PřF:JAZ01 English for Geographers I - Course Information
JAZ01 English for Geographers I
Faculty of ScienceAutumn 2020
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
- Teacher(s)
- Mgr. Jana Kubrická, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Anna Bízková Doleželová (assistant)
Mgr. Eva Čoupková, Ph.D. (assistant)
Mgr. Daniela Dlabolová (assistant)
Mgr. Monika Ševečková, Ph.D. (assistant) - Guaranteed by
- Mgr. Jana Kubrická, Ph.D.
Language Centre, Faculty of Science Division – Language Centre
Contact Person: Lenka Pavlíková
Supplier department: Language Centre, Faculty of Science Division – Language Centre - Timetable of Seminar Groups
- JAZ01/01: Mon 12:00–13:50 J2, J. Kubrická
JAZ01/02: Tue 13:00–14:50 J2, J. Kubrická - Prerequisites
- The knowledge of English - B1 level CEFR
- Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 80 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 1/80, only registered: 0/80 - fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- there are 44 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
- Course objectives
- After completing this course the student will be able to:
understand authentic geographical texts/lectures
identify the main ideas
formulate the main ideas
interpret the information
discuss general and geographical topics
present simple geographical topics using basic presentation techniques
summarize a simple geographical text
classify
compare and contrast
identify causes and effects
describe a process - Learning outcomes
- After completing this course the student will be able to:
understand authentic geographical texts/lectures
identify the main ideas
formulate the main ideas
interpret the information
discuss general and geographical topics
present simple geographical topics using basic presentation techniques
summarize a simple geographical text
classify
compare and contrast
identify causes and effects
describe a process - Syllabus
- Tertiary Education
- Earth System
- Processes on Earth
- Map and Globe terms
- Describing countries
- Urbanization
- Demography
- Literature
- MCCARTHY, Michael and Felicity O'DELL. Academic vocabulary in use. First published. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008, 176 stran. ISBN 9780521689397. info
- PETERS, Sarah and Tomáš GRÁF. Nová cvičebnice anglické gramatiky : 8500 příkladů s řešením na protější straně. 1. vyd. Praha: Polyglot, 1998, 437 s. ISBN 8086195007. info
- PLUMMER, Charles C. and David MCGEARY. Physical geology :with interactive plate tectonics CD-ROM. 7th ed. Dubuque: Wm. C. Brown Communications, 1996, 539 s. +. ISBN 0-697-26676-1. info
- Teaching methods
- English for specific purposes course: text analysis, reading/listening comprehension exercises, pronunciation and grammar exercises, field and academic vocabulary exercises, presentations using basic presentation technique and discussion terminology, useful vocabulary
- Assessment methods
- - attendance (in contact and online classes) - completed class assignments - formal email, vocabulary glossary of a video/podcast, summary of a video/podcast, poster presentation
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Follow-Up Courses
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually. - Teacher's information
- https://is.muni.cz/auth/el/sci/podzim2020/JAZ01/index.qwarp
The first two sessions will take place face-to-face as given in the timetable. Then the majority of classes will be taught online, hopefully with some more contact classes throughout the semester. Regular updates to be found in the interactive syllabus of the course.
- Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2020, recent)
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