Course detail

English 5

FSI-A5Acad. year: 2009/2010

The course is intended to teach English as a foreign language at general level. Also dealt with is ESP. It is focused on practical, everyday communication for the international workplace.

Language of instruction

English

Number of ECTS credits

2

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Mgr. Ondřej Vévoda

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 for everyday communication at intermediate level.

Prerequisites

Course is intended for students who are familiar with the language at pre-intermediate level. They are expected to have the knowledge and skills corresponding to the course A4.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Course-unit credit is awarded on condition of having attended the seminars actively, worked out assigned tasks and passed a credit test.

Course curriculum

Not applicable.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The course is intended to teach English as a foreign language at general level. Also dealt with is ESP. It is focused on practical, everyday communication for the international workplace.

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

Attendance at seminars is systematically checked by the teacher. Students are allowed to miss 2 seminars. As long as the number of missed seminars is higher, additional condition may be set up by the teacher in justified cases in order to meet the course-unit credit requirements.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Not applicable.

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme B3A-P Bachelor's

    branch B-PDS , 1. year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional
    branch B-MTI , 1. year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional
    branch B-MAI , 1. year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional
    branch B-MET , 1. year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional
    branch B-FIN , 1. year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional

  • Programme B3S-P Bachelor's

    branch B-S1R , 1. year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional
    branch B-STI , 1. year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional

  • Programme B3A-P Bachelor's

    branch B-PDS , 2. year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional
    branch B-MTI , 2. year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional
    branch B-MAI , 2. year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional
    branch B-MET , 2. year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional
    branch B-FIN , 2. year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional

  • Programme B3S-P Bachelor's

    branch B-AIŘ , 2. year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional
    branch B-SSZ , 2. year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional
    branch B-STG , 2. year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional
    branch B-STI , 2. year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional
    branch B-EPE , 2. year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional

Type of course unit

 

Language exercise

26 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

PhDr. Jaroslava Hrubá
Mgr. Darja Kobzíková
Mgr. Ondřej Padalík
PhDr. Yvona Paseková, Ph.D.
PhDr. Zuzana Svobodová
Mgr. Michaela Veselá
Mgr. Ondřej Vévoda

Syllabus

1. Intruduction, U1 - Engineering – what‘s it all about ?
2. U2 - Choosing a course, U7 - An engineering student, Comparing and contrasting
3. U3 - Engineering materials, Making definitions
4. U4 - Mechanisms, Ways of linking ideas, Dealing with technical terms
5. U5 - Forces in engineering, The present passive, Listening to lectures
6. U6 - The electric motor, Describing functions and components
7. U8 - Central heating, Time clauses
8. U9 - Safety at work, Making safety rules
9. U11- Washing machine, If / Unless sentences, Explaining a diagram
10.U12- Racing bicycle, Describing reasons, Properties of materials
11.U13- Lasers, Noun+ noun compounds, Describing a proces
12.U15- Refrigerator, Dealing with unfamiliar words, Principles and rules, Revision
13.Credit test