VB036 English

Faculty of Informatics
Spring 2005
Extent and Intensity
2/2. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Martin Dvořák, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Marie Sabolová, M.A. (lecturer)
PhDr. Ivana Tulajová (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Ivana Tulajová
Language Centre, Faculty of Informatics Division – Language Centre
Contact Person: PhDr. Ivana Tulajová
Timetable
Thu 14:00–14:50 D1
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
VB036/01: Mon 16:00–17:50 C511, M. Dvořák
VB036/02: Wed 12:00–13:50 C525, M. Dvořák
VB036/03: Mon 9:00–10:50 C511, M. Sabolová
VB036/04: Mon 11:00–12:50 C511, M. Sabolová
VB036/05: Mon 13:00–14:50 C511, M. Sabolová
VB036/06: Tue 10:00–11:50 C525, M. Sabolová
VB036/07: Mon 14:00–15:50 C525, I. Tulajová
VB036/08: Mon 16:00–17:50 C525, I. Tulajová
VB036/09: Mon 18:00–19:50 C525, I. Tulajová
VB036/10: Tue 16:00–17:50 C525, I. Tulajová
VB036/11: Tue 18:00–19:50 C525, I. Tulajová
VB036/12: Wed 16:00–17:50 C525, I. Tulajová
VB036/13: Wed 18:00–19:50 C525, I. Tulajová
VB036/14: Wed 14:00–15:50 C525, M. Dvořák
Prerequisites
! V036 English &&( V035 English || VB035 English )||SOUHLAS
Seminars represent a follow-up course to VB035. The pre-requisite for attending VB036 is "zapocet" in VB035.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
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Course objectives
The course aims to develop students' language skills at an academic level as well as those in working with specialized texts.
Syllabus
  • Syllabus:
  • Week 1: Introduction, Revision - Angličtina pro jazykové školy II (Lessons 4 - 5 revision (past perfect; reported speech; irregular verbs) Texts and Exercises in Angličtina 1 - VB035 (Applications Programs texts: Applications Programs - Introduction, Application Service Providers)
  • Week 2: Angličtina pro jazykové školy II (Units 6 - 7 - revision (would + past infinitive; conditionals); Texts and Exercises in Angličtina 1 - VB035 (Multimedia texts: Multimedia - Introduction, Play MP3 Files,The Tricks to MPEG's Success)
  • Week 3: Angličtina pro jazykové školy II (Lesson 8 - revision (modal verbs + past infinitive); Texts and Exercises in Angličtina 1 - VB035 (Computing Support Officer texts: Computing Support Officer - Introduction, The Processor, General Features of Operating Systems;
  • Week 4: Angličtina pro jazykové školy II (Lessons 9 - 10 - revision (time cluases; Saxon genitive; So do I; Neither do I; participles)) Texts and Exercises in Angličtina 1 - VB035 (Networks texts: Networks - Introduction, Network Communications, Network Configurations)
  • Week 5: Angličtina pro jazykové školy II (Lessons 11 - 13 - revision (gerund I; gerund II;)) Texts and Exercises in Angličtina 1 - VB035 (Analog and Digital Transmission, C language)
  • Week 6: Angličtina pro jazykové školy II (Lesson 14 - revision (concessions; to have (get) st done; infinitive replacing a clause; verbs denoting a change of state)); Texts and Exercises in Angličtina 1 - VB035 (The Internet texts: The Internet - Introduction, How TCP/IP Links Dissimilar Machines)
  • Week 7: Revision of the work done over the last six weeks and doing the work not done during that time
  • Week 8: TEST 1
  • Week 9: Angličtina pro jazykové školy II (Lesson 15 - revision (exclamations; I wish ..., If only ...); Texts and Exercises in Angličtina 1 - VB035 (The World Wide Web texts: The World Wide Web - Introduction, E-mail Protocols)
  • Week 10: Angličtina pro jazykové školy II (Lesson 16 - revision (aspect - perfective and imperfective; the use of so that)) Texts and Exercises in Angličtina 1 - VB035 (Websites texts: Websites - Introduction, XML takes on HTML)
  • Week 11: Angličtina pro jazykové školy II (Lessons 17 - 18 (American English vs British English; phrasal verbs)) Texts and Exercises in Angličtina 1 - VB035 (Communications System texts: Communications Systems - Introduction, Broadband Communications)
  • Week 12: phrasal verbs Texts and Exercises in Angličtina 1 - VB035 (Computing Support texts: Computing Support - Introduction, Raiding Hard Drives)
  • Week 13: The week reserved for the work not done during the preceding seminars + FINAL TEST.
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Every student attending the seminar has to sit for two tests - the one submitted on one of the days of the Week 8 and the final VB036 one (submitted during or after the Week 13). The requirements for the first test are as follows: all the vocabulary, grammar and all the phrases of the Units 4-14 of Angličtina pro jazykové školy II + all the specialized vocabulary of the texts read and listening exercises heard up to Week 8. The requirements for the final VB036 test are as follows: all the vocabulary, grammar and all the phrases of the Units 4-18 of Angličtina pro jazykové školy II + all the specialized vocabulary of the texts read and listening exercises heard up to Week 13. To be considered "passed", the student must reach the average score (calculated from the scores for both the tests) of at least 60 percent.
Attendance of the seminars is compulsory.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
Teacher's information
http://www.fi.muni.cz/~qdvorak1/HTML/syllabus2.html
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
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