FI:VB035 English I - Course Information

VB035 English I

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

PhDr. Ivana Tulajová (assistant)
Mgr. Lucie Procházková (lecturer)
Mgr. Eva Rudolfová (lecturer)
Mgr. Antonín Zita, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer)
PaedDr. Marta Holasová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Marcela Sekanina Vavřinová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. et Mgr. Lenka Tóthová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)

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 1. 10. 14:00–15:50 C511, Tue 15. 10. 14:00–15:50 C511, Tue 29. 10. 14:00–15:50 C511, Tue 12. 11. 14:00–15:50 C511, Tue 26. 11. 14:00–15:50 C511, Tue 10. 12. 14:00–15:50 C511, A. Zita
VB035/02: Tue 24. 9. 14:00–15:50 C511, Tue 8. 10. 14:00–15:50 C511, Tue 22. 10. 14:00–15:50 C511, Tue 5. 11. 14:00–15:50 C511, Tue 19. 11. 14:00–15:50 C511, Tue 3. 12. 14:00–15:50 C511, A. Zita
VB035/03: Thu 3. 10. 8:00–9:50 C511, Thu 17. 10. 8:00–9:50 C511, Thu 31. 10. 8:00–9:50 C511, Thu 14. 11. 8:00–9:50 C511, Thu 28. 11. 8:00–9:50 C511, Thu 12. 12. 8:00–9:50 C511, L. Procházková
VB035/04: Thu 26. 9. 8:00–9:50 C511, Thu 10. 10. 8:00–9:50 C511, Thu 24. 10. 8:00–9:50 C511, Thu 7. 11. 8:00–9:50 C511, Thu 21. 11. 8:00–9:50 C511, Thu 5. 12. 8:00–9:50 C511, L. Procházková
VB035/05: Fri 4. 10. 10:00–11:50 C511, Fri 18. 10. 10:00–11:50 C511, Fri 1. 11. 10:00–11:50 C511, Fri 15. 11. 10:00–11:50 C511, Fri 29. 11. 10:00–11:50 C511, Fri 13. 12. 10:00–11:50 C511, L. Procházková
VB035/06: Fri 27. 9. 10:00–11:50 C511, Fri 11. 10. 10:00–11:50 C511, Fri 25. 10. 10:00–11:50 C511, Fri 8. 11. 10:00–11:50 C511, Fri 22. 11. 10:00–11:50 C511, Fri 6. 12. 10:00–11:50 C511, L. Procházková
VB035/07: Mon 30. 9. 18:00–19:50 C511, Mon 14. 10. 18:00–19:50 C511, Mon 11. 11. 18:00–19:50 C511, Mon 25. 11. 18:00–19:50 C511, Mon 9. 12. 18:00–19:50 C511, Mon 16. 12. 18:00–19:50 C511, L. Procházková
VB035/08: Mon 23. 9. 18:00–19:50 C511, Mon 7. 10. 18:00–19:50 C511, Mon 21. 10. 18:00–19:50 C511, Mon 4. 11. 18:00–19:50 C511, Mon 18. 11. 18:00–19:50 C511, Mon 2. 12. 18:00–19:50 C511, L. Procházková
VB035/09: Mon 30. 9. 14:00–15:50 C525, Mon 14. 10. 14:00–15:50 C525, Mon 11. 11. 14:00–15:50 C525, Mon 25. 11. 14:00–15:50 C525, Mon 9. 12. 14:00–15:50 C525, Mon 16. 12. 14:00–15:50 C525, L. Procházková
VB035/10: Mon 23. 9. 14:00–15:50 C525, Mon 7. 10. 14:00–15:50 C525, Mon 21. 10. 14:00–15:50 C525, Mon 4. 11. 14:00–15:50 C525, Mon 18. 11. 14:00–15:50 C525, Mon 2. 12. 14:00–15:50 C525, L. Procházková
VB035/11: Wed 2. 10. 12:00–13:50 C511, Wed 16. 10. 12:00–13:50 C511, Wed 30. 10. 12:00–13:50 C511, Wed 13. 11. 12:00–13:50 C511, Wed 27. 11. 12:00–13:50 C511, Wed 11. 12. 12:00–13:50 C511, L. Procházková
