VB036 English II

Faculty of Informatics
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
2/2. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Martin Dvořák, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Michaela Melíková (lecturer)
Mgr. Kateřina Nečasová, 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 16:00–17:50 D1
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
VB036/01: Thu 12:00–13:50 C511, M. Dvořák
VB036/02: Mon 14:00–15:50 C525, I. Tulajová
VB036/03: Mon 16:00–17:50 C525, I. Tulajová
VB036/04: Mon 18:00–19:50 C525, I. Tulajová
VB036/05: Tue 16:00–17:50 C525, I. Tulajová
VB036/06: Tue 18:00–19:50 C525, I. Tulajová
VB036/07: Wed 14:00–15:50 C525, I. Tulajová
VB036/08: Wed 16:00–17:50 C525, I. Tulajová
VB036/09: Mon 8:00–9:50 C525, K. Nečasová
VB036/10: Mon 10:00–11:50 C525, K. Nečasová
VB036/11: Mon 12:00–13:50 C525, K. Nečasová
VB036/12: Tue 8:00–9:50 C525, K. Nečasová
VB036/13: Tue 10:00–11:50 C525, K. Nečasová
VB036/14: Tue 12:00–13:50 C525, K. Nečasová
VB036/15: Wed 8:00–9:50 C525, K. Nečasová
VB036/16: Wed 10:00–11:50 C525, K. Nečasová
VB036/17: Mon 16:00–17:50 C511, M. Melíková
VB036/18: Mon 18:00–19:50 C511, M. Melíková
VB036/19: Thu 16:00–17:50 C511, M. Melíková
Prerequisites
VB035 English Skills for IT I || SOUHLAS
The course represents a follow-up to the VB035 one. The enrollment pre-requisite is successful completion of the latter.
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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Abstract
VB036 aims to further broaden the knowledge of English grammar and phrases 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. At the end of the course students should be able to: understand specialized articles; obtain information from highly specialized sources; give clear presentations; provide relevant explanations and arguments; interact fluently and spontaneously.
Key topics
  • VB036 aims to further broaden the knowledge of English grammar and phrases 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 following IT-related topics will be discussed in seminars.
  • Multimedia.
  • Networks.
  • The Internet.
  • The World Wide Web.
  • Websites.
  • Communications Systems.
  • Computing Support.
Study resources and literature
  • Zábojová, Peprník, Nangonová: Angličtina pro jazykové školy I. Fortuna 2000. ISBN: 80-7168-732-4
  • Zábojová, Peprník, Nangonová: Angličtina pro jazykové školy II. Fortuna 2000.I SBN: 80-7168-733-2
  • E.H. Glendinning, J. McEwan. Oxford English for Information Technology. Oxford University Press 2002. ISBN 0 19 457375 3
  • VB036 lecture materials
  • E.H. Glendinning, J. McEwan. Oxford English for Information Technology. Oxford University Press 2006. ISBN-13:978 0 19 4574921
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
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 VB036 one (submitted during or after Week 12) which has the folowing parts - a cloze test, translation into English and explanation of IT terms. One of the prerequisites for the completion of the course is home preparation and doing assignments. Attendance is compulsory.
Language of instruction
English
Teacher's information
http://www.fi.muni.cz/~qdvorak1/html/courses/courses_of_english.html
Syllabus:
  • Week 1: Texts and exercises in Oxford English for Information Technology (Multimedia – Introduction; Play MP3 Files; The Tricks to MPEG’s Success)
  • Week 2: Angličtina pro jazykové školy II: Lesson 7 - revision (would + past infinitive; conditionals, irregular verbs)
  • Week 3: Angličtina pro jazykové školy II: Lesson 8 - revision (modal verbs + perfect infinitive); Texts and exercises in Oxford English for IT (Computing Support Officer – Introduction; The Processor; General Features of Operating Systems)
  • Week 4: Angličtina pro jazykové školy II: Lesson 9 - revision (time clauses, Saxon genitive; “So do I”, “Neither do I”); Texts and exercises in Oxford English for IT (Networks – Introduction; Network Communications); Quarter-Term Test 1 submitted in D1 and D3 on Thursday, 8 p.m.
