PřF:JAG04 English for Geologists IV - Course Information
JAG04 English for Geologists IV
Faculty of ScienceSpring 2021
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
- Teacher(s)
- Mgr. Jana Kubrická, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Anna Bízková Doleželová (assistant)
Mgr. Eva Čoupková, Ph.D. (assistant)
Mgr. Daniela Dlabolová (assistant)
Mgr. Markéta Dudová, Ph.D. (assistant)
Mgr. Monika Ševečková, Ph.D. (assistant) - Guaranteed by
- Mgr. Jana Kubrická, 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
- JAG04/01: Mon 1. 3. to Fri 14. 5. Mon 11:00–12:50 J2, J. Kubrická
- Prerequisites
- The knowledge of English - B2 level 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
- Applied and environmental geology (programme PřF, B-AEG) (2)
- Applied and environmental geology (programme PřF, N-AEG) (2)
- Geoenvironmental risks and remediations (programme PřF, N-GRS) (2)
- Geology (Eng.) (programme PřF, B-GE)
- Geology (Eng.) (programme PřF, N-GE) (2)
- Applied and Environmental Geology (Eng.) (programme PřF, B-GE)
- Applied and Environmental Geology (programme PřF, B-GE) (2)
- Applied and Environmental Geology (programme PřF, N-GE)
- Geology combined with Archaeology (programme PřF, B-GE)
- Geology combined with Archaeology (programme PřF, N-GE)
- Geology for Multi-Branches Study (programme PřF, B-GE)
- Geology (programme PřF, B-GE) (2)
- Geology (programme PřF, B-GEO) (2)
- Geology (programme PřF, N-GE) (2)
- Geology (programme PřF, N-GEO) (2)
- Geology with a view to Education (programme PřF, B-FY)
- Geology with a view to Education (programme PřF, B-GE)
- Geology with a view to Education (programme PřF, B-GK)
- Geology with a view to Education (programme PřF, B-CH)
- Principles of geology (programme PřF, B-GEO) (2)
- Principles of geology (programme PřF, N-GEO) (2)
- Administrative Geology (programme PřF, B-GE)
- Upper Secondary School Teacher Training in Geology (programme PřF, N-GE)
- Course objectives
- After completing this course the student will be able to:
understand authentic texts/lectures on earth science
identify the main ideas
formulate the main ideas
summarize a scientific/earth science text
interpret the information from the text/lecture
use terminology of the course topics
define the terms of the course topics
classify features
describe tables and graphs
explain causes and effects
compare and contrast using the proper linking vocabulary
present a scientific topic using advanced presentation techniques
use arguments (support/opose)
discuss one´s plans for future studies and trips
apply acquired skills in academic English to new topics - Learning outcomes
- After completing this course the student will be able to:
understand authentic texts/lectures on earth science
identify the main ideas
formulate the main ideas
summarize a scientific/earth science text
interpret the information from the text/lecture
use terminology of the course topics
define the terms of the course topics
classify features
describe tables and graphs
explain causes and effects
compare and contrast using the proper linking vocabulary
present a scientific topic using advanced presentation techniques
use arguments (support/opose)
discuss one´s plans for future studies and trips
apply acquired skills in academic English to new topics - Syllabus
- Description of a graph; Writing an abstract; Academic presentation; Terminology in science; Academic discussion; Genre and register; Grammar on B2 level
- Literature
- MCCARTHY, Michael and Felicity O'DELL. Academic vocabulary in use. First published. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008, 176 stran. ISBN 9780521689397. info
- PLUMMER, Charles C. and David MCGEARY. Physical geology :with interactive plate tectonics CD-ROM. 7th ed. Dubuque: Wm. C. Brown Communications, 1996, 539 s. +. ISBN 0-697-26676-1. info
- Collins cobuild English grammar. London: HarperCollins Publishers, 1990, xxiii, 486. ISBN 0-00-370257-X. info
- PETERS, Sarah and Tomáš GRÁF. Nová cvičebnice anglické gramatiky : 8500 příkladů s řešením na protější straně. 1. vyd. Praha: Polyglot, 1998, 437 s. ISBN 8086195007. info
- Effective presentation, J. Comfort, OUP 1995
- Teaching methods
- Language seminar - discussions, group work, vocabulary and grammar exercises, presentations
- Assessment methods
- Continuous assessment - presentation, abstract, relfection on learning, active participation in the seminars.
- Language of instruction
- English
- 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/jaro2016/JAG04/index.qwarp
- Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2021, recent)
- Permalink: https://is.muni.cz/course/sci/spring2021/JAG04