VB035 English Skills for IT I

Faculty of Informatics
Autumn 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Roksoliana Radchuk, PhD (lecturer)
Mgr. Eva Rudolfová (lecturer)
Mgr. Marcela Sekanina Vavřinová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Markéta Oplatková Plocková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. et Mgr. Lenka Tóthová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Anna Bízková Doleželová (lecturer)
Bc. Klára Hanzlíková (lecturer)
Johan Indra (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Eva Rudolfová
Language Centre, Faculty of Informatics Division – Language Centre
Contact Person: Mgr. Eva Rudolfová
Supplier department: Language Centre, Faculty of Informatics Division – Language Centre
Timetable of Seminar Groups
VB035/01: Tue 30. 9. to Tue 9. 12. each even Tuesday 10:00–11:50 S215, R. Radchuk
VB035/02: Tue 23. 9. to Tue 16. 12. each odd Tuesday 10:00–11:50 S215, R. Radchuk
VB035/03: Fri 3. 10. to Fri 12. 12. each even Friday 10:00–11:50 S215, R. Radchuk
VB035/04: Fri 26. 9. to Fri 19. 12. each odd Friday 10:00–11:50 S215, R. Radchuk
VB035/05: Mon 29. 9. to Mon 8. 12. each even Monday 14:00–15:50 C408, R. Radchuk
VB035/06: Mon 22. 9. to Mon 15. 12. each odd Monday 14:00–15:50 C408, R. Radchuk
VB035/07: Mon 29. 9. to Mon 8. 12. each even Monday 12:00–13:50 C408, R. Radchuk
VB035/08: Mon 22. 9. to Mon 15. 12. each odd Monday 12:00–13:50 C408, R. Radchuk
VB035/09: Mon 29. 9. to Mon 8. 12. each even Monday 8:00–9:50 C408, R. Radchuk
VB035/10: Mon 22. 9. to Mon 15. 12. each odd Monday 8:00–9:50 C408, R. Radchuk
VB035/11: Tue 30. 9. to Tue 9. 12. each even Tuesday 12:00–13:50 S215, R. Radchuk
VB035/12: Tue 23. 9. to Tue 16. 12. each odd Tuesday 12:00–13:50 S215, R. Radchuk
VB035/13: Fri 3. 10. to Fri 12. 12. each even Friday 8:00–9:50 S215, R. Radchuk
VB035/14: Fri 26. 9. to Fri 19. 12. each odd Friday 8:00–9:50 S215, R. Radchuk
VB035/17: Wed 1. 10. to Wed 10. 12. each even Wednesday 8:00–9:50 C408, M. Sekanina Vavřinová
VB035/18: Wed 24. 9. to Wed 17. 12. each odd Wednesday 8:00–9:50 C408, M. Sekanina Vavřinová
VB035/19: Mon 29. 9. to Mon 8. 12. each even Monday 16:00–17:50 S215, M. Sekanina Vavřinová
VB035/20: Mon 22. 9. to Mon 15. 12. each odd Monday 16:00–17:50 S215, M. Sekanina Vavřinová
VB035/21: Thu 2. 10. to Thu 11. 12. each even Thursday 10:00–11:50 C408, M. Sekanina Vavřinová
VB035/22: Thu 25. 9. to Thu 18. 12. each odd Thursday 10:00–11:50 C408, M. Sekanina Vavřinová
VB035/23: Mon 29. 9. to Mon 8. 12. each even Monday 18:00–19:50 S215, M. Sekanina Vavřinová
VB035/24: Mon 22. 9. to Mon 15. 12. each odd Monday 18:00–19:50 S215, M. Sekanina Vavřinová
VB035/25: Mon 29. 9. to Mon 8. 12. each even Monday 12:00–13:50 S215, M. Sekanina Vavřinová
VB035/26: Mon 22. 9. to Mon 15. 12. each odd Monday 12:00–13:50 S215, M. Sekanina Vavřinová
VB035/27: Wed 1. 10. to Wed 10. 12. each even Wednesday 10:00–11:50 C408, M. Sekanina Vavřinová
VB035/28: Wed 24. 9. to Wed 17. 12. each odd Wednesday 10:00–11:50 C408, M. Sekanina Vavřinová
VB035/29: Thu 2. 10. to Thu 11. 12. each even Thursday 8:00–9:50 C408, A. Bízková Doleželová
VB035/30: Thu 25. 9. to Thu 18. 12. each odd Thursday 8:00–9:50 C408, A. Bízková Doleželová
VB035/31: Mon 29. 9. to Mon 8. 12. each even Monday 8:00–9:50 S215, A. Bízková Doleželová
VB035/32: Mon 22. 9. to Mon 15. 12. each odd Monday 8:00–9:50 S215, A. Bízková Doleželová
VB035/33: Mon 29. 9. to Mon 8. 12. each even Monday 10:00–11:50 S215, M. Sekanina Vavřinová
VB035/34: Mon 22. 9. to Mon 15. 12. each odd Monday 10:00–11:50 S215, M. Sekanina Vavřinová
