PdF:CH2BP_3W1S English for Chemists - Course Information
CH2BP_3W1S English for Chemists
Faculty of EducationAutumn 2011
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/1/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
- Teacher(s)
- doc. Mgr. Hana Cídlová, Dr. (seminar tutor)
- Guaranteed by
- doc. Mgr. Hana Cídlová, Dr.
Department of Physics, Chemistry and Vocational Education – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Helena Pelcová - Prerequisites
- Bases of English
- 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
- Lower Secondary School Teacher Training in Chemistry (programme PdF, B-SPE)
- Course objectives
- At the end of this course, students should be able to:
- to be able to understand chemical text written or spoken in English,
- to be able to retell chemical text in English after reading it,
- to be able to express oneself about chemical problems without dictionary. - Syllabus
- Vocabulary:
- 1. Types of Matter.
- 2. Chemical Nomenclature.
- 3. Chemical Glassware.
- 4. Accidents and First Aid.
- Reading and Comprehension:
- 5. Breath Analysis for Ethyl Alcohol.
- 6. The Aurora.
- 7. The Ozone Story.
- 8. Acid Rain.
- 9. The Greenhouse Effect.
- 10. Biological Effects of Radiation.
- Literature
- Slezáková Ivana: Diplomová práce. MU, Brno 2004.
- MASTERTON, William L. and Cecile N. HURLEY. Chemistry :principles & reaction : a core text. Fort Worth: Saunders College, 1997, xxv, 640 s. ISBN 0-03-005889-9. info
- Program ChemSketch (freeware), volně stažitelné z World Wide Web, též dostupné na CD u vyučující / Program ChemSketch (freeware), free download from World Wide Web, also accesible from teacher on CD
- Teaching methods
- seminar
theoretical preparation
independent tasks - Assessment methods
- 60 % of the points in the test on chemical nomenclature
60 % of the points in the test on labkit
not more than 3 absentions
1 lecture of the student in the extent of 45 minutes. The theme of the lecture depend on the student. The only condition is that it must be about chemistry. - Language of instruction
- English
- Further Comments
- Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
- Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2011, recent)
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