PřF:JA002 Advanced Examination in Englis - Course Information

JA002 Advanced Examination in English for Specific Purposes - Science

Extent and Intensity

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

Teacher(s)

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)
Mgr. Hana Ševečková, M.A. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Hana Ševečková, M.A.
Contact Person: Magdalena Kunzová

Prerequisites

The knowledge of English - B2 level CEFR - English for specific purposes

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

there are 529 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

The exam assesses student´s ability to
understand specialized texts/discourse
identify key ideas
formulate key ideas
transfer information from the text
classify, describe cause and effect, compare, define
summarize an advanced text related to their field of study
present a specialized text related to the field of study using advanced presentation techniques
discuss common topics and those related to their field of study
talk about one´s field of study using topic-based vocabulary
use argumentation

Syllabus

• 1.Written part:
• a) academic part - advanced academic grammar see
• http://www.sci.muni.cz/main.php?stranka=Jazyky&podtext=A2
• b) Specialist text (understanding the text, summary)
• 2.Oral part:
• Presentation of a specialist text related to the field of study - own choice, or presentation related to own project - 10 minutes with using visual aids and all presentation techniques + discussion (structure: introduction, main body with signalling devices, ending including summary).

Literature

• Jeremy Comfort. Effective Presentations.OUP 2000.
• Douglas Bell: Passport to Academic Presentations.Garnet 2008.
• MCCARTHY, Michael and Felicity O'DELL. Academic vocabulary in use. First published. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008, 176 stran. ISBN 9780521689397. info
• Keith Kelly: Science.Macmillan 2008
• MASCULL, Bill. Key words in science & technology : helping learners with real English. 1st pub. London: Harper Collins Publishers, 1997, xii, 210. ISBN 0003750981. info
• Academic writing course :study skills in English. Edited by R.R Jordan. 1st ed. Essex: Longman, 1999, 160 s. ISBN 0-582-40019-8. info
• English for science. Edited by Fran Zimmerman. New Jersey : Regents/Prentice Hall, 1989
• DONOVAN, Peter. Basic English for Science. 10. vyd. Oxford: University Press, 1994, 153 s. ISBN 0-19-457180-7. info
• Nucleus ; English for science and technology. Edited by Martin Bates - Tony Dudley-Evans. info
• Physics:Reader.Ivana Tulajová, Masarykova univerzita Přírodovědecká fakulta 2000
• PLUMMER, Charles C. and David MCGEARY. Physical geology :student study art notebook. 7th ed. Dubuque: Wm. C. Brown Communications, 1996, 161 s. ISBN 0-697-28732-7. info
• STRAHLER, Alan H. and Arthur Newell STRAHLER. Introducing physical geography. 4th ed. Hoboken, N.J.: J. Wiley, 2006, xxv, 728. ISBN 047167950X. info
• MURPHY, Raymond. English grammar in use : a self-study reference and practice book for intermediate students of English : with answers. 3rd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004, x, 379. ISBN 0521537622. info
• CUNNINGHAM, Sarah and Bill BOWLER. Headway : intermediate : pronunciation. 1. vyd. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1990, xi, 112 s. ISBN 1-943396-88-4. info
• +Any materials aimed at preparation for B2 level examinations(e.g. FCE, TOEFL)

Bookmarks

https://is.muni.cz/ln/tag/PříF:JA002!

Teaching methods

Exam

Assessment methods

Written text, oral exam

Language of instruction

Czech

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

• Bi1000 Introduction to study of ecological and evolutionary biology
  NOW(CST:CJV_DIAL)||CST:CJV_DIAL||JA001||JA002  
• Bi3001 Bachelor thesis EMB 1
  Bi4020 || JA001 || JA002 || JA001A && NOW(Bi3330) || NOW(Bi3332) || NOW(Bi3334) || NOW(Bi3336) || NOW(Bi3338)  
• Bi3002 Bachelor thesis EMB 2
  JA001 || JA002 || JA001A && Bi3330 || Bi3332 || Bi3334 || Bi3336 || Bi3338 && NOW(Bi3331) || NOW(Bi3333) || NOW(Bi3335) || NOW(Bi3337) || NOW(Bi3339)  
• Bi5004 Bachelor's thesis I
  JA001 || JA002 || JA001A  
• Bi5005 Bachelor thesis I
  JA001 || JA002 || JA001A  
• Bi5009BZ Bachelor thesis of biology I ( teachers of biology)
  JA001 || JA002 || NOW(JA001) || NOW(JA002)  
• Bi5009EB Bachelor thesis of biology I ( teachers of biology)
  JA001 || JA002 || NOW(JA001) || NOW(JA002)  
• Bi5200 Botany & ecology bachelor thesis I.
  JA001 || JA002 || JA001A  
• Bi5490 Bachelor Thesis LGMD I
  JA001 || JA002 || JA001A || Bi4020  

