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Course detail

Professional English I

Subjet code : FAST-BYA9
Faculty: Faculty of Civil Engineering
Academic year: 2011/2012
Open: Yes
Supervisor: PhDr. Darja Daňková
Department: Institute of Social Sciences
Study level: Bachelor's
Study form: full-time study
Language of instruction: Czech
Number of credits: n. a.
Completion: credit
Year of study: 4
Semester: summer
Duty: recommended

The study programmes with the given course

Objective of the course – aims of the course unit:
Students will get acquainted with the specificities of the English professional style and the terminology of their field of study - E (Construction Economics and Management).
Objective of the course – learning outcomes and competences:
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.
Course contents (annotation):
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.
Teaching methods and criteria:
n. a.
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
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 reading:
zpracováno Ústavem SPV: vybrané texty z odborné literatury.

Type of course unit:
seminars: 26 hours, compulsory
Teacher: PhDr. Darja Daňková