VV079 English Online - English Exam Support

Faculty of Informatics
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/0/2. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Anna Bízková Doleželová (lecturer)
Mgr. Markéta Dudová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Marcela Sekanina Vavřinová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Eva Rudolfová
Language Centre, Faculty of Informatics Division – Faculty of Informatics
Supplier department: Language Centre, Faculty of Informatics Division – Faculty of Informatics
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
Students should be able to: understand specialized articles; use the language fluently; write formal texts; talk about a wide range of IT related topics; provide relevant explanations and arguments; give clear descriptions and presentations; answer questions and interact fluently and 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; these include: - past, present, and future tenses - conditional sentences - modal verbs - passives - wish clauses - reported speech - relative clauses, participles - adverbs and prepositions - gerund vs. infinitive - question tags - comparisons, quantifiers - articles, determiners, countable/uncountable nouns
  • English for Specific Purposes, English for Academic Purposes
  • Listening, reading, writing and speaking skills
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
    recommended literature
  • 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
  • MURPHY, Raymond. English grammar in use : a self-study reference and practice book for intermediate learners of English : with answers. Fourth edition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2012, x, 380. ISBN 9780521189064. info
    not specified
  • FITZGERALD, Patrick, Marie MCCULLAGH and Carol TABOR. English for ICT studies : in higher education studies : teacher's book. Reading: Garnet Publishing, 2011, 276 stran. ISBN 9781859645208. info
  • MANN, Malcolm and Steve TAYLORE-KNOWLES. Destination B2 : grammar and vocabulary with answer key. 1st publ. Oxford: Macmillan, 2006, 254 s. ISBN 9780230035386. info
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught each semester.
The course is taught every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2024, Autumn 2024, Spring 2025.
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