JAC01 English for Chemists I

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2014
Extent and Intensity
0/2. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Daniela Dlabolová (lecturer)
PhDr. Eva Složilová, MA, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Eva Čoupková, Ph.D. (assistant)
Mgr. Věra Hranáčová (assistant)
PhDr. Hana Němcová (assistant)
Agnieszka Suchomelová-Polomska, M.A. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Eva Čoupková, Ph.D.
Language Centre, Faculty of Science Division – Language Centre
Contact Person: Lenka Pavlíková
Supplier department: Language Centre, Faculty of Science Division – Language Centre
Timetable of Seminar Groups
JAC01/01: Tue 9:00–10:50 C15/114, D. Dlabolová
JAC01/02: Tue 11:00–12:50 C15/114, D. Dlabolová
JAC01/03: Tue 13:00–14:50 C15/114, D. Dlabolová
JAC01/04: Mon 9:00–10:50 C15/114, D. Dlabolová
JAC01/05: Mon 11:00–12:50 C15/114, D. Dlabolová
JAC01/06: Mon 13:00–14:50 C15/114, D. Dlabolová
JAC01/07: Thu 8:00–9:50 C15/114, A. Suchomelová-Polomska
JAC01/09: Thu 12:00–13:50 C15/114, A. Suchomelová-Polomska
Prerequisites
Knowledge of English language at B1 level of CEFR.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 216 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/216, only registered: 0/216
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
speak and write about oneself, life, his or her hometown and studies, Masaryk University;
use basic specialized chemical vocabulary;
understand simple authentic chemical texts, formulate the main ideas idetify specific information in a specialized text;
summarize a simple chemical text;
practise language functions in English: how to describe, classify, compare and calculate, to write a short text using the language functions;
prepare a presentation on simple chemical topics using basic presentation techniques;
understand authentic specialized audio materials;
discuss general and chemical topics;
apply acquired grammar skills in specialized contexts
Syllabus
  • At a University
  • Studying Chemistry
  • DNA Discovery
  • Classifying in Chemistry
  • Properties of Matter
  • Periodic Table of the Elements
  • Elements – Comparing
  • Numbers and Measurements
  • Plastics
  • Future Research
  • Research on Influenza
  • How to describe, define, give examples
  • Acids, Bases and Salts
Literature
  • ORESKÁ, Alžbeta. English for chemists. 2. preprac. vyd. v Bratislave: Slovenská technická univerzita v Bratislave, 2006, 191 s. ISBN 8022724181. info
  • WEISE, Günter. Angličtina pro chemiky. Translated by Karel Habersberger. Praha: Státní nakladatelství technické literatury, 1988, 293 s. info
  • DASTYCH, Milan, Ladislav ČERVENÝ and Ivo NAJMAN. English for Laboratory Technicians. 1st ed. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2007, 164 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-4241-4. info
  • KELLY, Keith. Science. [Oxford]: Macmillan, 2008, 254 s. ISBN 9780230535060. info
  • MCCARTHY, Michael and Felicity O'DELL. Academic vocabulary in use. First published. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008, 176 stran. ISBN 9780521689397. info
  • BELL, Douglas. Passport to academic presentations : student's book. 1st pub. Reading: Garnet, 2008, 68 l. ISBN 9781859644003. info
  • MURPHY, Raymond. Essential grammar in use : a self-study reference and practice book for intermediate students : with answers. 2nd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003, x, 350. ISBN 052143680X. info
  • BLÁHA, Karel. Czech-english chemical dictionary. 1. vyd. Praha: SNTL - Nakladatelství technické literatury, 1989, 515 s. info
  • BLÁHA, Karel. English-czech chemical dictionary. Vyd. 1. Praha: Státní nakladatelství technické literatury, 1988, 550 s. URL info
  • Dictionary of chemistry. Edited by John Daintith. 5th ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004, 602 s. ISBN 0198609183. info
Bookmarks
https://is.muni.cz/ln/tag/PříF:JAC01!
Teaching methods
Course of English for Special Purposes; specialized text analysis (main idea, questions, comprehension, summary), listening comprehension, video materials, conversation and discussion in pairs and in groups, presentations in plenary; applying grammar in new contexts; group writing; homework; blended learning (interactive materials, listening, dril in IS MU).
Assessment methods
Active work in the course, doing assignments and 80% seminar attendance are 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
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
Teacher's information
https://is.muni.cz/auth/el/1431/podzim2011/JAC01/index.qwarp
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2010 - only for the accreditation, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2011 - acreditation, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2014, recent)
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