PdF:SZ7MP_2AB2 EAP - Course Information

SZ7MP_2AB2 English for Academic Purposes

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 4 credit(s) (plus 1 credit for an exam). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

PhDr. Jiří Vacek, CSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Daniela Dvořáková (lecturer)
Mgr. Gabriela Hublová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
PaedDr. Marta Holasová, Ph.D. (assistant)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Gabriela Hublová, Ph.D.
Language Centre, Faculty of Education Division – Language Centre
Contact Person: Jitka Autratová

Timetable of Seminar Groups

SZ7MP_2AB2/01: Tue 14:20–16:00 učebna 11, G. Hublová
SZ7MP_2AB2/02: Wed 7:00–8:40 učebna 56, G. Hublová
SZ7MP_2AB2/03: Mon 16:10–17:50 učebna 55, J. Vacek
SZ7MP_2AB2/04: Tue 16:10–17:50 učebna 53, J. Vacek
SZ7MP_2AB2/05: Wed 7:00–8:40 učebna 54, D. Dvořáková
SZ7MP_2AB2/06: Mon 16:10–17:50 učebna 10, G. Hublová
SZ7MP_2AB2/07: Tue 14:20–16:00 učebna 42, D. Dvořáková
SZ7MP_2AB2/08: Tue 14:20–16:00 učebna 39, J. Vacek

Prerequisites

SZ7MP_1AB2 EAP C
Level B2 course. A pass in SZ7MP_1AB2

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

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Course objectives

The course is designed to develop especially the following: 1) Specialized language related to student’s subject/s of study. 2) Academic skills: writing: summary/annotation, CV, motivation letter, job application 3) "Abstract" vocabulary 4) Grammar (level B2) 5) Language skills (listening, speaking, reading, writing) by means of up-to-date topics related to education or academic sphere.

Syllabus

• W 1 – 4 Work, professional career, plans for future (discussion, listening, reading, vocabulary) Academic skills: CV, motivation letter, job application Grammar: “Cizí jazyk C” revision; W 5 – 7 Science, technology, research (discussion, listening, reading, vocabulary) Academic skills: Summary/annotation of an academic text (structure, cohesion of the text…) Grammar: Countable and uncountable nouns Phrasal verbs II; W 8 – 10 People and society (discussion, listening, reading, vocabulary) Grammar: Adjectives + prepositions Adjectives, adverbs (use; -ed X –ing, absolute adjectives…); W 11 – 14 Communication, information (discussion, listening, reading, vocabulary) Grammar: Modals II (must be, must have been; can’t be, could have been; should be, should have been/done; could be, could have been/done) Prepositions of time, place…

Literature

• VACEK, Jiří and Duncan HENDY. Analýza odborného anglického textu pro studenty společného základu PdF MU (English Texts for Specific Purposes). 1st ed. Masarykova univerzita: Masarykova univerzita, 2006, 102 pp. MU, Pedagogická fakulta, Brno 2006. ISBN 80-210-3967-1. info
• Grammar for First Certificate. Hashemi, L.-Thomas, B. Cambridge University Press, 2006, ISBN 0-521-53336-8
• First Certificate in English. Past Papers. Cambridge University Press, 2003-2006

Assessment methods (in Czech)

In-term assignments: A) CV, motivation letter, job application (assigned in W 3, first draft due on W 6, second draft due on W 10) B) A brief background research on final thesis sources in English (must be submitted in written form prior to the exam to IS.MUNI (E-learning ODEVZDAVARNA) - BY 15 MAY 2008). Credit requirements: 1) Attendance 2) Completed in-term assignments 3) Exam – 2 parts: A) written (4 parts: listening, reading comprehension, use of English, writing; level B2; passing limit 65%) B) oral (presentation of student’s bachelor’s or master’s thesis) Final mark is based on the test score (70%) and oral exam (30%).

Language of instruction

English

Follow-Up Courses

• SZ7MP_1AB2 English for Teachers - C

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course is taught each semester.
General note: B2-level final test at the end of the course.

• Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2008, recent)
  
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