VV079 English Online - English Exam Support

Faculty of Informatics
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/0/2. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Anna Bízková Doleželová (lecturer)
Mgr. Markéta Dudová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Marcela Sekanina Vavřinová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Eva Rudolfová
Language Centre, Faculty of Informatics Division – Faculty of Informatics
Supplier department: Language Centre, Faculty of Informatics Division – Faculty of Informatics
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
Students should be able to: understand specialized articles; use the language fluently; write formal texts; talk about a wide range of IT related topics; provide relevant explanations and arguments; give clear descriptions and presentations; answer questions and 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
  • Grammar, vocabulary and phrases at B2 level; these include: - past, present, and future tenses - conditional sentences - modal verbs - passives - wish clauses - reported speech - relative clauses, participles - adverbs and prepositions - gerund vs. infinitive - question tags - comparisons, quantifiers - articles, determiners, countable/uncountable nouns
  • English for Specific Purposes, English for Academic Purposes
  • Listening, reading, writing and speaking skills
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
    recommended literature
  • 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
  • MURPHY, Raymond. English grammar in use : a self-study reference and practice book for intermediate learners of English : with answers. Fourth edition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2012, x, 380. ISBN 9780521189064. info
    not specified
  • FITZGERALD, Patrick, Marie MCCULLAGH and Carol TABOR. English for ICT studies : in higher education studies : teacher's book. Reading: Garnet Publishing, 2011, 276 stran. ISBN 9781859645208. info
  • MANN, Malcolm and Steve TAYLORE-KNOWLES. Destination B2 : grammar and vocabulary with answer key. 1st publ. Oxford: Macmillan, 2006, 254 s. ISBN 9780230035386. info
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught each semester.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2024, Autumn 2024, Spring 2025.
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