Course detail

English 5

FSI-A5Acad. year: 2005/2006

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

0

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

Not applicable.

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

Cvičení jazykové
1. Unit 1 Engineering-what's it all about ?
2. Unit 2 Choosing a course
3. Unit 3 Engineering materials
4. Unit 4 Mechanisms
5. Unit 5 Forces in engineering
6. Unit 6 The electric motor
7. Unit 8 Central heating
8. Unit 9 Safety at work
9. Unit 11 Washing machine
10. Unit 12 Racing bicycle
11. Unit 13 Lasers
12. Unit 15 Refrigerator
13. Revision, test

Cvičení s poč. podporou
Za použití Vector software (English Connections - Technical English D1) studenti nacvičují fráze a probrané gramatické jevy.

1-12. Práce s English Connections - Technical English D1, nácvik frází a situací
13. Revision, Course-unit credit test

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. Absence may be in justified cases compensated for by the agreement with the teacher.

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 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

Type of course unit

 

Language exercise

26 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Radim Přímal
PhDr. Zuzana Svobodová
Mgr. Zuzana Wolná
PhDr. Božena Zavadilová

Syllabus

1. Introduction, U1
2. U2
3. U3
4. U4
5. U5
6. U6
7. U7
8. U8
9. U9
10.U10
11.U11
12.U12
13.Credit test

Computer-assisted exercise

13 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Mgr. Dita Gálová, Ph.D.
Ing. Radim Přímal
PhDr. Radomíra Staudková
Mgr. Olga Taušová, Ph.D.

Syllabus

English Connection - EC (Technical English) U1 - U7

1. U1 - Job information, The interview, Mike's first day.
2. U2 - Starting work, Robots, The paint shop project
3. U3 - Battery testing, The project schedule, Chasing a supplier
4. U4 - The wind tunnel, Setting up a PC, The internet
5. U5 - Surfing, Job evaluation, CAD 1
6. U6 - CAD 2, Chasing a supplier 2, Project completion
7. U7 - Course-unit credits