PřF:JA002 Advanced Examination in Englis - Course Information
JA002 Advanced Examination in English for Specific Purposes - Science
Faculty of ScienceAutumn 2012
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
- Teacher(s)
- Mgr. Eva Čoupková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Daniela Dlabolová (lecturer)
Mgr. Věra Hranáčová (lecturer)
Mgr. Jana Kubrická, Ph.D. (lecturer)
PhDr. Hana Němcová (lecturer)
PhDr. Eva Složilová, MA, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Hana Ševečková, M.A. (lecturer) - Guaranteed by
- Mgr. Hana Ševečková, M.A.
Language Centre, Faculty of Science Division – Faculty Branches of University Departments – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Lenka Pavlíková
Supplier department: Language Centre, Faculty of Science Division – Faculty Branches of University Departments – Faculty of Science - 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 314 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)
- Study Materials
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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- Teacher's information
- https://is.muni.cz/auth/el/1431/podzim2012/JA002/index.qwarp
- Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2012, recent)
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