Course detail

English for bachelors 2

FEKT-CAN4Acad. year: 2012/2013

A standard course of English for intermediate students orientated on both general and technical English. An integrated approach is applied during teaching this course. After a grammar section with many tasks highlighting the new grammar, there is at least one activity for speaking, listening, reading and writing in every unit. There is a strong lexical component in the course. Technical texts are subject specific but the teacher's objective is teaching language, not subject knowledge.

Language of instruction

English

Number of ECTS credits

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Mgr. Pavel Sedláček

Department

Department of Foreign Languages (UJAZ)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

To be able to speak about topics contained in the textbook accurately and fluently (with a certain error tolerance).

Prerequisites

The subject knowledge on the secondary school level is required.

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

Written semester test.
Written final exam.

Course curriculum

1. Modal verbs. Differences between British and American English.
2. Giving presentations. Reading: International Outsourcing.
3. Future arrangements and intentions. Collocations.
4. Present Continuous and 'going to'. Business communication.
5. Temporal clauses. Writing e-mails.
6. 1st and 2nd Conditionals. Phrasal verbs.
7. Present Perfect Simple and Present Perfect Continuous. Job descriptions.
8. Describing a process. Interviewing techniques.
9. 3rd Conditional. Confusing words.
10. Business correspondence. 'Should' + perfect infinitive.
11. Reported speech. Collocations.
12. Technical text. Social responses.
13. Semester test.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Acquisition of new vocabulary.
Developing grammar knowledge.
Developing the language skills (reading, speaking, listening and writing)
Introducing and revising common phrases of spoken English.
Work with semi-technical texts.

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

The content and forms of instruction in the evaluated course are specified by a regulation issued by the lecturer responsible for the course and updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Sada technických materiálů.
Taylor, Liz: International Express Intermediate.New edition. Student's Book. OUP 2005

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme EECC Bc. Bachelor's

    branch BC-MET , 2 year of study, winter semester, elective general
    branch BC-MET , 3 year of study, winter semester, elective general
    branch BC-TLI , 2 year of study, winter semester, elective general
    branch BC-SEE , 2 year of study, winter semester, elective general
    branch BC-SEE , 3 year of study, winter semester, elective general
    branch BC-EST , 2 year of study, winter semester, elective general
    branch BC-EST , 3 year of study, winter semester, elective general
    branch BC-AMT , 2 year of study, winter semester, elective general
    branch BC-AMT , 3 year of study, winter semester, elective general

Type of course unit

 

Language exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Mgr. Pavel Sedláček

Syllabus

1. Modal verbs. Differences between British and American English.
2. Giving presentations. Reading: International Outsourcing.
3. Future arrangements and intentions. Collocations.
4. Present Continuous and 'going to'. Business communication.
5. Temporal clauses. Writing e-mails.
6. 1st and 2nd Conditionals. Phrasal verbs.
7. Present Perfect Simple and Present Perfect Continuous. Job descriptions.
8. Describing a process. Interviewing techniques.
9. 3rd Conditional. Confusing words.
10. Business correspondence. 'Should' + perfect infinitive.
11. Reported speech. Collocations.
12. Technical text. Social responses.
13. Semester test.