VB036 English

Faculty of Informatics
Spring 2006
Extent and Intensity
2/2. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Martin Dvořák, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Marie Sabolová, M.A. (lecturer)
PhDr. Ivana Tulajová (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Ivana Tulajová
Language Centre, Faculty of Informatics Division – Language Centre
Contact Person: PhDr. Ivana Tulajová
Timetable
Thu 14:00–15:50 D1
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
VB036/01: Tue 14:00–15:50 C525, M. Dvořák
VB036/03: Wed 14:00–15:50 C525, M. Dvořák
VB036/04: Wed 16:00–17:50 C525, M. Dvořák
VB036/05: Mon 14:00–15:50 C511, I. Tulajová
VB036/06: Mon 16:00–17:50 C511, I. Tulajová
VB036/07: Mon 18:00–19:50 C511, I. Tulajová
VB036/08: Tue 16:00–17:50 C511, I. Tulajová
VB036/09: Tue 18:00–19:50 C511, I. Tulajová
VB036/10: Wed 14:00–15:50 C511, I. Tulajová
VB036/100: No timetable has been entered into IS. M. Dvořák
VB036/101: No timetable has been entered into IS. M. Dvořák
VB036/11: Wed 16:00–17:50 C511, I. Tulajová
VB036/12: Wed 18:00–19:50 C511, I. Tulajová
VB036/13: Mon 9:00–10:50 C525, M. Sabolová
VB036/14: Mon 11:00–12:50 C525, M. Sabolová
VB036/15: Mon 13:00–14:50 C525, M. Sabolová
Prerequisites
! V036 English &&( V035 English || VB035 English )||SOUHLAS
The course represents a follow-up to the VB035 one. The enrollment pre-requisite is successful completion of the latter.
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
Week 1: Angličtina pro jazykové školy II (Lesson 7 - revision (conditionals, conditional conjunctions, zero conditional, first conditional, second conditional, third conditional, mixed conditional); Texts and Exercises in Angličtina (VB035, VB036): Multimedia texts: Play MP3 Files, The Tricks to MPEG's Success Week 2: Angličtina pro jazykové školy II (Lesson 8 - revision (modal verbs + perfect infinitive); Texts and Exercises in Angličtina (VB035, VB036): Computing Support Officer texts: Computing Support Officer - Introduction, The Processor, General Features of Operating Systems; Week 3: Angličtina pro jazykové školy II (Lesson 9 - revision (time clauses and their conjunctions, Saxon Genitive, So do I; Neither do I; their variations); Texts and Exercises in Angličtina (VB035, VB036): Networks texts: Networks - Introduction, Network Communications, Network Configurations; Week 4: Angličtina pro jazykové školy II- grammar revision); Texts and Exercises in Angličtina (VB035, VB036): Analog and Digital Transmission, C language; Week 5: Angličtina pro jazykové školy II (Lessons 10 - 11 - revision (participles, use of gerunds); Texts and Exercises in Angličtina (VB035, VB036): The Internet texts: The Internet - Introduction, How TCP/IP Links Dissimilar Machines; Week 6: Angličtina pro jazykové školy II (Lessons 12 - 14 - revision (use of gerunds II, concessions, have/get something done, additional if- and when-related information); Texts and Exercises in Angličtina (VB035, VB036): The World Wide Web texts: The World Wide Web - Introduction, E-mail Protocols; Week 7: TEST Week 8: Angličtina pro jazykové školy II (Lessons 14 - 15 - revision (infinitive replacing a clause, verbs denoting a change of state, exclamations); Texts and Exercises in Angličtina (VB035, VB036): (Websites texts: Websites - Introduction, XML takes on HTML; Week 9: Angličtina pro jazykové školy II (Lesson 16 - revision); Texts and Exercises in Angličtina (VB035, VB036): Communications System texts: Communications Systems - Introduction, Broadband Communications); Week 10: Angličtina pro jazykové školy II (Lessons 17 - 18 - revision); Texts and Exercises in Angličtina (VB035, VB036): Computing Support texts: Computing Support - Introduction, Raiding Hard Drives) Week 11: The week reserved for the work not done during the preceding seminars Week 12: The week reserved for the work not done during the preceding seminars Week 13: Revision Week 14: FINAL TEST VB036 test requirements: Every student attending the seminar has to sit for two tests - the one submitted on one of the days of the Week 7 and the final VB036 one (submitted during or after the Week 14). The requirements for the first test are as follows: all the vocabulary, grammar and all the phrases of the Units 7-14 of Angličtina pro jazykové školy II + all the specialized vocabulary of the texts read and listening exercises heard up to Week 7. The requirements for the final VB036 test are as follows: all the vocabulary, grammar and all the phrases of the Units 7-18 of Angličtina pro jazykové školy II + all the specialized vocabulary of the texts read and listening exercises heard up to Week 14. To be considered "passed", the student must reach the average score (calculated from the scores for both the tests) of at least 60 percent.
