PřF:JA002 Advanced Examination in Englis - Course Information

JA002 Advanced Examination in English for Specific Purposes - Science

Extent and Intensity

0/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Anna Bízková Doleželová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Eva Čoupková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Daniela Dlabolová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Markéta Dudová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Jana Kubrická, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Anjuli Pandavar, PhD (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Monika Ševečková, Ph.D. (assistant)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Eva Čoupková, Ph.D.
Language Centre, Faculty of Science Division – Language Centre
Contact Person: Lenka Pavlíková
Supplier department: Language Centre, Faculty of Science Division – Language Centre

Prerequisites

The knowledge of English - B2 level CEFR - English for specific purposes

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Biophysical Chemistry (programme PřF, B-CH)

Course objectives

The exam assesses student´s ability to
understand specialized texts/discourse
identify key ideas
formulate key ideas
transfer information from the text
classify, describe cause and effect, compare, define
summarize an advanced text related to their field of study
present a specialized topic related to the field of study in an accessible way using advanced presentation techniques
discuss common topics and those related to their field of study
talk about one´s field of study using topic-based vocabulary
use argumentation

Learning outcomes

The exam assesses student´s ability to
understand specialized texts/discourse
identify key ideas
formulate key ideas
transfer information from the text
classify, describe cause and effect, compare, define
summarize an advanced text related to their field of study
present a specialized topic related to the field of study in an accessible way using advanced presentation techniques
discuss common topics and those related to their field of study
talk about one´s field of study using topic-based vocabulary
use argumentation

Syllabus

• 1. Written part: a) Integrated task (listening, reading and writing) Students will write a synthesis essay (300-400 words) in which they will combine information from two sources: a video on a general scientific topic, which will be provided, and a text of their choice, for example an academic, scientific or a popular science article in the English language taken from a credible source such as a journal, the science section of a newspaper/magazine, or a book chapter. The recommended length of the source article is between 500 and 1500 words.
• b) Presentation abstract Students will write an abstract for their presentation. Word range: 150-200 words
• 2.Oral part: Presentation of a specialist topic related to the field of study - own choice, or presentation related to own project - 10 minutes with using visual aids and all presentation techniques + discussion (structure: introduction, main body with signalling devices, ending including summary).

Literature

• Jeremy Comfort. Effective Presentations.OUP 2000.
• Douglas Bell: Passport to Academic Presentations.Garnet 2008.
• MCCARTHY, Michael and Felicity O'DELL. Academic vocabulary in use. First published. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008, 176 stran. ISBN 9780521689397. info
• Keith Kelly: Science.Macmillan 2008
• MASCULL, Bill. Key words in science & technology : helping learners with real English. 1st pub. London: Harper Collins Publishers, 1997, xii, 210. ISBN 0003750981. 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
• English for science. Edited by Fran Zimmerman. New Jersey : Regents/Prentice Hall, 1989
• DONOVAN, Peter. Basic English for Science. 10. vyd. Oxford: University Press, 1994, 153 s. ISBN 0-19-457180-7. info
• Nucleus ; English for science and technology. Edited by Martin Bates - Tony Dudley-Evans. info
• Physics:Reader.Ivana Tulajová, Masarykova univerzita Přírodovědecká fakulta 2000
• PLUMMER, Charles C. and David MCGEARY. Physical geology :student study art notebook. 7th ed. Dubuque: Wm. C. Brown Communications, 1996, 161 s. ISBN 0-697-28732-7. info
• STRAHLER, Alan H. and Arthur Newell STRAHLER. Introducing physical geography. 4th ed. Hoboken, N.J.: J. Wiley, 2006, xxv, 728. ISBN 047167950X. info
• MURPHY, Raymond. English grammar in use : a self-study reference and practice book for intermediate students of English : with answers. 3rd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004, x, 379. ISBN 0521537622. info
• CUNNINGHAM, Sarah and Bill BOWLER. Headway : intermediate : pronunciation. 1. vyd. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1990, xi, 112 s. ISBN 1-943396-88-4. info
• +Any materials aimed at preparation for B2 level examinations(e.g. FCE, TOEFL)

Bookmarks

https://is.muni.cz/ln/tag/PříF:JA002!

Teaching methods

written and oral exam

Assessment methods

writing tasks, oral exam - 60% passing grade in each individual part

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught each semester.

Listed among pre-requisites of other courses

• Bi1000 Introduction to study of ecological and evolutionary biology
  NOW(CST:CJV_DIAL)||CST:CJV_DIAL||JA001||JA002  
• Bi3001 Bachelor thesis EMB 1
  Bi4020 || JA001 || JA002 || JA001A && NOW(Bi3330) || NOW(Bi3332) || NOW(Bi3334) || NOW(Bi3336) || NOW(Bi3338)  
• Bi3002 Bachelor thesis EMB 2
  JA001 || JA002 || JA001A && Bi3330 || Bi3332 || Bi3334 || Bi3336 || Bi3338 && NOW(Bi3331) || NOW(Bi3333) || NOW(Bi3335) || NOW(Bi3337) || NOW(Bi3339)  
• Bi5004 Bachelor's thesis I
  JA001 || JA002 || JA001A  
• Bi5005 Bachelor thesis I
  JA001 || JA002 || JA001A  
• Bi5009BZ Bachelor thesis of biology I ( teachers of biology)
  JA001 || JA002 || NOW(JA001) || NOW(JA002)  
• Bi5009EB Bachelor thesis of biology I ( teachers of biology)
  JA001 || JA002 || NOW(JA001) || NOW(JA002)  
• Bi5200 Botany & ecology bachelor thesis I.
  JA001 || JA002 || JA001A  
• Bi5490 Bachelor Thesis LGMD I
  JA001 || JA002 || JA001A || Bi4020  

