PřF:JAM04 English for Mathematicians IV - Course Information
JAM04 English for Mathematicians IV
Faculty of ScienceSpring 2019
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
- Teacher(s)
- Mgr. Štěpánka Dillingerová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Eva Čoupková, Ph.D. (assistant)
Mgr. Daniela Dlabolová (assistant)
Mgr. Markéta Dudová, Ph.D. (assistant)
Mgr. Jana Kubrická, Ph.D. (assistant)
Mgr. Monika Ševečková, Ph.D. (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
- JAM04/01: Mon 18. 2. to Fri 17. 5. Wed 12:00–13:50 J2, Š. Dillingerová
- Prerequisites
- Knowledge of English language at B2 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
- there are 37 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
- Course objectives
- The aim of this course is
- to improve the communication within mathematical community on B2 level, both written and spoken
- to improve presentation skills, mainly in presenting mathematical topics/the results of students' research
- to ractice conference skills: writing a Call for Papers, abstracts, email communication, discussion
- to practice typical language functions and grammatical structures typical for written and spoken mathematical texts - Learning outcomes
- After completing this course the student will be able to:
- understand authentic mathematical texts/lectures
- identify the main ideas
- formulate the main ideas
- interpret the information
- present mathematical topics using basic presentation techniques
- summarize a mathematical text
- compare and contrast
- use arguments in a discussion on a mathematical topic (defend one´s opinion, oppose, support arguments of a colleague)
- present one´s research using advanced presentation techniques - Syllabus
- Syllabus of the course:
- 1. Texts from mathematics and other related fields according to current importance and interest (vocabulary and language functions)
- 2. General math texts (vocabulary and language functions)
- 3. Presentation skills practice (Introduction, Signalling devices, Ending, Delivery, Using Visual Aids, Interpreting graphs, Handling Questions, Practical Presentations)
- 4. Conference skills practice (preparing a Call for Papers, writing abstracts, email communication, chaing a section)
- 5. Grammar: reported speech, indirect questions, modal verbs and infinitive structures for expressing probability, use if-clauses for hypothesizing, recommendations (should, had better), reproduce advice (verb patterns, e.g. he suggested -ing)
- Literature
- The recommended literature - see the information of the teacher
- Přehled doporučené literatury - viz informace učitele.
- Teaching methods
- an interactive course of English for specific purposes, text analysis, reading comprehension, listening activities, listening comprehension, discussion (in pairs, groups, plenary), presentations, peer-feedbackvocabulary, working with dictionaries, casual and scientific conversation.
- Assessment methods
- continuous assessment (abstract, feed back, giving a presentation, mock test), 80% of seminar attendance 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. - Teacher's information
- Literature: Presenting facts and figures, D. Kerridge, Longman, 1996 Effective presentation, J. Comfort, OUP 1995 Giving presentations, M. Ellis, N. O'Driscoll, Longman, 1997 Key Words in Science and Technology, Bill Mascull, Cobuild 1997 http://www.mit.edu/ https://www.ted.com/talks http://www.nature.com http://www.sciencenews.org http://www.sciencedaily.org http://www.newscientist.com
- Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2019, recent)
- Permalink: https://is.muni.cz/course/sci/spring2019/JAM04