VB036 English II

Faculty of Informatics
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
2/2. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Martin Dvořák, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Michaela Melíková (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
Timetable
Thu 16:00–17:50 D1
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
VB036/01: Thu 12:00–13:50 C511, M. Dvořák
VB036/02: Mon 14:00–15:50 C525, I. Tulajová
VB036/03: Mon 16:00–17:50 C525, I. Tulajová
VB036/04: Mon 18:00–19:50 C525, I. Tulajová
VB036/05: Tue 16:00–17:50 C525, I. Tulajová
VB036/06: Tue 18:00–19:50 C525, I. Tulajová
VB036/07: Wed 14:00–15:50 C525, I. Tulajová
VB036/08: Wed 16:00–17:50 C525, I. Tulajová
VB036/09: Mon 8:00–9:50 C525, K. Nečasová
VB036/10: Mon 10:00–11:50 C525, K. Nečasová
VB036/11: Mon 12:00–13:50 C525, K. Nečasová
VB036/12: Tue 8:00–9:50 C525, K. Nečasová
VB036/13: Tue 10:00–11:50 C525, K. Nečasová
VB036/14: Tue 12:00–13:50 C525, K. Nečasová
VB036/15: Wed 8:00–9:50 C525, K. Nečasová
VB036/16: Wed 10:00–11:50 C525, K. Nečasová
VB036/17: Mon 16:00–17:50 C511, M. Melíková
VB036/18: Mon 18:00–19:50 C511, M. Melíková
VB036/19: Thu 16:00–17:50 C511, M. Melíková
Prerequisites
VB035 English I ||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
VB036 aims to further broaden the knowledge of English grammar and phrases and to focus on specialized language in the area of IT. One of the prerequisites for the completion of the course is home preparation and doing assignments. At the end of the course students should be able to: understand specialized articles; obtain information from highly specialized sources; give clear presentations; provide relevant explanations and arguments; interact fluently and spontaneously.
Syllabus
  • VB036 aims to further broaden the knowledge of English grammar and phrases and to focus on specialized language in the area of IT. One of the prerequisites for the completion of the course is home preparation and doing assignments. The following IT-related topics will be discussed in seminars.
  • Multimedia.
  • Networks.
  • The Internet.
  • The World Wide Web.
  • Websites.
  • Communications Systems.
  • Computing Support.
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
  • VB036 lecture materials
  • E.H. Glendinning, J. McEwan. Oxford English for Information Technology. Oxford University Press 2006. ISBN-13:978 0 19 4574921
Assessment methods
Every student attending the seminar has to sit for four tests - two quarter-term tests (Weeks 4 and 10), one mid-term test submitted on one of the days of Week 7, all of these are multiple choice tests, and the final VB036 one (submitted during or after Week 12) which has the folowing parts - a cloze test, translation into English and explanation of IT terms. One of the prerequisites for the completion of the course is home preparation and doing assignments. Attendance is compulsory.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Teacher's information
http://www.fi.muni.cz/~qdvorak1/html/courses/courses_of_english.html
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
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