Course detail

Professional English I

FAST-BYA9Acad. year: 2020/2021

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 6 topics are common for all the fields of study while the other 6 topics vary according to the respective field of study.

Language of instruction

Czech

Guarantor

Mgr. Daniel Rodriguez

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 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Not applicable.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Not applicable.

Course curriculum

Not applicable.

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.

Type of course unit

 

Exercise

26 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Mgr. Daniel Rodriguez

Syllabus

1st Week - Civil engineering branches 2nd Week - Numbers, shapes and units 3rd Week - Building materials and their properties 4th Week - Technical drawings and design 5th Week - Basic types of buildings, main construction elements 6th Week - Building site and its different parts 7th Week - Basic terminology in structural engineering, concrete and steel constructions 8th-Week - Hydraulic engineering 9th Week - Bridges 10th Week - Urban planning 11th Week - Skyscrapers and tall structures I and II 12th Week - Basic terminology in economics 13th Week - Credit test (if required)