Credit test

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Students will get acquainted with the specificities of the English professional style and the terminology of their field of study.

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

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

zpracováno Ústavem SPV: vybrané texty z odborné literatury. 0.

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme B-P-C-SI Bachelor's

    branch VS , 2 year of study, summer semester, recommended course

  • Programme D-P-C-SI Doctoral

    branch FMI , 1 year of study, summer semester, recommended course
    branch KDS , 1 year of study, summer semester, recommended course
    branch MGS , 1 year of study, summer semester, recommended course
    branch PST , 1 year of study, summer semester, recommended course
    branch VHS , 1 year of study, summer semester, recommended course

Type of course unit

 

Exercise

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

PhDr. Darja Daňková