VB001 Specialist English

Faculty of Informatics
Spring 2008
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Martin Dvořák, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Kateřina Nečasová, 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
Prerequisites
Enrollment pre-requisite for this course is the completion of the VB035 and VB036 courses or the knowledge of the grammar, vocabulary, and phrases taught at these.
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
Course objectives
The requirements for the written exam are as follows: all the vocabulary, grammar and all the phrases of Angličtina pro jazykové školy I and II + all the specialized vocabulary of the texts read and listening exercises done in the seminars of VB035 and VB036 + all the lecture materials. The oral exam requirements: a presentation on a computer-related topic (length: at least 5 minutes).
Syllabus
  • The requirements for the written exam are as follows: all the vocabulary, grammar and all the phrases of Angličtina pro jazykové školy I and II + all the specialized vocabulary of the texts read and listening exercises done in the seminars of VB035 and VB036 + all the lecture materials. To be considered "passed", the student must reach the average score of at least 60 percent. The oral exam requirements: a presentation on a computer-related topic (length: at least 5 minutes), all the vocabulary, grammar and phrases contained in Angličtina pro jazykové školy I and II and the specialized computer terminology contained in the teaching materials (specialized texts + lecture materials).
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 kurzů VB035 a VB036
  • K. Boeckner, P.C. Brown. Oxford English for Computing. Oxford University Press 1996. ISBN: 0 19 457387 7
Assessment methods (in Czech)
The examination consists of two parts: a written test and an oral examination. The level is B2 of the Common European Framework (Upper Intermediate).
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught each semester.
The course is taught: every week.
Information on course enrolment limitations: zápis studentů v alespoň 4. semestru studia je možný bez prerekvizit
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
Teacher's information
http://www.fi.muni.cz/~qdvorak1/html/courses/courses_of_english.html
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2002, Spring 2003, Autumn 2003, Spring 2004, Autumn 2004, Spring 2005, Autumn 2005, Spring 2006, Autumn 2006, Spring 2007, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Spring 2009, Autumn 2009, Spring 2010, Autumn 2010, Spring 2011, Autumn 2011, Spring 2012, Autumn 2012, Spring 2013, Autumn 2013, Spring 2014, Autumn 2014, Spring 2015, Autumn 2015, Spring 2016, Autumn 2016, Spring 2017, Autumn 2017, Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Spring 2019, Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024, Spring 2025.
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