PřF:JA001 Examination in English for Spe

JA001 Examination in English for Specific Purposes - Science

Faculty of Science
Spring 2009

Extent and Intensity

0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Hana Ševečková, M.A. (lecturer)
Mgr. Eva Čoupková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Věra Hranáčová (lecturer)
PhDr. Hana Němcová (lecturer)
Mgr. Milada Pavlovová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Andrea Rozkošná (lecturer)
Dr. Michael Svoboda, B.A. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Hana Ševečková, M.A.
Language Centre, Faculty of Science Division – Language Centre
Contact Person: Magdalena Kunzová

Prerequisites

The knowledge of English - B1 level CEFR - English for specific purposes

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

there are 155 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

The exam assesses student´s ability to
understand specialized texts/discourse
identify key ideas
formulate key ideas
transfer information from the text
talk on common topics and those related to their field of study
use argumentation
summarize a simple text related to their field of study
classify, descibe cause and effect, compare, define

Syllabus

1.Written part:
Academic part (academic grammar, matching, logical linking, word formation, definitions...); Text analysis (topic relevant to the student´s field of study) - understanding the text: main idea, logical linking, true or false statements, synonyms... );
2.Oral part:
The exam assesses student´s ability to communicate in English and to talk on specific topics related to their field of study (see
http://www.sci.muni.cz/main.php?stranka=Jazyky&podtext=A1
https://is.muni.cz/auth/el/1431/podzim2009/JA001/index.qwarp)

Literature

MCCARTHY, Michael and Felicity O'DELL. Academic vocabulary in use. First published. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008, 176 stran. ISBN 9780521689397. info
Science.Keith Kelly.Macmillan 2008
MASCULL, Bill. Key words in science & technology : helping learners with real English. 1st pub. London: Harper Collins Publishers, 1997, xii, 210. ISBN 0003750981. info
Academic writing course :study skills in English. Edited by R.R Jordan. 1st ed. Essex: Longman, 1999, 160 s. ISBN 0-582-40019-8. info
DONOVAN, Peter. Basic English for Science. 10. vyd. Oxford: University Press, 1994, 153 s. ISBN 0-19-457180-7. info
Nucleus ; English for science and technology. Edited by Martin Bates - Tony Dudley-Evans. info
English for science. Edited by Fran Zimmerman. New Jersey : Regents/Prentice Hall, 1989
Physics:Reader.Ivana Tulajová, Masarykova univerzita Přírodovědecká fakulta 2000
STRAHLER, Alan H. and Arthur Newell STRAHLER. Introducing physical geography. 4th ed. Hoboken, N.J.: J. Wiley, 2006, xxv, 728. ISBN 047167950X. info
PLUMMER, Charles C. and David MCGEARY. Physical geology :student study art notebook. 7th ed. Dubuque: Wm. C. Brown Communications, 1996, 161 s. ISBN 0-697-28732-7. info
DEAN, Michael and Anna SIKORZYŃSKA. Opportunities., Intermediate., Language powerbook. Harlow: Pearson Education, 2000, 112 s. : i. ISBN 0-582-42142-X. info
CUNNINGHAM, Sarah and Bill BOWLER. Headway : intermediate : pronunciation. 1. vyd. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1990, xi, 112 s. ISBN 1-943396-88-4. info
MURPHY, Raymond. Essential grammar in use : a self-study reference and practice book for elementary students of English : with answers. 3rd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2007, xi, s. ISBN 9780521675437. 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
+Any materials aimed at preparation for B1 level examinations (e.g.PET).

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