FI:VB036 English Skills for IT II - Course Information

VB036 English Skills for IT II

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Anna Bízková Doleželová (lecturer)
Mgr. Eva Rudolfová (lecturer)
Mgr. Marcela Sekanina Vavřinová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Antonín Zita, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Eva Barnová (seminar tutor)
Roksoliana Radchuk, PhD (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Pavla Svobodová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. et Mgr. Lenka Tóthová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Ivana Tulajová (assistant)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Eva Rudolfová
Language Centre, Faculty of Informatics Division – Language Centre
Contact Person: Mgr. Eva Rudolfová
Supplier department: Language Centre, Faculty of Informatics Division – Language Centre

Prerequisites

VB035 English I ||SOUHLAS
The course is a follow-up to VB035 English I.

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

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Course objectives

VB036 aims to further broaden the knowledge of English grammar and phrases and to focus on IT related topics chosen by the students themselves. At the end of the course students should be able to: understand specialized articles; obtain information from highly specialized sources; give clear presentations; write a short formal email; provide relevant explanations and arguments; interact fluently and spontaneously.

Learning outcomes

Students will be able to - communicate in English about their field of study; - write formal emails (requests, applications, complaints etc.); - understand spoken and written English on general and general academic level + their field of expertise; - present their ideas/ findings efficiently; - interact efficiently and politely with others - negotiate, debate, cooperate and solve problems constructively; - think critically and argue in an informed way; - plan and reflect, provide and receive feedback and act upon it.

Syllabus

• English for academic and specific purposes
• Grammar, vocabulary and phrases at B2 level and higher
• Presentations and class discussions on topics chosen by the students.
• Formal language - register and usage
• Reading and discussion of specialized texts

Literature

required literature
• PRODROMOU, Luke. Grammar and vocabulary for Cambridge first : for students preparing for the Cambridge English First exam. Second edition. Harlow: Pearson Education Limited, 2012, 319 stran. ISBN 9781447903055. info
• VERMAAT, Misty, Susan L. SEBOK, Steven M. FREUND, Jennifer T. CAMPBELL and Mark FRYDENBERG. Discovering computers 2016 : tools, apps, devices, and the impact of technology. [Boston]: Cengage Learning, 2016, 1 svazek. ISBN 9781305391857. info

Teaching methods

Class negotiations, debates and discussions, individual, pair and group presentations, work with sources, creating handouts, forming research questions, reading, peer review, writing tasks, homework assignments

Assessment methods

Every student attending the seminar has to give an in-class presentation and engage in feedback sessions and discussions. In order to pass the course, students must satisfy attendance requirements and meet all the requirements.
Students are not allowed any absences. Medical absences are treated as all other absences.
One of the prerequisites for the completion of the course is home preparation and doing assignments.
Students are allowed two absences of any type in a semester. Medical absences are treated as all other absences.
One of the prerequisites for the completion of the course is home preparation and doing assignments.

Language of instruction

English

Further Comments

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.

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