PřF:JAB03 English for Biology III - Course Information
JAB03 English for Biology III
Faculty of ScienceAutumn 2011
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/2. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
- Teacher(s)
- PhDr. Hana Němcová (lecturer)
Ing. Boris Janča (assistant)
Mgr. Zuzana Janoušková (assistant)
Ing. Lenka Matyášová (assistant) - Guaranteed by
- Mgr. Hana Ševečková, M.A.
Language Centre, Faculty of Science Division – Language Centre
Contact Person: Lenka Pavlíková - Timetable of Seminar Groups
- JAB03/01: Wed 9:00–10:50 C15/227, H. Němcová
JAB03/02: Wed 11:00–12:50 C15/227, H. Němcová
JAB03/03: Thu 13:00–14:50 C15/227, H. Němcová
JAB03/04: Thu 15:00–16:50 C15/227, H. Němcová - Prerequisites
- The knowledge of English - B1 level CEFR - English for specific purposes
- Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 72 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/72, only registered: 0/72 - fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- Anthropology (programme PřF, B-AN)
- Anthropology (programme PřF, N-AN)
- Anthropology (programme PřF, N-BI)
- Anthropology (programme PřF, N-BI, specialization Physical Antropology)
- Anthropology (programme PřF, N-BI, specialization Socio-Cultural Antropology)
- Biology (programme PřF, B-BI)
- Biology (programme PřF, N-BI)
- Biology with a view to Education (programme PřF, B-BI)
- Biology with a view to Education (programme PřF, B-EB)
- Biology with a view to Education (programme PřF, B-FY)
- Biology with a view to Education (programme PřF, B-GE)
- Biology with a view to Education (programme PřF, B-GK)
- Biology with a view to Education (programme PřF, B-CH)
- Biology with a view to Education (programme PřF, B-IO)
- Biology with a view to Education (programme PřF, B-MA)
- Botany (programme PřF, N-EB)
- Cellular and Molecular Diagnostics (programme PřF, B-BI)
- Descriptive Geometry with a view to Education (programme PřF, B-BI)
- Ecological and Evolutionary Biology (programme PřF, B-EB)
- Ecological and Evolutionary Biology (programme PřF, B-EB, specialization Botany)
- Ecological and Evolutionary Biology (programme PřF, B-EB, specialization Zoology)
- Physics with a view to Education (programme PřF, B-BI)
- Physics with a view to Education (programme PřF, B-EB)
- Geology with a view to Education (programme PřF, B-BI)
- Chemistry with a view to Education (programme PřF, B-BI)
- Chemoinformatics and Bioinformatics (programme PřF, B-BCH)
- Mathematical Biology (programme PřF, B-BI)
- Mathematical Biology (programme PřF, B-EXB)
- Mathematical Biology (programme PřF, N-BI)
- Mathematical Biology (programme PřF, N-EXB)
- Mathematics with a view to Education (programme PřF, B-BI)
- Mathematics with a view to Education (programme PřF, B-EB)
- Molecular Biology and Genetics (programme PřF, B-BI)
- Molecular Biology and Genetics (programme PřF, B-EXB)
- Molecular Biology and Genetics (programme PřF, N-BI)
- Molecular Biology and Genetics (programme PřF, N-BI, specialization Genomika a proteomika)
- Molecular Biology and Genetics (programme PřF, N-BI, specialization Molekularni a geneticka diagnostika)
- Molecular Biology and Genetics (programme PřF, N-EXB)
- General Biology (programme PřF, B-BI)
- General Biology (programme PřF, B-BI, specialization Ekotoxikology)
- General Biology (programme PřF, B-BI, specialization Plant Physiology)
- General Biology (programme PřF, B-BI, specialization Physiology of Animals)
- General Biology (programme PřF, B-BI, specialization Microbiology)
- General Biology (programme PřF, N-BI)
- General Biology (programme PřF, N-BI, specialization Ekotoxikologie)
- General Biology (programme PřF, N-BI, specialization Plant Physiology)
- General Biology (programme PřF, N-BI, specialization Physiology of Animals)
- General Biology (programme PřF, N-BI, specialization Microbiology)
- Special Biology (programme PřF, B-EXB)
- Special Biology (programme PřF, B-EXB, specialization Ecotoxicology)
- Special Biology (programme PřF, B-EXB, specialization Experimental Biology of Plants)
- Special Biology (programme PřF, B-EXB, specialization Experimental Biology of Animals and Immunology)
- Special Biology (programme PřF, B-EXB, specialization Mikrobiology a Molecular Biotechnology)
- Special Biology (programme PřF, N-EXB)
- Special Biology (programme PřF, N-EXB, specialization Ekotoxikologie)
- Special Biology (programme PřF, N-EXB, specialization Experimentální biologie rostlin)
- Special Biology (programme PřF, N-EXB, specialization Experimentální biologie živočichů a imunologie)
- Special Biology (programme PřF, N-EXB, specialization Mikrobiologie a molekulární biotechnologie)
- Systematic Biology and Ecology (programme PřF, B-BI)
- Systematic Biology and Ecology (programme PřF, B-BI, specialization Systematic Botany and Ecology)
- Systematic Biology and Ecology (programme PřF, B-BI, specialization Systematic Zoology and Ecology)
- Systematic Biology and Ecology (programme PřF, N-BI)
- Systematic Biology and Ecology (programme PřF, N-BI, specialization Botany)
- Systematic Biology and Ecology (programme PřF, N-BI, specialization Systematic Botany and Ecology)
- Systematic Biology and Ecology (programme PřF, N-BI, specialization Systematic Zoology and Ecology)
- Systematic Biology and Ecology (programme PřF, N-BI, specialization Zoology)
- Upper Secondary School Teacher Training in Biology (programme PřF, N-BI)
- Upper Secondary School Teacher Training in Biology (programme PřF, N-EB)
- Zoology (programme PřF, N-EB)
- Course objectives
- After completing this course the student will be able to:
understand authentic biological texts/lectures
identify the main ideas
formulate the main ideas
interpret the information
present biological topics using basic presentation techniques
summarize a biological text
compare and contrast
use arguments in a discussion on a biological topic (defend one´s opinion, opose, support arguments of a colleague)
create a CV, write a letter of application,
present oneself in a mock interview - Syllabus
- Narwhals
- Do whales and dolphins sleep?
- CV
- Cover letter
- Interview
- Ageing, telomeres, telomerase
- Seawater bacteria
- Lifespans
- Origin of life
- Comparing - contrasting
- Literature
- Přehled doporučené literatury - viz informace učitele.
- The recommended literaure - see the information of the teacher
- online: New Scientist, Science Daily, Nature, National Geographic, BBC, How stuff works,
- MCCARTHY, Michael and Felicity O'DELL. Academic vocabulary in use. First published. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008, 176 stran. ISBN 9780521689397. info
- Academic writing course :study skills in English. Edited by R.R Jordan. 1st ed. Essex: Longman, 1999, 160 s. ISBN 0-582-40019-8. info
- Teaching methods
- foreign language course; text analysis, listening comprehension, discussion (in pairs, groups, plenary) presentations using basic presentation technique; mock interview blended learning - IS MU (interactive materials, dril)
- Assessment methods
- Each course is concluded with a credit test. 85% attendance in seminars is required.
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Follow-Up Courses
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
- Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2011, recent)
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