PřF:JAC01 English for Chemists I - Course Information

JAC01 English for Chemists I

Extent and Intensity

0/2. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Milada Pavlovová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Andrea Rozkošná (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Hana Ševečková, M.A.
Language Centre, Faculty of Science Division – Language Centre
Contact Person: Magdalena Kunzová

Timetable of Seminar Groups

JAC01/01: Mon 8:00–9:50 J1, A. Rozkošná
JAC01/02: Mon 10:00–11:50 J1, A. Rozkošná
JAC01/03: Tue 8:00–9:50 J1, A. Rozkošná
JAC01/04: Tue 10:00–11:50 J2, A. Rozkošná
JAC01/05: Tue 14:00–15:50 J2, A. Rozkošná
JAC01/06: Wed 8:00–9:50 J2, A. Rozkošná
JAC01/07: Wed 10:00–11:50 J2, A. Rozkošná

Prerequisites

(! JAP01 English for Science 1 || ! JAP02 Angličtina pro přírodovědce 2 || ! JAP03 English for Science 3 || ! JAP04 Angličtina pro přírodovědce 4 || !NOW( JAB01 English for Biology I ) || ! JAB01 English for Biology I || !NOW( JAF01 English for Physicists I ) || ! JAF01 English for Physicists I || !NOW( JAG01 English for Geologists I ) || ! JAG01 English for Geologists I || !NOW( JAM01 English for Mathematicians I ) || ! JAM01 English for Mathematicians I || !NOW( JAZ01 English for Geographers I ) || ! JAZ01 English for Geographers I )
The knowledge of English at the grammar school level.

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

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Course objectives

General objectives: 1. to develop sufficient reading abilities for students to be able to work with foreign texts 2. to develop speaking abilities for everyday commucation needs 3. to develop listening abilities for everyday communication needs 4. to develop sufficient written abilities for students to express themselves in respective fields of study 5. to review basic principles of grammar in new contexts General tasks: Students will learn: 1) *cursory reading, text comprehension (skimming) *text information gathering (scanning) *grasping of main concepts within a given text *identification of main themes and various arguments withing given texts *inductive and deductive thought processes *discerning between fact and opinions *summarizing texts 2) To be able to speak about oneself, life, his or her studies 3) general aswell as specific understanding of spoken word (listing to recordings) 4) Resume writing and filling out of various application forms 5) consolidation of grammar in various contexts Evaluation: One written

Syllabus

• Syllabus of the course: 1.Texts from chemistry, biochemistry and other related fields according to current importance and interest (necessary vocab) 2.General texts (necessary vocab)

Literature

• Advanced English Grammar, Murphy
• MURPHY, Raymond. Essential grammar in use : a self-study reference and practice book for elementary students of English : with answers. 3rd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2007, xi, s. ISBN 9780521675437. info
• Longman language activator : the world's first production dictionary. 2. ed. Harlow: Longman, 1994, 1586, 11. ISBN 0582040930. info
• GRELLET, Françoise. Developing reading skills : a practical guide to reading comprehension exercises. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1981, 252 s. ISBN 0521283647. info

Bookmarks

https://is.muni.cz/ln/tag/PříF:JAC01!

Assessment methods

Seminar attendance is compulsory. Each course is concluded with a credit test. The passing grade of the credit test is 60%.

Language of instruction

Czech

Follow-Up Courses

• JAC02 English for Chemists II
• JAC03 English for Chemists III
• JAC04 English for Chemists IV

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.

• Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2008, recent)
  
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