JRP02 Russian for Science 2

Faculty of Science
Spring 2010
Extent and Intensity
0/2. 2 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Květoslava Štěpánková (lecturer)
PhDr. Hana Němcová (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Hana Ševečková, M.A.
Contact Person: Magdalena Kunzová
Timetable of Seminar Groups
JRP02/01: Tue 10:00–11:50 J5, K. Štěpánková
Prerequisites
The knowledge of German at the level B1.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
level B1. The main objective of the course are the following: . students should improve their language skills necessary for reading specialist literaure in English important for producing their bachelor work. General objectives: 1. to develop sufficient reading abilities for students to be able to work with foreign texts 2. to develop speaking abilities for everyday commucation needs 3. to develop listening abilities for everyday communication needs 4. to develop sufficient written abilities for students to express themselves in respective fields of study 5. to review basic principles of grammar in new contexts General tasks: Students will learn: 1) *cursory reading, text comprehension (skimming) *text information gathering (scanning) *grasping of main concepts within a given text *identification of main themes and various arguments withing given texts *inductive and deductive thought processes *discerning between fact and opinions *summarizing texts 2) To be able to speak about oneself, life, his or her studies 3) general aswell as specific understanding of spoken word (listing to recordings) 4) Resume writing and filling out of various application forms 5) consolidation of grammar in various contexts
Syllabus
  • Syllabus: 1.biological, geographical, geological, chemical, mathematical and physical topis according to current importance and interest (necessary vocab) 2.general topics :study, residence, hobby, travel, dish, health, communication(necessary vocab) 3. grammar: pronuntiation, gender, declination, conjugation, particip, verb adjective, verbs be,have, modality, tence, pasiv, conditional, conjunctions, clause subordinal, prepositions,derivation, comparation, composition (substantive), names. 4.writting: CV, letter
Literature
  • Presentations in Russian
Teaching methods
Listening exercises from audio and video sources with accompanying questions and ensuing discussion, reading comprehension of written texts dealing with popular science themes as well as specific scientific texts, translations into Czech language, development of curricula, formal letter writing, exercises in basic grammar within scientific content and style, structure, word derivation, expansion of casual as well as scientific vocabulary, working with dictionaries, casual and scientific conversation. Mini-presentations (description of above)
Assessment methods
Each semester is concluded with a credit test. Passing the test and 85% attendance in seminars are required.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2008 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Spring 2011 - only for the accreditation, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, spring 2012 - acreditation, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2025.
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