VB001 Specialist English

Faculty of Informatics
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Martin Dvořák, Ph.D. (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
Prerequisites
Enrollment pre-requisite for this course is the completion of the VB035 and VB036 courses or the knowledge of the grammar, vocabulary, and phrases taught at these + specialized vocabulary of the texts specified in the syllabus.
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
Course objectives
The requirements for the written exam are as follows: all the vocabulary, grammar and all the phrases of Angličtina pro jazykové školy I and II + all the lecture materials + all the specialized vocabulary of the texts specified in the syllabus.
The oral exam requirements: a presentation on a computer-related topic (length: at least 5 minutes).
Syllabus
  • The requirements for the written exam are as follows: all the vocabulary, grammar and all the phrases of Angličtina pro jazykové školy I and II + all the lecture materials + all the specialized vocabulary of the texts specified bellow:
  • Molecular Genetics (Chapter 10, pp. 188 - 191); Source: Biology; Evolution Diversity and the Environment, Second Edition, Silvia S. Mader. Wm. C. Brown Publishers, Dubuque, Iowa. ISBN: 0-697-01357-x
  • Introduction, Miscellaneous Math, Raster Algorithms (pp. 1 - 67); Source: Fundamentals of Computer Graphics, Peter Shirley. A K Peters Natic, Massachusetts. ISBN: 1-56881-124-1.
  • pp. 705 - 733; Source: Computer Networking (A Top-Down Approach Featuring the Internet), Third Edition, James F. Kurose, Keith W. Ross. ISBN: 0-321-22735-2.
  • pp. 18 - 101, pp. 172 - 176, pp. 237 - 245; Source: The Pragmatic Programmer (From Journeyman to Master), Andrew Hunt, David Thomas. Addison-Wesley. ISBN: 020161622X
  • The oral exam requirements: a presentation on a computer-related topic (length: at least 5 minutes).
  • To be considered "passed", the student must reach the average score of at least 60 percent. The oral exam requirements: a presentation on a computer-related topic (length: at least 5 minutes), all the vocabulary, grammar and phrases contained in Angličtina pro jazykové školy I and II and the specialized computer terminology contained in the teaching materials (specialized texts specified above + lecture materials).
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
  • VB035 and VB036 lecture materials
  • Glendinning, E. H., McEwan, J.: Oxford English for Information Technology. Oxford University Press 2006. ISBN-13: 978 0 19 4574921
Assessment methods
The examination consists of two parts: a written test and an oral examination. The written test is based on upper intermediate grammar and IT vocabulary and consists of the following parts: a cloze test, translation of sentences from Czech into English and explanation of IT vocabulary based on the materials recommended. The oral examination is a presentation on an IT-related topic and discussion. The level is B2 of the Common European Framework (Upper Intermediate).
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught each semester.
The course is taught: every week.
Information on course enrolment limitations: zápis studentů v alespoň 4. semestru studia je možný bez prerekvizit
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
Teacher's information
http://www.fi.muni.cz/~qdvorak1/html/courses/courses_of_english.html
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