VB035 English I

Faculty of Informatics
Autumn 2008
Extent and Intensity
2/2. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Ivana Tulajová (lecturer)
Mgr. Martin Dvořák, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Kateřina Nečasová, M.A. (lecturer)
Mgr. Ing. Crina-Maria Ionescu, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Michaela Melíková (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Ivana Tulajová
Language Centre, Faculty of Informatics Division – Language Centre
Contact Person: PhDr. Ivana Tulajová
Timetable
Thu 15:00–16:50 D1
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
VB035/01: Mon 10:00–11:50 C511, M. Dvořák
VB035/02: Mon 12:00–13:50 C511, M. Dvořák
VB035/03: Tue 10:00–11:50 C511, M. Dvořák
VB035/04: Tue 12:00–13:50 C511, M. Dvořák
VB035/05: Tue 14:00–15:50 C511, M. Dvořák
VB035/06: Mon 14:00–15:50 C525, I. Tulajová
VB035/07: Mon 16:00–17:50 C525, I. Tulajová
VB035/08: Mon 18:00–19:50 C525, I. Tulajová
VB035/09: Tue 16:00–17:50 C511, I. Tulajová
VB035/10: Tue 18:00–19:50 C511, I. Tulajová
VB035/11: Wed 14:00–15:50 C525, I. Tulajová
VB035/12: Wed 16:00–17:50 C525, I. Tulajová
VB035/13: Wed 18:00–19:50 C525, I. Tulajová
VB035/14: Wed 10:00–11:50 C511, M. Melíková
VB035/15: Wed 16:00–17:50 C511, M. Melíková
VB035/16: Wed 18:00–19:50 C511, M. Melíková
VB035/17: Mon 8:00–9:50 C525, K. Nečasová
VB035/18: Mon 10:00–11:50 C525, K. Nečasová
VB035/19: Mon 12:00–13:50 C525, K. Nečasová
VB035/20: Tue 8:00–9:50 C525, K. Nečasová
VB035/21: Tue 10:00–11:50 C525, K. Nečasová
VB035/22: Tue 12:00–13:50 C525, K. Nečasová
VB035/23: Wed 8:00–9:50 C525, K. Nečasová
VB035/24: Mon 8:00–9:50 C511, C. Ionescu
VB035/25: Mon 14:00–15:50 B117, C. Ionescu
VB035/26: Tue 8:00–9:50 B116, C. Ionescu
VB035/27: Tue 12:00–13:50 B117, C. Ionescu
VB035/28: Tue 14:00–15:50 B117, C. Ionescu
VB035/29: Wed 8:00–9:50 B411, C. Ionescu
VB035/30: Wed 14:00–15:50 A104, C. Ionescu
VB035/31: Wed 16:00–17:50 B117, C. Ionescu
VB035/32: Wed 18:00–19:50 B117, C. Ionescu
Prerequisites
The course is aimed at improving the knowledge of English, which should be intermediate at the beginning of the course. Students are allowed to attend the course if they pass the entrance test.
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
there are 19 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
The course aims to broaden the knowledge of English grammar and phrases acquired at secondary school and to focus on specialized language in the area of IT. One of the prerequisites for the completion of the course is home preparation and doing assignments. The course is designed for intermediate students. At the end of the course students should be able to: understand specialized articles; use the language fluently; talk about a wide range of IT related topics; provide relevant explanations and arguments; give clear descriptions and presentations; answer the questions spontaneously.
Syllabus
  • The course aims to broaden the knowledge of English grammar and phrases acquired at secondary school and to focus on specialized language in the area of IT. One of the prerequisites for the completion of the course is home preparation and doing assignments.
  • Computer users
  • Computer architecture
  • Computer applications
  • Peripherals
  • Operating systems
  • Graphical User Interfaces
  • Applications Programs
Literature
  • ZÁBOJOVÁ, Eva, Jaroslav PEPRNÍK and Stella NANGONOVÁ. Angličtina pro jazykové školy. Vyd. 12., ve Fortuně 3. Praha: Fortuna, 2002, 304 s. ISBN 8071687324. info
  • ZÁBOJOVÁ, Eva, Jaroslav PEPRNÍK and Stella NANGONOVÁ. Angličtina pro jazykové školy. Vyd. 8., ve Fortuně 3. Praha: Fortuna, 2000, 311 s. ISBN 8071687332. info
  • GLENDINNING, Eric H. and John MCEWAN. Oxford English for information technology. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002, 222 s. ISBN 0194573753. info
  • Lecture materials of the course VB035
  • E.H. Glendinning, J. McEwan. Oxford English for Information Technology. Oxford University Press 2006. ISBN-13:978 0 19 457 4921
Assessment methods
Every student attending the seminar has to sit for four tests - two quarter-term tests (Weeks 4 and 10), one mid-term test submitted on one of the days of Week 7, all of these are multiple-choice tests, and the final VB035 one (submitted during or after Week 12) which has the following parts - a cloze test, a translation into English, and an explanation of IT terms.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
Teacher's information
http://www.fi.muni.cz/~qdvorak1/html/courses/courses_of_english.html
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2008, recent)
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