JAZ02 English for Geographers II

Faculty of Science
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
0/2. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Hana Ševečková, M.A. (lecturer)
Mgr. Věra Hranáčová (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Hana Ševečková, M.A.
Language Centre, Faculty of Science Division – Language Centre
Contact Person: Magdalena Kunzová
Timetable of Seminar Groups
JAZ02/01: Wed 8:00–9:50 J2, H. Ševečková
JAZ02/02: Wed 10:00–11:50 J2, H. Ševečková
JAZ02/03: Thu 10:00–11:50 J2, H. Ševečková
Prerequisites
! JAP02 Angličtina pro přírodovědce 2 || ! JAP03 English for Science 3 || ! JAP04 Angličtina pro přírodovědce 4 || !NOW( JAC02 English for Chemists II ) || ! JAC02 English for Chemists II || !NOW( JAF02 English for Physicists II ) || ! JAF02 English for Physicists II || !NOW( JAG02 English for Geologists II ) || ! JAG02 English for Geologists II || !NOW( JAM02 English for Mathematicians II ) || ! JAM02 English for Mathematicians II || !NOW( JAB02 English for Biology II ) || ! JAB02 English for Biology II
The knowledge of English at the grammar school level.
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
General objectives: 1. to develop sufficient reading abilities for students to be able to work with foreign texts 2. to develop speaking abilities for everyday commucation needs 3. to develop listening abilities for everyday communication needs 4. to develop sufficient written abilities for students to express themselves in respective fields of study 5. to review basic principles of grammar in new contexts General tasks: Students will learn: 1) *cursory reading, text comprehension (skimming) *text information gathering (scanning) *grasping of main concepts within a given text *identification of main themes and various arguments withing given texts *inductive and deductive thought processes *discerning between fact and opinions *summarizing texts 2) To be able to speak about oneself, life, his or her studies 3) general aswell as specific understanding of spoken word (listing to recordings) 4) Resume writing and filling out of various application forms 5) consolidation of grammar in various contexts Evaluation: One written credit test
Syllabus
  • Syllabus of the course: 1.Texts from geography, cartography and other related fields according to current importance and interest (necessary vocab) 2.General texts (necessary vocab)
Literature
  • Advanced English Grammar, Murphy
Assessment methods
Each course is concluded with a credit test. The condition for a successful finishing of the course is passing the test and 85% attendance in the seminars.
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.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2011 - only for the accreditation, Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, spring 2012 - acreditation, 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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