FI:VB039 English I - seminar - Course Information

VB039 English I - seminar

Extent and Intensity

0/2. 1 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Eva Rudolfová (lecturer)
PhDr. Ivana Tulajová (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Eva Rudolfová
Language Centre, Faculty of Informatics Division – Language Centre
Contact Person: PhDr. Ivana Tulajová
Supplier department: Language Centre, Faculty of Informatics Division – Language Centre

Timetable of Seminar Groups

VB039/01: Wed 8:00–9:50 A218, E. Rudolfová
VB039/02: Wed 10:00–11:50 A218, E. Rudolfová

Prerequisites

NOW( VB035 English I )||SOUHLAS
The enrolment in the course requires that the student enrol in VB035 at the same time.

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

• Applied Informatics (programme FI, B-AP)
• Bioinformatics (programme FI, B-AP)
• Informatics with another discipline (programme FI, B-EB)
• Informatics with another discipline (programme FI, B-FY)
• Informatics with another discipline (programme FI, B-IO)
• Informatics with another discipline (programme FI, B-MA)
• Informatics with another discipline (programme FI, B-TV)
• Public Administration Informatics (programme FI, B-AP)
• Mathematical Informatics (programme FI, B-IN)
• Parallel and Distributed Systems (programme FI, B-IN)
• Computer Graphics and Image Processing (programme FI, B-IN)
• Computer Networks and Communication (programme FI, B-IN)
• Computer Systems and Data Processing (programme FI, B-IN)
• Programmable Technical Structures (programme FI, B-IN)
• Embedded Systems (programme FI, N-IN)
• Service Science, Management and Engineering (programme FI, N-AP)
• Social Informatics (programme FI, B-AP)
• Artificial Intelligence and Natural Language Processing (programme FI, B-IN)

Course objectives

VB039 is a complementary course to VB035 and its aim is to give students a lot of practice in advanced language and communication skills and to help them communicate more effectively by improving their grammatical knowledge and developing IT-related vocabulary. For further details see the VB035 syllabus. Main objectives can be summarized as follows: to increase IT vocabulary; to develop essential communication skills such as giving presentations and taking part in discussions; to improve fluency through discussion activities; to give confidence in using English.

Syllabus

• VB039 is a complementary course to VB035 and its aim is to give students a lot of practice in advanced language and communication skills and to help them communicate more effectively by improving their grammatical knowledge and developing IT-related vocabulary. For further details see the VB035 syllabus.

Literature

• PRODROMOU, Luke. Grammar and vocabulary for first certificate : with key. Essex: Longman, 1999, 319 s. ISBN 9780582400184. info
• SHELLY, Gary B. and Misty VERMAAT. Discovering computers 2010 : living in a digital world, complete. Edited by Jeffrey J. Quasney - Susan L. Sebok - Steven M. Freund. [Boston]: Course Technology Cengage Learning, 2010, 1 sv. ISBN 9780495806813. info
• 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. ISBN: 80-7168-733-2
• VB035 - English 1 Textbook

Teaching methods

Drills, homework, class discussions, presentations

Assessment methods

Pre-requisites for the completion of the course are as follows: seminar attendance, doing homework, colloquium. At the end of the course students will give a short presentation on an IT topic of their choice.

Language of instruction

English

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.

• Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2015, recent)
  
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