Zobrazit další předměty

• Bi5831 Bachelor thesis of ecological and evolutionary biology I
  (Bi1030) && (Bi2090) && (Bi1090) && (Bi2030) && (Bi5080) && (JA001 || JA002 || JA001A)  
• Bi6016EB Bachelor thesis of biology I (teachers of biology)
  (JA001 || JA002 || JA001A) && Bi5009EB  
• Bi6100 Bachelor Thesis II
  JA001 || JA002 || JA001A  
• Bi9015 Diploma Thesis Molecular Biology and Genetics III
  Bi8018 && (NOW(Bi9323) || Bi9323) && (NOW(JA002) || JA002)  
• Bi9112BZ Diploma thesis tutorial III (teachers of biology)
  Bi8111BZ && Bi7110BZ && ((NOW(JA002) || NOW(JF002) || NOW(JN002) || NOW(JR002) || NOW(JS002)) || (JA002 || JF002 || JN002 || JR002 || JS002))  
• Bi9118 Diploma Thesis LGMD - part 3
  (NOW(Bi7022) || Bi7022) && (NOW(JA002) || NOW(JF002) || NOW(JN002) || NOW(JR002) || NOW(JS002)) || (JA002 || JF002 || JN002 || JR002 || JS002)  
• Bi9122 Diploma thesis Human Biology III
  (NOW(JA002) || NOW(JF002) || NOW(JN002) || NOW(JR002) || NOW(JS002)) || (JA002 || JF002 || JN002 || JR002 || JS002)  
• Bi9220 Diploma thesis animal physiology III
  Bi8842 && (NOW(JA002) || JA002) && souhlas  
• Bi9441 Diploma thesis III
  Bi8462 && (NOW(JA002) || NOW(JF002) || NOW(JN002) || NOW(JR002) || NOW(JS002)) || (JA002 || JF002 || JN002 || JR002 || JS002)  
• Bi9572 Microbiology Diploma Thesis III.
  Bi8572 && (NOW(JA002) || NOW(JF002) || NOW(JN002) || NOW(JR002) || NOW(JS002)) || (JA002 || JF002 || JN002 || JR002 || JS002)  
• Bi9733 Nature conservation diploma thesis III
  Bi8732 && (JA002||JF002||JN002||JR002||JS002 || NOW(JA002)||NOW(JF002)||NOW(JN002)||NOW(JR002)||NOW(JS002))  
• C9001 Diploma Thesis III
  C8001 && NOW(C7777) && !NOWANY(C5000,C5000f) && ((NOW(JA002) || NOW(JF002) || NOW(JN002) || NOW(JR002) || NOW(JS002)) || (JA002 || JF002 || JN002 || JR002 || JS002))  
• C9001f Diploma Thesis III
  C8001f && NOW(C7777) && !NOWANY(C5000,C5000f) && ((NOW(JA002) || NOW(JF002) || NOW(JN002) || NOW(JR002) || NOW(JS002)) || (JA002 || JF002 || JN002 || JR002 || JS002))  
• C9270 Diploma Thesis III
  C8890 && !NOW(C5000) && ((NOW(JA002) || NOW(JF002) || NOW(JN002) || NOW(JR002) || NOW(JS002)) || (JA002 || JF002 || JN002 || JR002 || JS002))  
• E5010 Bachelor thesis for Environment & Health I
  JA001 || JA002  
• E5012 Bachelor thesis I
  JA001 || JA002 || JA001A || JAB05 || JAB01  
• GA021 Diploma Thesis Seminar IV
  G0221 && (G9021) && !GA021k && (NOW(JA002)||JA002||NOW(JF002)||JF002||NOW(JN002)||JN002||NOW(JR002)||JR002||NOW(JS002)||JS002)  
• GA021k Diploma Thesis Seminar IV
  G0221 && (G9021k||G9021) && !GA021 && (NOW(JA002)||JA002||NOW(JF002)||JF002||NOW(JN002)||JN002||NOW(JR002)||JR002||NOW(JS002)||JS002)  
• GA041 Diploma Thesis IV
  G0221 && (G9041) && (NOW(JA002)||JA002||NOW(JF002)||JF002||NOW(JN002)||JN002||NOW(JR002)||JR002||NOW(JS002)||JS002)  
• G1011 Introductory geological concentration
  !G1011k && !NOW(G1011k) && (!PROGRAM(B-GE) || (NOW(G0101)&&NOW(C7777)&& (NOW(CST:cjv_dial)||CST:cjv_dial||JA001||JA002||JAG01||JAG02)))  
• G1021 Physical geology
  !G1021k && !NOW(G1021k) && (!PROGRAM(B-GE) || (NOW(G0101) && NOW(C7777) && (NOW(CST:CJV_DIAL)||CST:CJV_DIAL||JA001||JA002||JAG01||JAG02)))  
