Course detail

English II

FSI-3A2Acad. year: 2005/2006

English II follows up on English I.Within General English it revises grammar and lexical structures, continues to develop the four language skills (speaking,listening,reading and writing )and encourages students
to apply their knowledge of English to situations they can meet in everyday life.
Within Technical English it familiarises students with basic technical terminology and specific features of simple technical texts. Since the beginning of the term 2000/2001 English language courses have been organized
as follows 1)classroom courses - 2 hours a week 2)computer lab.courses (Call) 2 hours once per 2 weeks(odd
and even weeks).
2) computer lab. courses (Call)
2 hours once per two weeks
(odd and even weeks)

Language of instruction

English

Number of ECTS credits

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

English II is designed to acquire and develop the four language skills. It encourages student to apply his
knowledge of English to situations he can meet in everyday life.Within Technical English it familiarises
student with basic technical terminology and specific features of simple technical texts.

Prerequisites

English II follows up on English I. ( on pre-intermediate level)

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Not applicable.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Credit conditions: Attendance at classroom and Call courses,fulfilment of continuous assessment conditions,at least60% of points for credit test. Credit test is written in the last week of the term, only once
without possibility of repeating. If the student doesn't fulfil these conditions, in certain cases teacher
may determine alternative condition.

Course curriculum

Not applicable.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The course aims to extend and deepen the four language skills (reading,listening, speaking, writing).It
encourages student to apply his knowledge of English to situations he can meet in everyday life.Within
Technical English it familiarises student with specific features of simple technical texts and basic
terminology of mechanical engineering.

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

Student is allowed to have two absences with leave at classroom courses. If the number of absences is higher,
student is obliged to compensate them in the earliest possible time. In certain cases teacher may determine
alternative condition.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

compulsory prerequisite
- English I

Basic literature

John, Liz Soars New Headway Pre-intermediate(Student's Book)
J. Comfort , S. Hick , A. Savage: Basic Technical English

Type of course unit

Language exercise

26 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Radim Přímal

Syllabus

New Headway Pre-intermediate HW U6 - U10
Basic Technical English BTE U9 - U16
1.HW - U6 BTE - U9
2.HW - U6 BTE - U10
3.HW - U7 BTE - U11
4.HW - U7 BTE - U11
5.HW - U6 - U7 opakování (Workbook) BTE - U12
6.HW - U8 BTE - U13
7.HW - U8 BTE - U13
8.HW - U9 BTE - U14
9.HW - U9 BTE - U14
10.HW - U8 - U9 opakování (Workbook) BTE - U15
11.HW - U10 BTE - U16
12.HW - U10 BTE - U16
13.Revision lesson,credit test
14.Credits

Computer-assisted exercise

13 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Radim Přímal

Syllabus

English Connection - EC (Technical English) U1 - U6

1. EC - U1 Job information
2. EC - U2 The interview, Mike's first day
3. EC - U3 Starting work, Robots
4. EC - U4 The paint shop project, The project schedule
5. EC - U5 Battery testing
6. EC - U6 Chasing a supplier 1, The wind tunnel
7. Credits

VUT

Faculties

University Institutes

Parts

English II

Type of course unit