PřF:JAC04 English for Chemists IV - Course Information
JAC04 English for Chemists IV
Faculty of ScienceSpring 2009
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/2. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
- Teacher(s)
- Mgr. Milada Pavlovová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Andrea Rozkošná (lecturer) - Guaranteed by
- Mgr. Hana Ševečková, M.A.
Language Centre, Faculty of Science Division – Language Centre
Contact Person: Magdalena Kunzová - Timetable of Seminar Groups
- JAC04/02: Thu 10:00–11:50 J4, A. Rozkošná
JAC04/03: Thu 14:00–15:50 J4, A. Rozkošná
JAC04/04: Wed 14:00–15:50 J2, M. Pavlovová
JAC04/05: Wed 16:00–17:50 J2, M. Pavlovová
JAC04/06: Thu 8:00–9:50 J1, M. Pavlovová - Prerequisites
- ! JAP04 Angličtina pro přírodovědce 4 || !NOW( JAB04 English for Biology IV ) || ! JAB04 English for Biology IV || !NOW( JAF04 English for Physicists IV ) || ! JAF04 English for Physicists IV || !NOW( JAG04 English for Geologists IV ) || ! JAG04 English for Geologists IV || !NOW( JAM04 English for Mathematicians IV ) || ! JAM04 English for Mathematicians IV || !NOW( JAZ04 English for Geographers IV ) || ! JAZ04 English for Geographers IV
Knowledge of English language at B2 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 65 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
- Course objectives
- After the completion of the course the student should be able to:
understand authentic physical texts at B2 level of CEFR
understand spoken discourse concerning physical topics at B2 level of CEFR
communicate on a special topic at B2 level of CEFR
skim the text and understand its general meaning
scan the text and find a piece of specific information
formulate the main ideas of the text
distinguish between relevant and irrelevant information
summarize relevant information
present the results of one´s research
apply the acquired skills to new physical topics - Syllabus
- Presentations:
- Introduction
- Main body - signalling devices, ending
- Delivery, pronounciation
- Using Visual Aids
- Interpreting graphs
- Handling Questions
- Practical Presentations
- Summarizing
- Organic Nomenclature
- Talking of One´s Studies, Research
- Ozone
- Texts from chemistry, biochemistry and other related fields according to current importance and interest (e.g. Stem Cell Research, Carbon Nanotubes, Enzymes)
- Literature
- 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
- MINDL, Jaromír and Josef PANCHARTEK. English-Czech dictionary of chemistry and chemical technology. Vyd. 1. Pardubice: Univerzita Pardubice, Fakulta chemicko-technologická, 2007, xvi, 750. ISBN 8071948780. info
- MINDL, Jaromír and Josef PANCHARTEK. Czech-English dictionary of chemistry and chemical technology. Vyd. 1. Pardubice: Univerzita Pardubice, Fakulta chemicko-technologická, 2007, xiii, 554. ISBN 8071948799. info
- Dictionary of chemistry. Edited by John Daintith. 5th ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004, 602 s. ISBN 0198609183. info
- ORESKÁ, Alžbeta. English for chemists. 2. preprac. vyd. v Bratislave: Slovenská technická univerzita v Bratislave, 2006, 191 s. ISBN 8022724181. info
- ORESKÁ, Alžbeta. Activity book English for chemists. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Slovenská technická univerzita v Bratislave, 2005, 135 s. ISBN 8022724122. info
- Doubravová, Charlotte, et al. Angličtina pro posluchače VŠCHT. Praha: VŠCHT 1999.
- DONOVAN, Peter. Basic English for Science. 10. vyd. Oxford: University Press, 1994, 153 s. ISBN 0-19-457180-7. info
- PONŤUCHOVÁ, Viera, Jolana MIŠKOVIČOVÁ and Eva TANDLICHOVÁ. Strategies for english of science. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Veda, vydavateľstvo Slovenskej akadémie vied, 1989, 255 s. ISBN 8022400025. info
- Nucleus ; English for science and technology. Edited by Martin Bates - Tony Dudley-Evans. info
- JORDAN, R. R. Academic writing course. New ed. London: Collins ELT, 1990, 144 s. ISBN 0-00-370249-9. info
- GRELLET, Françoise. Developing reading skills : a practical guide to reading comprehension exercises. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1981, 252 s. ISBN 0521283647. info
- Keith Kelly.Science.Macmillan 2008
- MCCARTHY, Michael and Felicity O'DELL. Academic vocabulary in use. First published. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008, 176 stran. ISBN 9780521689397. info
- English for science. Edited by Fran Zimmerman. New Jersey : Regents/Prentice Hall, 1989
- 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
- Longman language activator : the world's first production dictionary. 2. ed. Harlow: Longman, 1994, 1586, 11. ISBN 0582040930. info
- Teaching methods
- course of English for specific purposes,text analysis, reading comprehension,listening activities,listening comprehension, discussion (in pairs, groups, plenary), looking for relevant information on the Internet, presentations
- Assessment methods
- continuous assessment through assigned tasks, written credit test - the passing grade is 60%, 85% of seminar attendance is required
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further Comments
- 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/jaro2009/JAC04/index.qwarp
- Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2009, recent)
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