JAC01 English for Chemists I

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2018
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Daniela Dlabolová (lecturer)
Luis Carlos Rodriguez, M.Phil. (lecturer)
Mgr. Eva Čoupková, Ph.D. (assistant)
Mgr. Štěpánka Dillingerová, Ph.D. (assistant)
Bc. Mgr. Petra Chládková (assistant)
Mgr. Kateřina Martiníková, Ph.D. (assistant)
PhDr. Hana Němcová (assistant)
Agnieszka Suchomelová-Polomska, M.A. (assistant)
Mgr. Monika Ševečková, Ph.D. (assistant)
Mgr. Daniela Veškrnová (assistant)
Mgr. Jitka Žváčková (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Daniela Dlabolová
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: Mon 17. 9. to Fri 14. 12. Mon 12:00–13:50 C15/114, D. Dlabolová
JAC01/02: Mon 17. 9. to Fri 14. 12. Tue 8:00–9:50 C15/114, D. Dlabolová
JAC01/03: Mon 17. 9. to Fri 14. 12. Tue 10:00–11:50 C15/114, D. Dlabolová
JAC01/04: Mon 17. 9. to Fri 14. 12. Wed 9:00–10:50 C15/114, D. Dlabolová
JAC01/05: Mon 17. 9. to Fri 14. 12. Wed 11:00–12:50 C15/114, D. Dlabolová
JAC01/06: Mon 17. 9. to Fri 14. 12. Wed 13:00–14:50 C15/114, D. Dlabolová
JAC01/07: Mon 17. 9. to Fri 14. 12. Mon 12:00–13:50 J5, L. Rodriguez
JAC01/08: Mon 17. 9. to Fri 14. 12. Mon 14:00–15:50 J5, L. Rodriguez
JAC01/09: Mon 17. 9. to Fri 14. 12. Tue 13:00–14:50 C15/114, L. Rodriguez
JAC01/10: Mon 17. 9. to Fri 14. 12. Tue 17:00–18:50 C15/114, L. Rodriguez
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.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of JAC01 course is:
to raise students' awareness of practices in an English-speaking academic environment (internationalization)
to raise students' awareness of modern trends and practices among members of specific discourse communities (introducing language in the context of typical genres, practising those genres)
to show the divergence between English for Science and Technology and English for other academic purposes (e.g. when employing numerical values in written texts)
to practise and extend academic vocabulary and basic specialized vocabulary in biological context (focus of chemical disciplines; scientific method; matter: classification and properties; chemical substances: elements, types of compounds; applied chemistry: plastics, food technology)
to practise language skills and functions typical for natural sciences (e.g. process description, classification, defining, comparing/contrasting, cause-effect), which the students will be able to apply to a narrower/more specific context of their specializations (transferrable skills)
to practise academic skills, e.g.: note-taking from a lecture, identifying and formulating main ideas, identifying specific information, text summary, interpretation of information, speaking in public about chemistry-related topics, describing a picture as a visual aid
Learning outcomes
After completing this course the student will be able to:
talk about their studies and present an academic institution
employ numerical values in a scientific academic text
describe laboratory equipment and laboratory setting for a specific experiment, describe the experiment (its purpose, materials, method, result and conclusion)
use various ways of classification in a chemical context
deliver a group presentation on a chemical topic
describe processes (e.g.: reactions in experiments, food technology)
describe two chemical substances, point out their similarities and differences
write a short academic text with emphasis on its correct organisation, use of functional language and specialized vocabulary
use principles of paraphrasing an original text
use practised grammar in the context of their field of study
present tenses revision, future tenses revision, forming questions, determiners, quantifiers, adverbs of frequency, adverbs of place, adjectives and nouns - word formation, verb + preposition patterns, passive voice, expressions of purpose
Syllabus
  • Tertiary education
  • Chemical disciplines
  • Numbers and measurements
  • Chemical experiment
  • Classification of matter
  • Dalton's atomic theory
  • Chemical elements
  • Acids, bases, salts
  • Plastics
  • Food
Literature
  • ARMER, Tamzen. Cambridge English for scientists. Edited by Jeremy Day. 1st pub. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2011, 128 s. ISBN 9780521154093. info
  • FEIGL, Dorothy M. and John W. HILL. General, organic, and biological chemistry : foundations of life. 2nd ed. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company, 1986, xvi, 589. ISBN 002336730X. 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
  • 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
  • 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 is compulsory. The 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/podzim2018/JAC01/seminar_01.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 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, autumn 2017, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2018, recent)
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