PřF:JAC02 English for Chemists II - Course Information
JAC02 English for Chemists II
Faculty of ScienceSpring 2025
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
- Teacher(s)
- Mgr. Daniela Dlabolová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Anna Bízková Doleželová (assistant)
Mgr. Eva Čoupková, Ph.D. (assistant)
Mgr. Markéta Dudová, Ph.D. (assistant)
Mgr. Jana Kubrická, Ph.D. (assistant)
Mgr. Monika Ševečková, Ph.D. (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 - 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
- there are 66 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
- Course objectives
- This course is primarily for students of chemical and biochemical disciplines. The objective of this course is to familiarize students with topics that are related to their field of study. Students will work with scientific topics to improve their grammar, enhance their vocabulary and writing skills to be able to communicate in academia. The course is focused on communication skills (discussion, paraphrasing, presentations), on writing skills (academic email, summary), listening skills (videos and podcasts on scientific topics) and reading skills (articles related to science).
- Learning outcomes
- Learners are able to: use and put into context scientific vocabulary; understand a scientific text; identify important information in a scientific text; to summarize a scientific text; use language functions: defining, description of a process, explaining a cause and effect relationship; prepare a presentation; understand a lecture; to discuss general and scientific topics related to chemistry or biochemistry; apply grammar in a scientific context; write a persuasive formal email.
- Syllabus
- Introducing conference skills
- Current Issues (eg. public health, ecology)
- Selecting sources for academic work
- Laboratory management & safety
- Dangerous Substances
- Writing a lab report
- Language functions (defining, cause & effect, process explanation, speculating) related to chemistry topics (e.g. acids and bases)
- Formal Email
- Poster Presentation
- Literature
- ORESKÁ, Alžbeta. English for chemists. 2. preprac. vyd. v Bratislave: Slovenská technická univerzita v Bratislave, 2006, 191 s. ISBN 8022724181. info
- WEISE, Günter. Angličtina pro chemiky. Translated by Karel Habersberger. Praha: Státní nakladatelství technické literatury, 1988, 293 s. info
- DASTYCH, Milan, Ladislav ČERVENÝ and Ivo NAJMAN. English for Laboratory Technicians. 1st ed. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2007, 164 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-4241-4. 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
- BELL, Douglas. Passport to academic presentations : student's book. 1st pub. Reading: Garnet, 2008, 68 l. ISBN 9781859644003. 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
- BLÁHA, Karel. Czech-english chemical dictionary. 1. vyd. Praha: SNTL - Nakladatelství technické literatury, 1989, 515 s. info
- Anglicko-český chemický slovník. 1. vyd. Praha: SNTL - Nakladatelství technické literatury, 1988, 550 s. URL info
- Dictionary of chemistry. Edited by John Daintith. 5th ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004, 602 s. ISBN 0198609183. info
- 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;
- Assessment methods
- Active work in the course, doing homework and 80% seminar attendance are compulsory.The course concludes with a final team presentation supported by an academic poster. Students have to complete assignments throughout the semester.
- Language of instruction
- English
- Follow-Up Courses
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week. - Teacher's information
- https://is.muni.cz/auth/el/sci/jaro2023/JAC02/index.qwarp
- Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
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