JA001 Examination in English for Specific Purposes - Science

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2007
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Hana Ševečková, M.A. (lecturer)
Mgr. Eva Čoupková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Věra Hranáčová (lecturer)
PhDr. Hana Němcová (lecturer)
Mgr. Milada Pavlovová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Andrea Rozkošná (lecturer)
Dr. Michael Svoboda, B.A. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Hana Ševečková, M.A.
Language Centre, Faculty of Science Division – Language Centre
Contact Person: Magdalena Kunzová
Prerequisites (in Czech)
Znalost anglického jazyka na středoškolské úrovni. Zvládnutí dovedností, které jsou obsahem 2 semestrů výuky odborné angličtiny - viz sylaby jednotlivých semestrů (JAP01, JAP02).
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
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Syllabus (in Czech)
  • 1.Písemná část: Akademická část (akademická gramatika, přiřazování, logická návaznost, tvoření slov, definice); Gramatika na úrovni intermediate (např. učebnice Headway intermediate, Opportunities intermediate atd.); Odborný text - slovník povolen(porozumění textu: hlavní myšlenka, logická návaznost, správnost tvrzení, synonyma ); 2.Ústní část: Survival English (komunikace v běžných životních situacích); konverzační témata: 1)Giving personal details, introductions, family; 2)Asking and telling the way, orientation in a town, city transport, taxi; 3)Shopping (food, clothes), eating out; 4)Travelling – by train, by bus, by air (at the airport etc.); 5)Seeing a doctor – explain your problem; 6)Flat, house, accommodation; 7)Leisure time activities, entertainment, sports and games; 8)In a hotel, in a hostel, in a camp; 9)Describing people (character, feelings, emotions – positive, negative, likes, dislikes); 10)Weather, climate; Zkouška je zaměřena na prověření komunikačních dovedností. Studenti si vytáhnou jedno z výše uvedených témat. V jeho rámci dostanou zadaný konkrétní úkol (např. kupujete si na nádraží jízdenku z Londýna do Oxfordu; jste u lékaře – vysvětlete, co vás bolí apod.). Odborné okruhy (cca 10 témat): Odborná témata pro ústní část ZK B1 / Biologie 2006: - ACADEMIC LIFE, UNIVERSITY, BIOLOGY; - CELLS (e.g. structure, cloning); - MICROORGANISMS (e.g. bacteria); - PLANTS – PHYSIOLOGY (e.g. photosynthesis); - MORPHOLOGY (e.g. plant system); - ANIMALS – PHYSIOLOGY (e.g. circulatory system); - MORPHOLOGY (e.g. body parts); - HUMANS; - CLASSIFICATION OF SPECIES; - DIVERSITY AND EVOLUTION; - INTERACTIONS OF ORGANISMS (e.g. ecology, behaviour). Within the scope of the topics you can be asked to compare particular species, to describe causes and effects of some phenomena, describe a process, etc. Classification; Cause and effect; Comparing; Describing (appearance, process). Odborná témata k ústní části zkoušky JA001A - chemie: 1.Studying at University, Academic Life, Chemistry 2.Chemical Processes and Reactions 3.Elements and the Periodic Table 4.Inorganic Compounds and their Nomenclature 5.Plastics and Other Organic Compounds 6.Matter – its Classification (Liquids, Gases etc.) and Properties 7.The Atom and Bonding 8.In a Laboratory 9.Biochemistry 10.The Environment You should be able to talk about the topics in general (e.g. to describe main types of compounds). Within the scope of the topics you should be able to choose something specific and describe it in more detail (i.e.one famous chemist, a specific process/reaction, an element, a compound, an experiment). JA001A – Geologists: Odborná konverzační témata: 1.Studying at Masaryk university (structure, management, lessons, courses); 2.Scientific methods (How does a scientist work?); 3.What is the Earth? (forms of matter, spheres, layers of the interior); What is earth science? (sciences studying the earth); 4.Minerals (physical properties, classification); 5.Rocks (classification, the rock cycle, texture); 6.Weathering (types of weathering, causes and speed of weathering); 7.Erosion (agents, formation of a river valley, glacier, controlling erosion); 8.Deposition (agents, formation); 9.Volcanoes (volcanic landforms, where volcanoes occur); 10.Earthquakes ( folds, faults, origin of an earthquake); 11.Plate tectonics (theories, the interior of the earth); JA001A – odborná témata – fyzika: 1)Studying at University (detailed knowledge); 2)Physics and physicists; 3)Matter – its classification and properties; 4)Energy; 5)Atoms; 6)Motion; 7)Solar system; 8)Time and space; 9)Light; 10)Universe; Odborná témata pro ústní část ZK JA001A /Matematika 2006: - ACADEMIC LIFE, UNIVERSITY, MATHEMATICS; - BASIC MATHEMATICAL OPERATIONS (e.g. mental arithmetic); - ROMAN AND ARABIC NUMERALS (e.g. differences, history); - PYTHAGORAS'S THEOREM; - LINES, ANGLES AND TRIANGLES; - SETS (e.g. numbers, geometrical figures, notation); - PROPORTION; - VARIOUS KINDS OF AVERAGE (e.g. arithmetical mean, mode etc.); - FUNCTIONS AND THEIR DESCRIPTION; - NUMBER SYSTEM (e.g. classification); - SOLIDS (e.g. classification, comparing); Within the scope of the topics you can be asked to compare numbers, figures and solids, describe graphs, classify numbers and geometrical figures, etc. Odborná témata k ústní části zkoušky JA001A – Geography: 1. STUDYING AT MU (structure, management, academic year); 2. WHAT IS EARTH SCIENCE?; 3. MAPPING THE EARTH'S SURFACE (longitude, attitude); 4. THE ENVIRONMENT; 5. GREENHOUSE EFFECT; 6. WEATHER, CLIMATE; 7. LIFE EXPECTANCY; 8. DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION; 9. GLOBAL SPREAD OF ENGLISH OVER THE WORLD; 10. CARTOGRAPHY (ancient maps);
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Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught each semester.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses

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The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2007 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Spring 2008 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Spring 2011 - only for the accreditation, Autumn 2010 - only for the accreditation, Autumn 2002, Spring 2003, Autumn 2003, Spring 2004, Autumn 2004, Spring 2005, Autumn 2005, Spring 2006, Autumn 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Autumn 2008, Spring 2009, Autumn 2009, Spring 2010, Autumn 2010, Spring 2011, Autumn 2011, Spring 2012, Autumn 2011 - acreditation, spring 2012 - acreditation, 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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