PřF:JAB03 English for Biology III - Course Information
JAB03 English for Biology III
Faculty of ScienceAutumn 2011 - acreditation
The information about the term Autumn 2011 - acreditation is not made public
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/2. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
- Teacher(s)
- PhDr. Hana Němcová (lecturer)
Ing. Boris Janča (assistant)
Mgr. Zuzana Janoušková (assistant) - Guaranteed by
- Mgr. Hana Ševečková, M.A.
Language Centre, Faculty of Science Division – Language Centre - Prerequisites
- The knowledge of English - B1 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
- Anthropology (programme PřF, B-AN)
- Anthropology (programme PřF, N-AN)
- Anthropology (programme PřF, N-BI)
- Anthropology (programme PřF, N-BI, specialization Physical Antropology)
- Anthropology (programme PřF, N-BI, specialization Socio-Cultural Antropology)
- Biology (programme PřF, B-BI)
- Biology (programme PřF, N-BI)
- Biology with a view to Education (programme PřF, B-BI)
- Biology with a view to Education (programme PřF, B-FY)
- Biology with a view to Education (programme PřF, B-GE)
- Biology with a view to Education (programme PřF, B-GK)
- Biology with a view to Education (programme PřF, B-CH)
- Biology with a view to Education (programme PřF, B-IO)
- Biology with a view to Education (programme PřF, B-MA)
- Cellular and Molecular Diagnostics (programme PřF, B-BI)
- Descriptive Geometry with a view to Education (programme PřF, B-BI)
- Physics with a view to Education (programme PřF, B-BI)
- Geology with a view to Education (programme PřF, B-BI)
- Chemistry with a view to Education (programme PřF, B-BI)
- Chemoinformatics and Bioinformatics (programme PřF, B-BCH)
- Mathematical Biology (programme PřF, B-BI)
- Mathematical Biology (programme PřF, N-BI)
- Mathematics with a view to Education (programme PřF, B-BI)
- Molecular Biology and Genetics (programme PřF, B-BI)
- Molecular Biology and Genetics (programme PřF, N-BI)
- Molecular Biology and Genetics (programme PřF, N-BI, specialization Genomika a proteomika)
- Molecular Biology and Genetics (programme PřF, N-BI, specialization Molekularni a geneticka diagnostika)
- General Biology (programme PřF, B-BI)
- General Biology (programme PřF, B-BI, specialization Ekotoxikology)
- General Biology (programme PřF, B-BI, specialization Plant Physiology)
- General Biology (programme PřF, B-BI, specialization Physiology of Animals)
- General Biology (programme PřF, B-BI, specialization Microbiology)
- General Biology (programme PřF, N-BI)
- General Biology (programme PřF, N-BI, specialization Ekotoxikologie)
- General Biology (programme PřF, N-BI, specialization Plant Physiology)
- General Biology (programme PřF, N-BI, specialization Physiology of Animals)
- General Biology (programme PřF, N-BI, specialization Microbiology)
- Systematic Biology and Ecology (programme PřF, B-BI)
- Systematic Biology and Ecology (programme PřF, B-BI, specialization Systematic Botany and Ecology)
- Systematic Biology and Ecology (programme PřF, B-BI, specialization Systematic Zoology and Ecology)
- Systematic Biology and Ecology (programme PřF, N-BI)
- Systematic Biology and Ecology (programme PřF, N-BI, specialization Botany)
- Systematic Biology and Ecology (programme PřF, N-BI, specialization Systematic Botany and Ecology)
- Systematic Biology and Ecology (programme PřF, N-BI, specialization Systematic Zoology and Ecology)
- Systematic Biology and Ecology (programme PřF, N-BI, specialization Zoology)
- Upper Secondary School Teacher Training in Biology (programme PřF, N-BI)
- Course objectives
- After completing this course the student will be able to:
understand authentic biological texts/lectures
identify the main ideas
formulate the main ideas
interpret the information
present biological topics using basic presentation techniques
summarize a biological text
compare and contrast
use arguments in a discussion on a biological topic (defend one´s opinion, opose, support arguments of a colleague)
create a CV, write a letter of application,
present oneself in a mock interview - Syllabus
- Narwhals
- Do whales and dolphins sleep?
- CV
- Cover letter
- Interview
- Ageing, telomeres, telomerase
- Seawater bacteria
- Lifespans
- Origin of life
- Comparing - contrasting
- Literature
- Přehled doporučené literatury - viz informace učitele.
- The recommended literaure - see the information of the teacher
- online: New Scientist, Science Daily, Nature, National Geographic, BBC, How stuff works,
- MCCARTHY, Michael and Felicity O'DELL. Academic vocabulary in use. First published. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008, 176 stran. ISBN 9780521689397. 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
- Teaching methods
- foreign language course; text analysis, listening comprehension, discussion (in pairs, groups, plenary) presentations using basic presentation technique; mock interview blended learning - IS MU (interactive materials, dril)
- Assessment methods
- Each course is concluded with a credit test. 85% attendance in seminars is required.
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Follow-Up Courses
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
- Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2011 - acreditation, recent)
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