VV075 Support for Computer Science Instruction in English

Faculty of Informatics
Spring 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Eva Rudolfová (lecturer)
Mgr. Marcela Sekanina Vavřinová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Eva Rudolfová
Language Centre, Faculty of Informatics Division – Language Centre
Supplier department: Language Centre, Faculty of Informatics Division – Language Centre
Timetable of Seminar Groups
VV075/01: Tue 14:00–15:50 C511, E. Rudolfová
Prerequisites (in Czech)
SOUHLAS
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
The course aims to provide support to teachers who teach their classes in the EMI (English as Medium of Instruction) context at FI MU. It is going to help them face the difficulties and obstacles they encounter in their lectures and seminars. The sessions will be most practical, will draw from the participants' experience in the classroom and the course will present tailor-made activities reflecting their needs as teachers.
Learning outcomes
Participants will be able to use the language: - related to the structure of their teaching outcomes - of cohesion to their spoken or written production on all levels - to interact with students, engage them, and feel comfortable in the EMI context Students will acquire fluency and accuracy in the pronunciation of English, making their delivery clearer and more understandable.
Syllabus
  • NEEDS ANALYSIS - mapping key areas SELF-ASSESSMENT related to language STRUCTURING: INTRODUCTION - introducing the topic – establishing its relevance – stating your purpose (what will they know after the lecture) – announcing the lecture structure THE CORE OF THE LECTURE – referring to previous content – internal summaries – moving from one point to another – backward references – emphasizing important points – providing examples – referring to visuals – digressions – placeholders to help you think – communication repairs CONCLUSION – concluding the lecture and summarizing the main points – connecting them to the bigger picture – ending the lecture COHESION: Grammatical cohesion: Reference – pronouns he/she/it/they/that Lexical cohesion: synonyms, general words, this phenomenon, co-occurring words Conjunctions Parallelism INTERACTION: Types of questions (open to the group, directed to an individual, closed questions) – checking understanding) – Giving feedback to students, Q&A ENGAGING Giving examples – anecdotes/jokes – idioms/figurative language FLUENCY AND ACCURACY: Why bother with accurate pron? What does it mean to be fluent (CEFR) Individual sounds, long/short Schwa – long/short vowels – primary stress – strong/week syllables Rhythm – intonation, linking, chunking Pauses ACADEMIC VOCABULARY ACQUISITION Creating lists: keywords (language of instruction) and a course glossary (including key terminology pronunciation)
Literature
  • DE CHAZAL, Edward and Sam MCCARTER. Oxford EAP : a course in English for academic purposes. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012, 152 s. ISBN 9780194001786. info
  • MCCARTHY, Michael and Felicity O'DELL. Academic vocabulary in use. First published. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008, 176 stran. ISBN 9780521689397. info
  • ? MURPHY, R. .: English Grammar in Use 3rd Edition With Answers + CD rom, A Self-Study Reference And Practice Book For Intermediate Students Of English. Cambridge University Press, 2005. info
  • HANCOCK, Mark. English pronunciation in use : self-study and classroom use. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003, 200 s. ISBN 9780521001854. info
Teaching methods
Class negotiations, debates and discussions, self-reflection, reflection, individual and group presentations, work with sources, creating structured handouts, reading, peer review - constructive feedback, writing tasks, homework assignments
Assessment methods
Self-reflection on one´s recorded presentation/lesson Peer review
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024, Spring 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2024, recent)
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