• G1021k Physical geology
  !G1021 && !NOW(G1021) && (!PROGRAM(B-GE) || (NOW(G0101) && NOW(C7777) && (NOW(CST:CJV_DIAL)||CST:CJV_DIAL||JA001||JA002||JAG01||JAG02)))  
• G1061 Mineralogy
  !G1061k && !NOW(G1061k) && (!PROGRAM(B-GE) || (NOW(G0101) && NOW(C7777) && (NOW(CST:CJV_DIAL)||CST:CJV_DIAL||JA001||JA002||JAG01||JAG02)))  
• G1061k Mineralogy
  (!G1061) && (!NOW(G1061)) && (!PROGRAM(B-GE) || (NOW(G0101) && NOW(C7777) && (NOW(CST:CJV_DIAL)||CST:CJV_DIAL||JA001||JA002||JAG01||JAG02)))  
• G1081 Palaeontology
  !G1081k && !NOW(G1081k) && (!PROGRAM(B-GE) || (NOW(G0101) && NOW(C7777) && (JA001||JA002||JAG01||JAG02||CST:CJV_DIAL||NOW(CST:CJV_DIAL))))  
• G1081k Palaeontology
  !G1081 && !NOW(G1081) && (!PROGRAM(B-GE) || (NOW(G0101) && NOW(C7777) && (NOW(CST:CJV_DIAL)||CST:CJV_DIAL||JA001||JA002||JAG01||JAG02)))  
• G1101 Principles of Geophysics
  !G1101k && !NOW(G1101k) && (!PROGRAM(B-GE) || (NOW(G0101) && NOW(C7777) && (NOW(CST:CJV_DIAL)||CST:CJV_DIAL||JA001||JA002||JAG01||JAG02)))  
• G1101k Principles of Geophysics
  !G1101 && !NOW(G1101) && (!PROGRAM(B-GE) || (NOW(G0101) && NOW(C7777) && (NOW(CST:CJV_DIAL)||CST:CJV_DIAL||JA001||JA002||JAG01||JAG02)))  
• G9021 Diploma Thesis Seminar III
  G0221 && (G9041||NOW(G9041)) && (G8021) && (NOW(JA002)||JA002||NOW(JF002)||JF002||NOW(JN002)||JN002||NOW(JR002)||JR002||NOW(JS002)||JS002)  
• G9021k Diploma Thesis Seminar III
  G0221 && (G9041||NOW(G9041)) && (G8021||G8021k) && (NOW(JA002)||JA002||NOW(JF002)||JF002||NOW(JN002)||JN002||NOW(JR002)||JR002||NOW(JS002)||JS002)  
• G9041 Diploma Thesis III
  G8031 && G8041 && (NOW(JA002)||JA002||NOW(JF002)||JF002||NOW(JN002)||JN002||NOW(JR002)||JR002||NOW(JS002)||JS002)  
• Z0003 Bachelor Thesis 1
  kredity_min(90) && (JA001A || JA001 || JA002)  
• Z0020 Diploma Thesis 3 (teachers of geography)
  Z0019 && (JA002 || JF002 || JN002 || JR002 || JS002) || (NOW(JA002) || NOW(JF002) || NOW(JN002) || NOW(JR002) || NOW(JS002))  
• Z1035 Seminar - Introduction to the Geography study
  NOW(CST:CJV_DIAL)||CST:CJV_DIAL||JA001||JA002  
• Z5210 Bachelor Thesis 1(teaching of geography)
  kredity_min(90) && (JA001A || JA001 || JA002)  
• Z8150 Bachelor Thesis 1 (cartography)
  kredity_min(90) && (JA001A || JA001 || JA002)  
• Z8190 Diploma Thesis 3 - Cartography
  Z8180 && (JA002 || JF002 || JN002 || JR002 || JS002) || (NOW(JA002) || NOW(JF002) || NOW(JN002) || NOW(JR002) || NOW(JS002))  
• Z9002 Diploma Thesis 3 (geography)
  Z8001 && (JA002 || JF002 || JN002 || JR002 || JS002) || (NOW(JA002) || NOW(JF002) || NOW(JN002) || NOW(JR002) || NOW(JS002))  

Teacher's information

https://is.muni.cz/auth/el/sci/jaro2022/JA002/index-HSXehD.qwarp
The JA002 exam tests skills discussed in optional language seminars 03 and 04 (JAB03, JAC03, JAF03, JAG03, JAM03, JAZ03 and JAB04, JAC04...) - see the syllabi of individual subjects. Taking these courses is not compulsory, just recommended.

http://www.sci.muni.cz/katalog/

If you pass the JA002 exam during your Bachelor studies, it is not necessary to take the JA001 exam.

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