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• Bi5831 Bachelor thesis of ecological and evolutionary biology I
  (Bi1030) && (Bi2090) && (Bi1090) && (Bi2030) && (Bi5080) && (JA001 || JA002 || JA001A)  
• Bi6016EB Bachelor thesis of biology I (teachers of biology)
  (JA001 || JA002 || JA001A) && Bi5009EB  
• Bi6100 Bachelor Thesis II
  JA001 || JA002 || JA001A  
• Bi9015 Diploma Thesis Molecular Biology and Genetics III
  Bi8018 && (NOW(Bi9323) || Bi9323) && (NOW(JA002) || JA002)  
• Bi9112BZ Diploma thesis tutorial III (teachers of biology)
  Bi8111BZ && Bi7110BZ && ((NOW(JA002) || NOW(JF002) || NOW(JN002) || NOW(JR002) || NOW(JS002)) || (JA002 || JF002 || JN002 || JR002 || JS002))  
• Bi9118 Diploma Thesis LGMD - part 3
  (NOW(Bi7022) || Bi7022) && (NOW(JA002) || NOW(JF002) || NOW(JN002) || NOW(JR002) || NOW(JS002)) || (JA002 || JF002 || JN002 || JR002 || JS002)  
• Bi9122 Diploma thesis Human Biology III
  (NOW(JA002) || NOW(JF002) || NOW(JN002) || NOW(JR002) || NOW(JS002)) || (JA002 || JF002 || JN002 || JR002 || JS002)  
• Bi9220 Diploma thesis animal physiology III
  Bi8842 && (NOW(JA002) || JA002) && souhlas  
• Bi9441 Diploma thesis III
  Bi8462 && (NOW(JA002) || NOW(JF002) || NOW(JN002) || NOW(JR002) || NOW(JS002)) || (JA002 || JF002 || JN002 || JR002 || JS002)  
• Bi9572 Microbiology Diploma Thesis III.
  Bi8572 && (NOW(JA002) || NOW(JF002) || NOW(JN002) || NOW(JR002) || NOW(JS002)) || (JA002 || JF002 || JN002 || JR002 || JS002)  
• Bi9733 Nature conservation diploma thesis III
  Bi8732 && (JA002||JF002||JN002||JR002||JS002 || NOW(JA002)||NOW(JF002)||NOW(JN002)||NOW(JR002)||NOW(JS002))  
• C9001 Diploma Thesis III
  C8001 && NOW(C7777) && !NOWANY(C5000,C5000f) && ((NOW(JA002) || NOW(JF002) || NOW(JN002) || NOW(JR002) || NOW(JS002)) || (JA002 || JF002 || JN002 || JR002 || JS002))  
• C9001f Diploma Thesis III
  C8001f && NOW(C7777) && !NOWANY(C5000,C5000f) && ((NOW(JA002) || NOW(JF002) || NOW(JN002) || NOW(JR002) || NOW(JS002)) || (JA002 || JF002 || JN002 || JR002 || JS002))  
• C9270 Diploma Thesis III
  C8890 && !NOW(C5000) && ((NOW(JA002) || NOW(JF002) || NOW(JN002) || NOW(JR002) || NOW(JS002)) || (JA002 || JF002 || JN002 || JR002 || JS002))  
• E5010 Bachelor thesis for Environment & Health I
  JA001 || JA002  
• E5011 Final Project Environment & Health I
  JA001 || JA002  
• E5012 Bachelor thesis I
  JA001 || JA002 || JA001A || JAB05 || JAB01  
• GA021 Diploma Thesis Seminar IV
  G0221 && (G9021) && !GA021k && (NOW(JA002)||JA002||NOW(JF002)||JF002||NOW(JN002)||JN002||NOW(JR002)||JR002||NOW(JS002)||JS002)  
• GA021k Diploma Thesis Seminar IV
  G0221 && (G9021k||G9021) && !GA021 && (NOW(JA002)||JA002||NOW(JF002)||JF002||NOW(JN002)||JN002||NOW(JR002)||JR002||NOW(JS002)||JS002)  
• GA041 Diploma Thesis IV
  G0221 && (G9041) && (NOW(JA002)||JA002||NOW(JF002)||JF002||NOW(JN002)||JN002||NOW(JR002)||JR002||NOW(JS002)||JS002)  
• G1011 Introductory geological concentration