Syllabus
  • Week 1: Angličtina pro jazykové školy II (Lesson 7 - revision (conditionals, conditional conjunctions, zero conditional, first conditional, second conditional, third conditional, mixed conditional); Texts and Exercises in Angličtina (VB035, VB036): Multimedia texts: Play MP3 Files, The Tricks to MPEG's Success Week 2: Angličtina pro jazykové školy II (Lesson 8 - revision (modal verbs + perfect infinitive); Texts and Exercises in Angličtina (VB035, VB036): Computing Support Officer texts: Computing Support Officer - Introduction, The Processor, General Features of Operating Systems; Week 3: Angličtina pro jazykové školy II (Lesson 9 - revision (time clauses and their conjunctions, Saxon Genitive, So do I; Neither do I; their variations); Texts and Exercises in Angličtina (VB035, VB036): Networks texts: Networks - Introduction, Network Communications, Network Configurations; Week 4: Angličtina pro jazykové školy II- grammar revision); Texts and Exercises in Angličtina (VB035, VB036): Analog and Digital Transmission, C language; Week 5: Angličtina pro jazykové školy II (Lessons 10 - 11 - revision (participles, use of gerunds); Texts and Exercises in Angličtina (VB035, VB036): The Internet texts: The Internet - Introduction, How TCP/IP Links Dissimilar Machines; Week 6: Angličtina pro jazykové školy II (Lessons 12 - 14 - revision (use of gerunds II, concessions, have/get something done, additional if- and when-related information); Texts and Exercises in Angličtina (VB035, VB036): The World Wide Web texts: The World Wide Web - Introduction, E-mail Protocols; Week 7: TEST Week 8: Angličtina pro jazykové školy II (Lessons 14 - 15 - revision (infinitive replacing a clause, verbs denoting a change of state, exclamations); Texts and Exercises in Angličtina (VB035, VB036): (Websites texts: Websites - Introduction, XML takes on HTML; Week 9: Angličtina pro jazykové školy II (Lesson 16 - revision); Texts and Exercises in Angličtina (VB035, VB036): Communications System texts: Communications Systems - Introduction, Broadband Communications); Week 10: Angličtina pro jazykové školy II (Lessons 17 - 18 - revision); Texts and Exercises in Angličtina (VB035, VB036): Computing Support texts: Computing Support - Introduction, Raiding Hard Drives) Week 11: The week reserved for the work not done during the preceding seminars Week 12: The week reserved for the work not done during the preceding seminars Week 13: Revision Week 14: FINAL TEST VB036 test requirements: Every student attending the seminar has to sit for two tests - the one submitted on one of the days of the Week 7 and the final VB036 one (submitted during or after the Week 14). The requirements for the first test are as follows: all the vocabulary, grammar and all the phrases of the Units 7-14 of Angličtina pro jazykové školy II + all the specialized vocabulary of the texts read and listening exercises heard up to Week 7. The requirements for the final VB036 test are as follows: all the vocabulary, grammar and all the phrases of the Units 7-18 of Angličtina pro jazykové školy II + all the specialized vocabulary of the texts read and listening exercises heard up to Week 14. To be considered "passed", the student must reach the average score (calculated from the scores for both the tests) of at least 60 percent.
Literature
  • 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.I SBN: 80-7168-733-2
  • E.H. Glendinning, J. McEwan. Oxford English for Information Technology. Oxford University Press 2002. ISBN 0 19 457375 3
  • Sylaby přednášek kurzu VB036
  • K. Boeckner, P.C. Brown. Oxford English for Computing. Oxford University Press 1996. ISBN: 0 19 457387 7
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Teacher's information
http://www.fi.muni.cz/~qdvorak1/HTML/courses/courses_of_english.html
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