VB035/12: Wed 25. 9. 12:00–13:50 C511, Wed 9. 10. 12:00–13:50 C511, Wed 23. 10. 12:00–13:50 C511, Wed 6. 11. 12:00–13:50 C511, Wed 20. 11. 12:00–13:50 C511, Wed 4. 12. 12:00–13:50 C511, L. Procházková
VB035/13: Mon 30. 9. 10:00–11:50 A320, Mon 14. 10. 10:00–11:50 A320, Mon 11. 11. 10:00–11:50 A320, Mon 25. 11. 10:00–11:50 A320, Mon 9. 12. 10:00–11:50 A320, Mon 16. 12. 10:00–11:50 A320, L. Procházková
VB035/14: Mon 23. 9. 10:00–11:50 A320, Mon 7. 10. 10:00–11:50 A320, Mon 21. 10. 10:00–11:50 A320, Mon 4. 11. 10:00–11:50 A320, Mon 18. 11. 10:00–11:50 A320, Mon 2. 12. 10:00–11:50 A320, L. Procházková
VB035/15: Wed 2. 10. 10:00–11:50 C511, Wed 16. 10. 10:00–11:50 C511, Wed 30. 10. 10:00–11:50 C511, Wed 13. 11. 10:00–11:50 C511, Wed 27. 11. 10:00–11:50 C511, Wed 11. 12. 10:00–11:50 C511, L. Procházková
VB035/16: Wed 25. 9. 10:00–11:50 C511, Wed 9. 10. 10:00–11:50 C511, Wed 23. 10. 10:00–11:50 C511, Wed 6. 11. 10:00–11:50 C511, Wed 20. 11. 10:00–11:50 C511, Wed 4. 12. 10:00–11:50 C511, L. Procházková
VB035/17: Tue 1. 10. 18:00–19:50 C511, Tue 15. 10. 18:00–19:50 C511, Tue 29. 10. 18:00–19:50 C511, Tue 12. 11. 18:00–19:50 C511, Tue 26. 11. 18:00–19:50 C511, Tue 10. 12. 18:00–19:50 C511, L. Procházková
VB035/18: Tue 24. 9. 18:00–19:50 C511, Tue 8. 10. 18:00–19:50 C511, Tue 22. 10. 18:00–19:50 C511, Tue 5. 11. 18:00–19:50 C511, Tue 19. 11. 18:00–19:50 C511, Tue 3. 12. 18:00–19:50 C511, L. Procházková
VB035/19: Fri 4. 10. 8:00–9:50 C511, Fri 18. 10. 8:00–9:50 C511, Fri 1. 11. 8:00–9:50 C511, Fri 15. 11. 8:00–9:50 C511, Fri 29. 11. 8:00–9:50 C511, Fri 13. 12. 8:00–9:50 C511, L. Procházková
VB035/20: Fri 27. 9. 8:00–9:50 C511, Fri 11. 10. 8:00–9:50 C511, Fri 25. 10. 8:00–9:50 C511, Fri 8. 11. 8:00–9:50 C511, Fri 22. 11. 8:00–9:50 C511, Fri 6. 12. 8:00–9:50 C511, L. Procházková
VB035/21: Tue 1. 10. 16:00–17:50 C511, Tue 15. 10. 16:00–17:50 C511, Tue 29. 10. 16:00–17:50 C511, Tue 12. 11. 16:00–17:50 C511, Tue 26. 11. 16:00–17:50 C511, Tue 10. 12. 16:00–17:50 C511, L. Procházková
VB035/22: Tue 24. 9. 16:00–17:50 C511, Tue 8. 10. 16:00–17:50 C511, Tue 22. 10. 16:00–17:50 C511, Tue 5. 11. 16:00–17:50 C511, Tue 19. 11. 16:00–17:50 C511, Tue 3. 12. 16:00–17:50 C511, L. Procházková
VB035/23: Wed 2. 10. 8:00–9:50 C511, Wed 16. 10. 8:00–9:50 C511, Wed 30. 10. 8:00–9:50 C511, Wed 13. 11. 8:00–9:50 C511, Wed 27. 11. 8:00–9:50 C511, Wed 11. 12. 8:00–9:50 C511, E. Rudolfová
VB035/24: Wed 25. 9. 8:00–9:50 C511, Wed 9. 10. 8:00–9:50 C511, Wed 23. 10. 8:00–9:50 C511, Wed 6. 11. 8:00–9:50 C511, Wed 20. 11. 8:00–9:50 C511, Wed 4. 12. 8:00–9:50 C511, E. Rudolfová
VB035/27: Mon 30. 9. 8:00–9:50 C511, Mon 14. 10. 8:00–9:50 C511, Mon 11. 11. 8:00–9:50 C511, Mon 25. 11. 8:00–9:50 C511, Mon 9. 12. 8:00–9:50 C511, Mon 16. 12. 8:00–9:50 C511, M. Sekanina Vavřinová