  !G1011k && !NOW(G1011k) && (!PROGRAM(B-GE) || (NOW(G0101)&&NOW(C7777)&& (NOW(CST:cjv_dial)||CST:cjv_dial||JA001||JA002||JAG01||JAG02)))  
• G1021 Physical geology
  !G1021k && !NOW(G1021k) && (!PROGRAM(B-GE) || (NOW(G0101) && NOW(C7777) && (NOW(CST:CJV_DIAL)||CST:CJV_DIAL||JA001||JA002||JAG01||JAG02)))  
• G1021k Physical geology
  !G1021 && !NOW(G1021) && (!PROGRAM(B-GE) || (NOW(G0101) && NOW(C7777) && (NOW(CST:CJV_DIAL)||CST:CJV_DIAL||JA001||JA002||JAG01||JAG02)))  
• G1061 Mineralogy
  !G1061k && !NOW(G1061k) && (!PROGRAM(B-GE) || (NOW(G0101) && NOW(C7777) && (NOW(CST:CJV_DIAL)||CST:CJV_DIAL||JA001||JA002||JAG01||JAG02)))  
• G1061k Mineralogy
  (!G1061) && (!NOW(G1061)) && (!PROGRAM(B-GE) || (NOW(G0101) && NOW(C7777) && (NOW(CST:CJV_DIAL)||CST:CJV_DIAL||JA001||JA002||JAG01||JAG02)))  
• G1081 Palaeontology
  !G1081k && !NOW(G1081k) && (!PROGRAM(B-GE) || (NOW(G0101) && NOW(C7777) && (JA001||JA002||JAG01||JAG02||CST:CJV_DIAL||NOW(CST:CJV_DIAL))))  
• G1081k Palaeontology
  !G1081 && !NOW(G1081) && (!PROGRAM(B-GE) || (NOW(G0101) && NOW(C7777) && (NOW(CST:CJV_DIAL)||CST:CJV_DIAL||JA001||JA002||JAG01||JAG02)))  
• G1101 Principles of Geophysics
  !G1101k && !NOW(G1101k) && (!PROGRAM(B-GE) || (NOW(G0101) && NOW(C7777) && (NOW(CST:CJV_DIAL)||CST:CJV_DIAL||JA001||JA002||JAG01||JAG02)))  
• G1101k Principles of Geophysics
  !G1101 && !NOW(G1101) && (!PROGRAM(B-GE) || (NOW(G0101) && NOW(C7777) && (NOW(CST:CJV_DIAL)||CST:CJV_DIAL||JA001||JA002||JAG01||JAG02)))  
• G9021 Diploma Thesis Seminar III
  G0221 && (G9041||NOW(G9041)) && (G8021) && (NOW(JA002)||JA002||NOW(JF002)||JF002||NOW(JN002)||JN002||NOW(JR002)||JR002||NOW(JS002)||JS002)  
• G9021k Diploma Thesis Seminar III
  G0221 && (G9041||NOW(G9041)) && (G8021||G8021k) && (NOW(JA002)||JA002||NOW(JF002)||JF002||NOW(JN002)||JN002||NOW(JR002)||JR002||NOW(JS002)||JS002)  
• G9041 Diploma Thesis III
  G8031 && G8041 && (NOW(JA002)||JA002||NOW(JF002)||JF002||NOW(JN002)||JN002||NOW(JR002)||JR002||NOW(JS002)||JS002)  
• Z0003 Bachelor Thesis 1
  kredity_min(90) && (JA001A || JA001 || JA002)  
• Z0020 Diploma Thesis 3 (teachers of geography)
  Z0019 && (JA002 || JF002 || JN002 || JR002 || JS002) || (NOW(JA002) || NOW(JF002) || NOW(JN002) || NOW(JR002) || NOW(JS002))  
• Z1035 Seminar - Introduction to the Geography study
  NOW(CST:CJV_DIAL)||CST:CJV_DIAL||JA001||JA002  
• Z5210 Bachelor Thesis 1(teaching of geography)
  kredity_min(90) && (JA001A || JA001 || JA002)  
• Z8150 Bachelor Thesis 1 (cartography)
  kredity_min(90) && (JA001A || JA001 || JA002)  
• Z8190 Diploma Thesis 3 - Cartography
  Z8180 && (JA002 || JF002 || JN002 || JR002 || JS002) || (NOW(JA002) || NOW(JF002) || NOW(JN002) || NOW(JR002) || NOW(JS002))  
• Z9002 Diploma Thesis 3 (geography)
  Z8001 && (JA002 || JF002 || JN002 || JR002 || JS002) || (NOW(JA002) || NOW(JF002) || NOW(JN002) || NOW(JR002) || NOW(JS002))  

Teacher's information

https://is.muni.cz/auth/el/1431/jaro2010/JA002/index.qwarp

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