BASIC INFORMATION
CONTENT OF THE COURSE:
English for Specific Purposes (for Mathematics) - ESP - work with specialized texts, audio and video, vocabulary build up, academic vocabulary
No textbook. The teachers have prepared materials - handouts which are available in ihe information system. We expect you to print them out and bring them to seminars.
OBJECTIVES
moving towards B1+ or B2 level skills needed for reading, listening, speaking and writing about Mathematical topicsPRE-REQUISITES
- entrance level B1 !!!
Use a diagnostic test (subject JTEST). With lower level you may find it too difficult to participate and work reasonably well. With higher level you may have different expectations, so consider registering for a different course, e.g. JAM03 or a course from Autonomous Learning section. See https://www.cjv.muni.cz/cs/
CREDITS - IF YOU MEET THE REQUIREMENTS:
- 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 semester
- homework is compulsory - completion of activities before and after sessions; coming unprepared for the lesson may result in counting an absence for this lesson
- Speaking - Video task https://docs.google.com/document/d/17QdUmNB8A1XSRBd81KzKxd7myrpGdmB7zXALcfpeyaE/edit
- Writing: a short summary of a chosen text
- mobile devices are allowed in classes but only for learning English and searching for relevant information, other uses are unacceptable and may result in expulsion from the course
- credit test in Week 13, 60% correctness
CONTACT : Eva Čoupková: coupkova@sci.muni.cz, you can contact your teacher any time by email.
- We will appreciate your corrections of misprints in the texts, dead links and will be grateful for all good suggestions
- In case of technical problems contact etech@fi.muni.cz
The course is not compulsory, though it is recommended as a preparation for the JA001 and JA002 exams.
http://www.sci.muni.cz/cz/CJV/JA001
GRAMMAR E-BOOKS - B1 https://is.muni.cz/auth/do/sci/jaz/el/B1/index.html
GRAMMAR E-BOOKS - B2 https://is.muni.cz/auth/do/sci/jaz/el/B2/index.html