PřF:JA002 Advanced Examination in Englis - Course Information
JA002 Advanced Examination in English for Specific Purposes - Science
Faculty of ScienceSpring 2021
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
- Teacher(s)
- Mgr. Anna Bízková Doleželová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Eva Čoupková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Daniela Dlabolová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Markéta Dudová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Jana Kubrická, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Anjuli Pandavar, PhD (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Monika Ševečková, Ph.D. (assistant) - Guaranteed by
- Mgr. Eva Čoupková, Ph.D.
Language Centre, Faculty of Science Division – Language Centre
Contact Person: Lenka Pavlíková
Supplier department: Language Centre, Faculty of Science Division – Language Centre - Prerequisites
- The knowledge of English - B2 level CEFR - English for specific purposes
- Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
- fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- Biophysical Chemistry (programme PřF, B-CH)
- Course objectives
- The exam assesses student´s ability to
understand specialized texts/discourse
identify key ideas
formulate key ideas
transfer information from the text
classify, describe cause and effect, compare, define
summarize an advanced text related to their field of study
present a specialized text related to the field of study using advanced presentation techniques
discuss common topics and those related to their field of study
talk about one´s field of study using topic-based vocabulary
use argumentation - Learning outcomes
- The exam assesses student´s ability to
understand specialized texts/discourse
identify key ideas
formulate key ideas
transfer information from the text
classify, describe cause and effect, compare, define
summarize an advanced text related to their field of study
present a specialized text related to the field of study using advanced presentation techniques
discuss common topics and those related to their field of study
talk about one´s field of study using topic-based vocabulary
use argumentation - Syllabus
- 1.Written part:
- a) Listening (academic)
- http://www.sci.muni.cz/main.php?stranka=Jazyky&podtext=A2
- b) Gramlex - question formation, word formation, linking expressions, tenses. Reading - subject-specific text - logical connections, synonyms, missing words c) Writing - abstract for the presentation, app. 160 words. d) Self-assessment/reflection In this writing task you will give your examiner your total score and write a reflection on your learning based on this test result. You can also outline your strengths and weaknesses in the English language based on these test scores in each part of the online test as well as your strategy and aims for future development in this area. The minimum length is 250 words.
- 2.Oral part:
- Presentation of a specialist text related to the field of study - own choice, or presentation related to own project - 10 minutes with using visual aids and all presentation techniques + discussion (structure: introduction, main body with signalling devices, ending including summary).
- Literature
- Jeremy Comfort. Effective Presentations.OUP 2000.
- Douglas Bell: Passport to Academic Presentations.Garnet 2008.
- MCCARTHY, Michael and Felicity O'DELL. Academic vocabulary in use. First published. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008, 176 stran. ISBN 9780521689397. info
- Keith Kelly: Science.Macmillan 2008
- MASCULL, Bill. Key words in science & technology : helping learners with real English. 1st pub. London: Harper Collins Publishers, 1997, xii, 210. ISBN 0003750981. info
- Academic writing course :study skills in English. Edited by R.R Jordan. 1st ed. Essex: Longman, 1999, 160 s. ISBN 0-582-40019-8. info
- English for science. Edited by Fran Zimmerman. New Jersey : Regents/Prentice Hall, 1989
- DONOVAN, Peter. Basic English for Science. 10. vyd. Oxford: University Press, 1994, 153 s. ISBN 0-19-457180-7. info
- Nucleus ; English for science and technology. Edited by Martin Bates - Tony Dudley-Evans. info
- Physics:Reader.Ivana Tulajová, Masarykova univerzita Přírodovědecká fakulta 2000
- PLUMMER, Charles C. and David MCGEARY. Physical geology :student study art notebook. 7th ed. Dubuque: Wm. C. Brown Communications, 1996, 161 s. ISBN 0-697-28732-7. info
- STRAHLER, Alan H. and Arthur Newell STRAHLER. Introducing physical geography. 4th ed. Hoboken, N.J.: J. Wiley, 2006, xxv, 728. ISBN 047167950X. info
- MURPHY, Raymond. English grammar in use : a self-study reference and practice book for intermediate students of English : with answers. 3rd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004, x, 379. ISBN 0521537622. info
- CUNNINGHAM, Sarah and Bill BOWLER. Headway : intermediate : pronunciation. 1. vyd. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1990, xi, 112 s. ISBN 1-943396-88-4. info
- +Any materials aimed at preparation for B2 level examinations(e.g. FCE, TOEFL)
- Bookmarks
- https://is.muni.cz/ln/tag/PříF:JA002!
- Teaching methods
- written and oral exam
- Assessment methods
- written text, oral exam - 60% passing grade in each individual part
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught each semester. - Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
- Bi1000 Introduction to study of ecological and evolutionary biology
NOW(CST:CJV_DIAL)||CST:CJV_DIAL||JA001||JA002 - Bi3001 Bachelor thesis EMB 1
Bi4020 || JA001 || JA002 || JA001A && NOW(Bi3330) || NOW(Bi3332) || NOW(Bi3334) || NOW(Bi3336) || NOW(Bi3338) - Bi3002 Bachelor thesis EMB 2
JA001 || JA002 || JA001A && Bi3330 || Bi3332 || Bi3334 || Bi3336 || Bi3338 && NOW(Bi3331) || NOW(Bi3333) || NOW(Bi3335) || NOW(Bi3337) || NOW(Bi3339) - Bi5004 Bachelor's thesis I
JA001 || JA002 || JA001A - Bi5005 Bachelor thesis I
JA001 || JA002 || JA001A - Bi5009BZ Bachelor thesis of biology I ( teachers of biology)
JA001 || JA002 || NOW(JA001) || NOW(JA002) - Bi5009EB Bachelor thesis of biology I ( teachers of biology)
JA001 || JA002 || NOW(JA001) || NOW(JA002) - Bi5200 Botany & ecology bachelor thesis I.
JA001 || JA002 || JA001A - Bi5490 Bachelor Thesis LGMD I
JA001 || JA002 || JA001A || Bi4020
- Bi1000 Introduction to study of ecological and evolutionary biology
- Teacher's information
- https://is.muni.cz/auth/el/sci/jaro2021/JA002/index.qwarp?prejit=6535328
The JA002 exam tests skills discussed in optional language seminars 03 and 04 (JAB03, JAC03, JAF03, JAG03, JAM03, JAZ03 and JAB04, JAC04...) - see the syllabi of individual subjects. Taking these courses is not compulsory, just recommended.http://www.sci.muni.cz/katalog/
If you pass the JA002 exam during your Bachelor studies, it is not necessary to take the JA001 exam.
- Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2021, recent)
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