VB035/28: Mon 23. 9. 8:00–9:50 C511, Mon 7. 10. 8:00–9:50 C511, Mon 21. 10. 8:00–9:50 C511, Mon 4. 11. 8:00–9:50 C511, Mon 18. 11. 8:00–9:50 C511, Mon 2. 12. 8:00–9:50 C511, M. Sekanina Vavřinová
VB035/29: Mon 30. 9. 10:00–11:50 C511, Mon 14. 10. 10:00–11:50 C511, Mon 11. 11. 10:00–11:50 C511, Mon 25. 11. 10:00–11:50 C511, Mon 9. 12. 10:00–11:50 C511, Mon 16. 12. 10:00–11:50 C511, M. Sekanina Vavřinová
VB035/30: Mon 23. 9. 10:00–11:50 C511, Mon 7. 10. 10:00–11:50 C511, Mon 21. 10. 10:00–11:50 C511, Mon 4. 11. 10:00–11:50 C511, Mon 18. 11. 10:00–11:50 C511, Mon 2. 12. 10:00–11:50 C511, M. Sekanina Vavřinová
VB035/31: Wed 2. 10. 16:00–17:50 C511, Wed 16. 10. 16:00–17:50 C511, Wed 30. 10. 16:00–17:50 C511, Wed 13. 11. 16:00–17:50 C511, Wed 27. 11. 16:00–17:50 C511, Wed 11. 12. 16:00–17:50 C511, E. Rudolfová
VB035/32: Wed 25. 9. 16:00–17:50 C511, Wed 9. 10. 16:00–17:50 C511, Wed 23. 10. 16:00–17:50 C511, Wed 6. 11. 16:00–17:50 C511, Wed 20. 11. 16:00–17:50 C511, Wed 4. 12. 16:00–17:50 C511, E. Rudolfová
VB035/33: Tue 1. 10. 8:00–9:50 C511, Tue 15. 10. 8:00–9:50 C511, Tue 29. 10. 8:00–9:50 C511, Tue 12. 11. 8:00–9:50 C511, Tue 26. 11. 8:00–9:50 C511, Tue 10. 12. 8:00–9:50 C511, E. Rudolfová
VB035/34: Tue 24. 9. 8:00–9:50 C511, Tue 8. 10. 8:00–9:50 C511, Tue 22. 10. 8:00–9:50 C511, Tue 5. 11. 8:00–9:50 C511, Tue 19. 11. 8:00–9:50 C511, Tue 3. 12. 8:00–9:50 C511, E. Rudolfová
VB035/35: Mon 30. 9. 14:00–15:50 C511, Mon 14. 10. 14:00–15:50 C511, Mon 11. 11. 14:00–15:50 C511, Mon 25. 11. 14:00–15:50 C511, Mon 9. 12. 14:00–15:50 C511, Mon 16. 12. 14:00–15:50 C511, M. Sekanina Vavřinová
VB035/36: Mon 23. 9. 14:00–15:50 C511, Mon 7. 10. 14:00–15:50 C511, Mon 21. 10. 14:00–15:50 C511, Mon 4. 11. 14:00–15:50 C511, Mon 18. 11. 14:00–15:50 C511, Mon 2. 12. 14:00–15:50 C511, M. Sekanina Vavřinová
VB035/37: Wed 2. 10. 14:00–15:50 C511, Wed 16. 10. 14:00–15:50 C511, Wed 30. 10. 14:00–15:50 C511, Wed 13. 11. 14:00–15:50 C511, Wed 27. 11. 14:00–15:50 C511, Wed 11. 12. 14:00–15:50 C511, E. Rudolfová
VB035/38: Wed 25. 9. 14:00–15:50 C511, Wed 9. 10. 14:00–15:50 C511, Wed 23. 10. 14:00–15:50 C511, Wed 6. 11. 14:00–15:50 C511, Wed 20. 11. 14:00–15:50 C511, Wed 4. 12. 14:00–15:50 C511, E. Rudolfová
VB035/39: Mon 30. 9. 16:00–17:50 C511, Mon 14. 10. 16:00–17:50 C511, Mon 11. 11. 16:00–17:50 C511, Mon 25. 11. 16:00–17:50 C511, Mon 9. 12. 16:00–17:50 C511, Mon 16. 12. 16:00–17:50 C511, M. Sekanina Vavřinová
VB035/40: Mon 23. 9. 16:00–17:50 C511, Mon 7. 10. 16:00–17:50 C511, Mon 21. 10. 16:00–17:50 C511, Mon 4. 11. 16:00–17:50 C511, Mon 18. 11. 16:00–17:50 C511, Mon 2. 12. 16:00–17:50 C511, M. Sekanina Vavřinová

