FI:VB035 English Skills for IT I - Course Information
VB035 English Skills for IT I
Faculty of InformaticsAutumn 2024
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/2/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
- Teacher(s)
- PhDr. Ivana Tulajová (assistant)
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) - 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 - 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
- there are 37 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
- 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.
The course is taught: every other week. - Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
- VB036 English Skills for IT II
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- VB036 English Skills for IT II
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