VB035 English I

Faculty of Informatics
Autumn 2010
Extent and Intensity
0/2. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Ivana Tulajová (lecturer)
Mgr. Kateřina Nečasová, M.A. (lecturer)
Mgr. Bc. Karel Svačina, M.A. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Ivana Tulajová
Language Centre, Faculty of Informatics Division – Language Centre
Contact Person: PhDr. Ivana Tulajová
Timetable of Seminar Groups
VB035/01: Mon 14:00–15:50 C511, I. Tulajová
VB035/02: Mon 16:00–17:50 C511, I. Tulajová
VB035/03: Mon 18:00–19:50 C511, I. Tulajová
VB035/04: Tue 16:00–17:50 C511, I. Tulajová
VB035/05: Tue 18:00–19:50 C511, I. Tulajová
VB035/06: Wed 14:00–15:50 C511, I. Tulajová
VB035/07: Wed 16:00–17:50 C511, I. Tulajová
VB035/08: Wed 18:00–19:50 C511, I. Tulajová
VB035/09: Mon 8:00–9:50 C525, K. Nečasová
VB035/10: Mon 10:00–11:50 C511, K. Nečasová
VB035/11: Mon 12:00–13:50 C511, K. Nečasová
VB035/12: Tue 8:00–9:50 C525, K. Nečasová
VB035/13: Tue 10:00–11:50 C525, K. Nečasová
VB035/14: Tue 12:00–13:50 C525, K. Nečasová
VB035/15: Wed 8:00–9:50 C525, K. Nečasová
VB035/16: Tue 16:00–17:50 C525, K. Svačina
VB035/17: Wed 14:00–15:50 C525, K. Svačina
VB035/18: Wed 16:00–17:50 C525, K. Svačina
VB035/19: Thu 14:00–15:50 C525, K. Svačina
VB035/20: Thu 16:00–17:50 C525, K. Svačina
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
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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. 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 questions spontaneously.
Syllabus
  • Before coming to your seminar, you are expected to read the relevant pages from Grammar and Vocabulary for First Certificate specified in the grammar sections of the syllabus (e.g. for Week 2 you are supposed to read pp. 14-15) and then complete the exercises specified in the homework section (again e.g. for Week 2 p. 15/ex.1, p. 17/ex.4,5).

    Also, before the seminar you need to read the Specialist Reading text specified for the given week and familiarise yourselves with the vocabulary (for Week 2 it is Access Control, etc.).

    Great emphasis is placed on your out-of-class preparation as there is a lot to cover to prepare you well for the tests and for VB001: coming to seminars without having done your homework equals being marked absent, and there is only a limited number of allowed absences if you wish to complete the course.

    Everything that is in the syllabus (including the vocabulary sections and various handouts placed in the Study Materials section of the IS) is essential for passing mid-term/final tests (and also for VB001).

    N.B. All page numbers refer to Grammar and Vocabulary for First Certificate and it is necessary that you bring the book to every seminar to allow us to do more practice.

  • Week 1

    entrance test

  • Week 2

    course requirements, set materials, email basics

    grammar: present simple, present continuous (pp. 14-15)
    vocab: basic IT vocabulary (HO in IS)
    text: Access Control
    HW:  15/1, 17/4,5

  • Week 3

    grammar: present perfect simple, present perfect continuous, present perfect vs past (pp. 18-19)
    vocab: studies-related vocabulary (pp. 270-273, HO in IS)
    text: Audio
    HW:  19/1, 20/2

  • Week 4

    grammar: past simple, past continuous, past perfect (would, used to) (p. 21)
    vocab: prepositions of time, place and movement – pp. 246-248
    text: Data Encryption
    HW:  21/1, 22/2

  • Week 5

    grammar: future 1 – will, going to, present simple, present continuous (p. 32)
    vocab: phrasal verbs time and change – p. 36
    text: Decision Tree Classification
    HW:  31/1, 33/1,2,3

  • Week 6

    grammar: modals 1 – obligation, necessity, ability, permission (pp. 46-47)
    vocab: have, take, bring – pp. 55-56
    text: Steganography
    HW:  48/1,2

  • Week 7

    mid-term test

  • Week 8

    grammar: questions, question tags, phrases of agreement (pp. 62, 64-65, 66-67)
    vocab: do and make – pp. 69-70
    text: Web Spam Detection
    HW:  63/1, 65/1, 68/4

  • Week 9

    grammar: articles, determiners, countable/uncountable nouns (pp. 204-206, 208-210, 212-214, 216-217)
    vocab: prepositions after verbs and nouns – p. 250
    text: Peer-to-Peer Overlay Networks
    HW:  207/1, 211/1, 215/2, 218/2

  • Week 10

    grammar: adjectives, comparisons, so/such..., quite/rather... (pp. 152-153, 170-171, 173-174)
    vocab: adjectives followed by prepositions – p.155, adjs of size...pp. 158-161, compound adjs – p. 164, similar adjs pp. 176-177
    text: XML
    HW:  154/2, 172/4, 174/1

  • Week 11

    grammar: adverbs, it/there (pp. 191-192, 194-195, 200-201, 252-253)
    vocab: seeing and hearing – pp. 196-197
    text: Web Advertising
    HW:  193/2, 195/1, 201/1

  • Week 12

    revision, phrases

  • Week 13

    final test

Literature
    required literature
  • PRODROMOU, Luke. Grammar and vocabulary for first certificate : with key. Essex: Longman, 1999, 319 s. ISBN 9780582400184. info
  • VB035 - English 1 Textbook
    recommended 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
Teaching methods
Lectures, drills, homework, reading, discussions
Assessment methods
Every student attending the seminar has to sit for two tests - a mid-term test (multiple choice) submitted on one of the days of Week 6 and the final VB035 one (submitted in the last week of the term) which has the following parts - a cloze test, key word transformations, word formations, multiple choice and explanation of IT vocabulary based on the materials recommended. To complete the course, you need to reach at least 60 percent of the total number of points that can be attained for the tests.
You are allowed to be absent from seminars for up to four times: two of these must be properly excused (a letter of excuse signed by a person of authority (doctor, judge) and submitted to the Studies office).
One of the prerequisites for the completion of the course is home preparation and doing assignments.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
Teacher's information
http://www.fi.muni.cz/~repova/?section=teaching&category=vb035
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