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 in the first week of 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

• Image Processing and Analysis (programme FI, N-VIZ)
• Applied Informatics (programme FI, B-AP)
• Bioinformatics and systems biology (programme FI, N-UIZD)
• Bioinformatics (programme FI, B-AP)
• Computer Games Development (programme FI, N-VIZ_A)
• Computer Graphics and Visualisation (programme FI, N-VIZ_A)
• Computer Networks and Communications (programme FI, N-PSKB_A)
• Cybersecurity Management (programme FI, N-RSSS_A)
• Formal analysis of computer systems (programme FI, N-TEI)
• Graphic design (programme FI, N-VIZ)
• Graphic Design (programme FI, N-VIZ_A)
• Hardware Systems (programme FI, N-PSKB_A)
• Hardware systems (programme FI, N-PSKB)
• Image Processing and Analysis (programme FI, N-VIZ_A)
• Information security (programme FI, N-PSKB)
• 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)
• Informatics (programme FI, B-INF) (2)
• Public Administration Informatics (programme FI, B-AP)
• Informatics in education (programme FI, B-IVV) (2)
• Information Security (programme FI, N-PSKB_A)
• Quantum and Other Nonclassical Computational Models (programme FI, N-TEI)
• Mathematical Informatics (programme FI, B-IN)
• Parallel and Distributed Systems (programme FI, B-IN)
• Computer graphics and visualisation (programme FI, N-VIZ)
• Computer Graphics and Image Processing (programme FI, B-IN)
• Computer Networks and Communication (programme FI, B-IN)
• Computer Networks and Communications (programme FI, N-PSKB)
• Computer Systems and Data Processing (programme FI, B-IN)
• Principles of programming languages (programme FI, N-TEI)
• Programming and development (programme FI, B-PVA)
• Programmable Technical Structures (programme FI, B-IN)
• Embedded Systems (programme FI, N-IN)
• Cybersecurity management (programme FI, N-RSSS)
• Services development management (programme FI, N-RSSS)
• Software Systems Development Management (programme FI, N-RSSS)
• Services Development Management (programme FI, N-RSSS_A)
• Service Science, Management and Engineering (programme FI, N-AP)
• Social Informatics (programme FI, B-AP)
• Software Systems Development Management (programme FI, N-RSSS_A)
• Software Systems (programme FI, N-PSKB_A)
• Software systems (programme FI, N-PSKB)
• Machine learning and artificial intelligence (programme FI, N-UIZD)
• Teacher of Informatics and IT administrator (programme FI, N-UCI)
• Informatics for secondary school teachers (programme FI, N-UCI) (2)
• Artificial Intelligence and Natural Language Processing (programme FI, B-IN)
• Computer Games Development (programme FI, N-VIZ)
• Processing and analysis of large-scale data (programme FI, N-UIZD)
• Natural language processing (programme FI, N-UIZD)

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

• Grammar, vocabulary and phrases at B2 level
• Specialized IT vocabulary
• 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 pairs) an edutainment activity on an IT topic. Also, students need to attend at least one talk in English provided by the Language Centre and regularly reflect on their learning. In order to pass the course, students must satisfy attendance requirements and complete all the assignments.
Students are not allowed any absences. Medical absences are treated as all other absences.
One of the prerequisites for the completion of the course is home preparation and doing assignments.
Students are allowed two absences of any type in a semester. Medical absences are treated as all other absences.
One of the prerequisites for the completion of the course is home preparation and doing assignments.

Language of instruction

English

Follow-Up Courses

• VB036 English Skills for IT II

Further Comments

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.

Listed among pre-requisites of other courses

• VB036 English Skills for IT II
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