FI:VB036 English Skills for IT II - Course Information

VB036 English Skills for IT II

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Anna Bízková Doleželová (lecturer)
Mgr. Eva Rudolfová (lecturer)
Mgr. Marcela Sekanina Vavřinová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Eva Barnová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Julie Jakubíčková (seminar tutor)
Roksoliana Radchuk, PhD (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Pavla Svobodová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. et Mgr. Lenka Tóthová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Bc. Klára Hanzlíková (assistant)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Eva Rudolfová
Language Centre, Faculty of Informatics Division – Language Centre
Contact Person: Mgr. Eva Rudolfová
Supplier department: Language Centre, Faculty of Informatics Division – Language Centre

Timetable of Seminar Groups

VB036/01: Mon 17. 2. to Mon 12. 5. Mon 8:00–9:50 S215, M. Sekanina Vavřinová
VB036/02: Fri 21. 2. to Fri 16. 5. Fri 8:00–9:50 S215, M. Sekanina Vavřinová
VB036/03: Tue 18. 2. to Tue 13. 5. Tue 18:00–19:50 S215, M. Sekanina Vavřinová
VB036/04: Tue 18. 2. to Tue 13. 5. Tue 16:00–17:50 S215, M. Sekanina Vavřinová
VB036/05: Fri 21. 2. to Fri 16. 5. Fri 10:00–11:50 S215, M. Sekanina Vavřinová
VB036/06: Mon 17. 2. to Mon 12. 5. Mon 12:00–13:50 S215, M. Sekanina Vavřinová
VB036/07: Mon 17. 2. to Mon 12. 5. Mon 10:00–11:50 S215, M. Sekanina Vavřinová
VB036/08: Fri 21. 2. to Fri 16. 5. Fri 12:00–13:50 S215, M. Sekanina Vavřinová
VB036/09: Tue 18. 2. to Tue 13. 5. Tue 10:00–11:50 S215, A. Bízková Doleželová
VB036/10: Wed 19. 2. to Wed 14. 5. Wed 10:00–11:50 S209, A. Bízková Doleželová
VB036/11: Wed 19. 2. to Wed 14. 5. Wed 8:00–9:50 S209, A. Bízková Doleželová
VB036/12: Tue 18. 2. to Tue 13. 5. Tue 8:00–9:50 S215, A. Bízková Doleželová
VB036/13: Mon 17. 2. to Mon 12. 5. Mon 12:00–13:50 S209, E. Rudolfová
VB036/14: Wed 19. 2. to Wed 14. 5. Wed 16:00–17:50 S209, E. Rudolfová
VB036/16: Wed 19. 2. to Wed 14. 5. Wed 8:00–9:50 S215, J. Jakubíčková
VB036/17: Mon 17. 2. to Mon 12. 5. Mon 14:00–15:50 S209, E. Rudolfová
VB036/18: Tue 18. 2. to Tue 13. 5. Tue 14:00–15:50 S215, E. Rudolfová
VB036/19: Wed 19. 2. to Wed 14. 5. Wed 14:00–15:50 S209, E. Rudolfová
VB036/20: Tue 18. 2. to Tue 13. 5. Tue 10:00–11:50 S209, E. Rudolfová
VB036/21: Fri 21. 2. to Fri 16. 5. Fri 12:00–13:50 S209, R. Radchuk
VB036/22: Mon 17. 2. to Mon 12. 5. Mon 14:00–15:50 S215, R. Radchuk
VB036/23: Tue 18. 2. to Tue 13. 5. Tue 12:00–13:50 S215, R. Radchuk
VB036/24: Thu 20. 2. to Thu 15. 5. Thu 8:00–9:50 S215; and Mon 19. 5. 8:00–9:50 S215, J. Jakubíčková
VB036/25: Tue 18. 2. to Tue 13. 5. Tue 8:00–9:50 A320, R. Radchuk
VB036/26: Mon 17. 2. to Mon 12. 5. Mon 8:00–9:50 S209, R. Radchuk
VB036/27: Thu 20. 2. to Thu 15. 5. Thu 12:00–13:50 S215; and Mon 19. 5. 12:00–13:50 S215, R. Radchuk
VB036/28: Mon 17. 2. to Mon 12. 5. Mon 10:00–11:50 S209, R. Radchuk
VB036/29: Fri 21. 2. to Fri 16. 5. Fri 8:00–9:50 S209, R. Radchuk
VB036/30: Fri 21. 2. to Fri 16. 5. Fri 10:00–11:50 S209, R. Radchuk

Prerequisites

VB035 English I ||SOUHLAS
The course is a follow-up to VB035 English Skills for IT I.

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 students´ knowledge of English, in particular English for specific and academic purposes. At the end of the course, students should be able to: obtain information from highly specialized sources; give clear presentations; provide relevant explanations and arguments; interact fluently and spontaneously.

Learning outcomes

Students will be able to - communicate in English about their field of study; - 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

• English for academic and specific purposes
• Grammar, vocabulary and phrases at B2 level and higher
• Presentations and class discussions on topics chosen by the students.
• Formal language - register and usage
• Reading and discussion of specialized texts

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
• 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

Teaching methods

Class negotiations, debates and discussions, individual, pair and group presentations, work with sources, creating handouts, forming research questions, reading, peer review, writing tasks, homework assignments

Assessment methods

Every student attending the seminar has to give an in-class presentation and engage in feedback sessions and discussions. In order to pass the course, students must satisfy attendance requirements and meet all the requirements.
Students are not allowed any absences. Medical absences are treated as all other absences.
One of the prerequisites for the completion of the course is home preparation and doing assignments.
One of the prerequisites for the completion of the course is home preparation and doing assignments.

Language of instruction

English

Further Comments

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.

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