  • Week 5: Angličtina pro jazykové školy II: Lessons 10 - 11 - revision (participles; use of gerunds I; irregular verbs); Texts and exercises in Oxford English for IT (Network Configurations; Analog and Digital Transmission; C Language)
  • Week 6: Angličtina pro jazykové školy II: Lessons 12, 14 - revision (use of gerunds II; concessions; “have (get) something done”; irregular verbs); Texts and exercises in Oxford English for IT (The Internet – Introduction; How TCP/IP Links Dissimilar Machines)
  • Week 7: Mid-Term Test
  • Week 8: Angličtina pro jazykové školy II: Lessons 14 - revision (infinitive replacing a clause, verbs denoting a change of state); Texts and exercises in Oxford English for IT (The World Wide Web – Introduction; E-mail Protocols)
  • Week 9: Arithmetic 1; Revision; Texts and exercises in Oxford English for IT (revision)
  • Week 10: Angličtina pro jazykové školy II: Lessons 15 - 16 - revision (“I wish...”, “If only ...”, aspect – perfective and imperfective); Texts and exercises in Oxford English for IT (The World Wide Web – Introduction; E-mail Protocols); Quarter-Term Test 2 submitted in D1 and D3 on Thursday, 8 p.m.
  • Week 11: Angličtina pro jazykové školy II: Lesson 16 “... so that ...”; phrasal verbs II; irregular verbs); Texts and exercises in Oxford English for IT (Websites – Introduction; XML takes on HTML)
  • Week 12: Studies at University – related terminology; Texts and exercises in Oxford English for IT (Communications Systems; Broadband Communications)
  • Week 13: Arithmetic II; Politeness in Correspondence; Texts and exercises in Oxford English for IT (Computing Support; Raiding Hard Drives)
  • Week 14: Final Test submitted in D1 and D3

Completion pre-requisites:
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, and the final VB036 one (submitted during Week 14).
The requirements for Quarter-Term Test 1 are as follows: all the vocabulary, grammar and all the phrases of Lessons 7 - 9 of Angličtina pro jazykové školy II + all the specialized vocabulary of the texts read and listening exercises heard up to Week 4 (inclusive).
The requirements for the Mid-Term Test are as follows: all the vocabulary, grammar and all the phrases of Lessons 10 – 14 of Angličtina pro jazykové školy II + all the specialized vocabulary of the texts read and listening exercises heard up to Week 7.
The requirements for Quarter-Term Test 2 are as follows: all the vocabulary, grammar and all the phrases of Lessons 15 - 16 of Angličtina pro jazykové školy II + all the specialized vocabulary of the texts read and listening exercises heard up to Week 10 (inclusive).
The requirements for the final VB036 test are as follows: all the vocabulary, grammar and all the phrases of Lessons 15 - 16 of Angličtina pro jazykové školy II + all the specialized vocabulary of the texts read and listening exercises heard up to Week 14.
To complete the course, the student must reach at least 60 percent of the total (maximum) number of points that can be attained for all the tests. The student is allowed to be absent from classes 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 Office for Studies). The students coming to a seminar without their homework will be considered absent from it.
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Každý student navštěvující seminář píše čtyři testy - dva čtvrtsemestrální v průběhu 4. a 10. týdne, jeden půlsemestrální v průběhu 7. týdne a konečný test předmětu VB036 (v průběhu 14. týdne).
Požadavky na první čtvrtsemestrální test jsou následující: veškerá slovní zásoba, gramatika a veškeré fráze z kapitol 7 - 9 učebnice Angličtina pro jazykové školy II + veškerá odborná slovní zásoba všech přečtených odborných textů a poslechových cvičení, se kterými se na seminářích doposud pracovalo.
Požadavky na půlsemestrální test jsou následující: veškerá slovní zásoba, gramatika a veškeré fráze z kapitol 10 - 14 učebnice Angličtina pro jazykové školy II + veškerá odborná slovní zásoba všech přečtených odborných textů a poslechových cvičení, se kterými se na seminářích doposud pracovalo.
Požadavky na druhý čtvrtsemestrální test jsou následující: veškerá slovní zásoba, gramatika a veškeré fráze z kapitol 15 - 16 učebnice Angličtina pro jazykové školy II + veškerá odborná slovní zásoba všech přečtených odborných textů a poslechových cvičení, se kterými se na seminářích doposud pracovalo.
Požadavky na konečný test jsou následující: veškerá slovní zásoba, gramatika a veškeré fráze z kapitol 15 – 16 učebnice Angličtina pro jazykové školy II + veškerá odborná slovní zásoba všech přečtených odborných textů a poslechových cvičení, se kterými se na seminářích během 13 týdnů pracovalo.
Aby student získal zápočet, součet bodů za všechny jeho testy musí činit alespoň 60% maximálního počtu bodů dosažitelného za všechny testy dohromady. Studenti smějí být na seminářích nejvýše 4x nepřítomni. 2 z těchto absencí musí být omluveny (řádná omluvenka podepsaná zodpovědnou osobou a podaná na Studijní oddělení). Studenti, kteří nebudou mít na semináři vypracovaný domácí úkol, budou považováni za nepřítomné.
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