CONTENT OF THE COURSE:

English for Specific Purposes (for mathematics) - ESP - work with specialized texts, audio and video

Academic English  - EAP - language functions, presentations and  discussions, academic vocabulary 

No textbook. I have prepared materials - handouts which are available in the information system. Please print them out and bring them to seminars.

OBJECTIVES:

• attendance is compulsory after you have enrolIed on the course, in case of an illness or unexpected duties you can miss max two seminars during the whole term
• homework is compulsory - completion of activities before and after sessions
  • exam practice tasks - vocabulary, grammar
  • writing task - academic email
  • group (pair) activity - giving a five to ten-minute speech (supported by a visual) on some interesting topic, preferably related to your specialisation - for example a spoken summary of a talk of your choice from https://www.ted.com/  giving the main point and your evaluation and opinion, or on any topic about mathematics or related disciplines that you find relevant or interesting. Then, I would like you to prepare some activities for the class related to the topic of your talk ( a quiz, problem solving, answering questions...) The length of the whole project should be about 30 mins.
  • prepare a poster on the topic of the role of mathematics in your studies/future
    
• credit test in Week 14: min 60% correct answers

CONTACT : coupkova@sci.muni.cz - you can contact me any time by email.

The course is not compulsory, though it is recommended as a preparation for the JA001 and JA002 exams. 
You can find information about JA001 exam at http://www.sci.muni.cz/cz/CJV/JA001