Course detail

English 5

FSI-A5Acad. year: 2007/2008

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

Ing. Radim Přímal

Department

Institute of Foreign Languages (ÚJ)

Offered to foreign students

Of all faculties

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 B3901-3 Bachelor's

    branch B2379-99 , 1. year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
    branch B3942-99 , 1. year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
    branch B3910-00 , 1. year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
    branch B3904-00 , 1. year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
    branch B3940-00 , 1. year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional

  • Programme B2341-3 Bachelor's

    branch B2381-00 , 1. year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
    branch B2339-00 , 1. year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional

  • Programme B3901-3 Bachelor's

    branch B2379-99 , 2. year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
    branch B3942-99 , 2. year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
    branch B3910-00 , 2. year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
    branch B3904-00 , 2. year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
    branch B3940-00 , 2. year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional

  • Programme B2341-3 Bachelor's

    branch B2370-00 , 2. year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
    branch B2324-00 , 2. year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
    branch B2307-00 , 2. year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
    branch B2339-00 , 2. year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
    branch B2323-99 , 2. year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional

Type of course unit

 

Language exercise

26 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Mgr. Ivana Findurová
Ing. Radim Přímal
PhDr. Zuzana Svobodová
Mgr. Marie Urbančíková
Mgr. Ondřej Vévoda
PhDr. Božena Zavadilová

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