VB035/35: Thu 2. 10. to Thu 11. 12. each even Thursday 10:00–11:50 S215, E. Rudolfová
VB035/36: Thu 25. 9. to Thu 18. 12. each odd Thursday 10:00–11:50 S215, E. Rudolfová
VB035/37: Tue 30. 9. to Tue 9. 12. each even Tuesday 14:00–15:50 S215, E. Rudolfová
VB035/38: Tue 23. 9. to Tue 16. 12. each odd Tuesday 14:00–15:50 S215, E. Rudolfová
VB035/39: Tue 30. 9. to Tue 9. 12. each even Tuesday 12:00–13:50 C408, E. Rudolfová
VB035/40: Tue 23. 9. to Tue 16. 12. each odd Tuesday 12:00–13:50 C408, E. Rudolfová
VB035/41: Tue 30. 9. to Tue 9. 12. each even Tuesday 8:00–9:50 S215, E. Rudolfová
VB035/42: Tue 23. 9. to Tue 16. 12. each odd Tuesday 8:00–9:50 S215, E. Rudolfová
Prerequisites
The course is aimed at improving the knowledge of English, which should be intermediate at the beginning of the course. Students are allowed to attend the course after taking the entrance test before the semester.
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
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Course objectives
The course aims to broaden the knowledge of English language acquired at secondary school and to focus on specialized language in the area of IT, presentations, discussions and general academic language. At the end of the course students should be able to: understand specialized articles; use the language fluently and properly; talk about a wide range of IT related topics; provide relevant explanations and arguments; give clear descriptions and presentations; answer questions spontaneously.
Learning outcomes
Students will be able to - communicate in English about their field of study; - write formal emails (requests, applications, complaints etc.); - understand spoken and written English on general and general academic level + their field of expertise; - present their ideas/ findings efficiently; - interact efficiently and politely with others - negotiate, debate, cooperate and solve problems constructively; - think critically and argue in an informed way; - plan and reflect, provide and receive feedback and act upon it.
Syllabus
  • English for academic and specific purposes
  • Grammar, vocabulary and phrases at B2 level and higher
  • Formal language - register and usage
  • Formal emails and providing feedback
  • Reading and discussion of specialized texts
Literature
    required literature
  • PRODROMOU, Luke. Grammar and vocabulary for Cambridge first : for students preparing for the Cambridge English First exam. Second edition. Harlow: Pearson Education Limited, 2012, 319 stran. ISBN 9781447903055. info
    not specified
  • VERMAAT, Misty; Susan L. SEBOK; Steven M. FREUND; Jennifer T. CAMPBELL and Mark FRYDENBERG. Discovering computers 2016 : tools, apps, devices, and the impact of technology. [Boston]: Cengage Learning, 2016, 1 svazek. ISBN 9781305391857. info
Teaching methods
Class negotiations, debates and discussions, individual, pair and group presentations, work with sources, reading, peer review, writing tasks, homework assignments
Assessment methods
Every student attending the seminar has to submit a formal email and provide feedback for two students plus prepare (in groups of three) a final project. In order to pass the course, students must satisfy attendance requirements and complete all the assignments.
Students are not allowed any absences.
One of the prerequisites for the completion of the course is home preparation and doing assignments.
Language of instruction
English
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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