PřF:JAG02 English for Geologists II - Course Information

JAG02 English for Geologists II

Extent and Intensity

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

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Jana Kubrická, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Anna Bízková Doleželová (assistant)
Mgr. Eva Čoupková, Ph.D. (assistant)
Mgr. Daniela Dlabolová (assistant)
Mgr. Markéta Dudová, Ph.D. (assistant)
Mgr. Monika Ševečková, Ph.D. (assistant)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Jana Kubrická, Ph.D.
Language Centre, Faculty of Science Division – Language Centre
Contact Person: Lenka Pavlíková
Supplier department: Language Centre, Faculty of Science Division – Language Centre

Timetable of Seminar Groups

JAG02/01: Mon 12:00–13:50 J5, J. Kubrická
JAG02/02: Mon 15:00–16:50 J5, J. Kubrická

Prerequisites

The knowledge of English - B1 level 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 36 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

The aims of the course are to improve students´ academic skills (poster presentation, functional language, abstract) as well as B1 grammar and specialist vocabulary related to geology.

Learning outcomes

After completing this course the student will be able to:
understand authentic texts/lectures on Earth Science
identify the main idea
formulate the main idea
write an abstract to a poster presentation
present the topics of the course using basic presentation techniques
apply acquired vocabulary and skills in academic English to new topics

Syllabus

• Language for studying; The environment; The Solar system; Life in space; Describing a process; Comparing and contrasting; Writing a formal email; Writing an abstract; Presentation of a poster; B1 grammar and academic vocabulary

Literature

• MCCARTHY, Michael and Felicity O'DELL. Academic vocabulary in use. First published. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008, 176 stran. ISBN 9780521689397. info
• PETERS, Sarah and Tomáš GRÁF. Nová cvičebnice anglické gramatiky : 8500 příkladů s řešením na protější straně. 1. vyd. Praha: Polyglot, 1998, 437 s. ISBN 8086195007. info
• PLUMMER, Charles C. and David MCGEARY. Physical geology :with interactive plate tectonics CD-ROM. 7th ed. Dubuque: Wm. C. Brown Communications, 1996, 539 s. +. ISBN 0-697-26676-1. info

Teaching methods

Seminars - discussions, presentations, group work

Assessment methods

Assignments: film review, poster presentation, abstract

Language of instruction

English

Follow-Up Courses

• JA001 Examination in English for Specific Purposes - Science

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.

Listed among pre-requisites of other courses

• G1011 Introductory geological concentration
  !G1011k && !NOW(G1011k) && (!PROGRAM(B-GE) || (NOW(G0101)&&NOW(C7777)&& (NOW(CST:cjv_dial)||CST:cjv_dial||JA001||JA002||JAG01||JAG02)))  
• G1021 Physical geology
  !G1021k && !NOW(G1021k) && (!PROGRAM(B-GE) || (NOW(G0101) && NOW(C7777) && (NOW(CST:CJV_DIAL)||CST:CJV_DIAL||JA001||JA002||JAG01||JAG02)))  
• G1021k Physical geology
  !G1021 && !NOW(G1021) && (!PROGRAM(B-GE) || (NOW(G0101) && NOW(C7777) && (NOW(CST:CJV_DIAL)||CST:CJV_DIAL||JA001||JA002||JAG01||JAG02)))  
• G1061 Mineralogy
  !G1061k && !NOW(G1061k) && (!PROGRAM(B-GE) || (NOW(G0101) && NOW(C7777) && (NOW(CST:CJV_DIAL)||CST:CJV_DIAL||JA001||JA002||JAG01||JAG02)))  
• G1061k Mineralogy
  (!G1061) && (!NOW(G1061)) && (!PROGRAM(B-GE) || (NOW(G0101) && NOW(C7777) && (NOW(CST:CJV_DIAL)||CST:CJV_DIAL||JA001||JA002||JAG01||JAG02)))  
• G1081 Palaeontology
  !G1081k && !NOW(G1081k) && (!PROGRAM(B-GE) || (NOW(G0101) && NOW(C7777) && (JA001||JA002||JAG01||JAG02||CST:CJV_DIAL||NOW(CST:CJV_DIAL))))  
• G1081k Palaeontology
  !G1081 && !NOW(G1081) && (!PROGRAM(B-GE) || (NOW(G0101) && NOW(C7777) && (NOW(CST:CJV_DIAL)||CST:CJV_DIAL||JA001||JA002||JAG01||JAG02)))  
• G1101 Principles of Geophysics
  !G1101k && !NOW(G1101k) && (!PROGRAM(B-GE) || (NOW(G0101) && NOW(C7777) && (NOW(CST:CJV_DIAL)||CST:CJV_DIAL||JA001||JA002||JAG01||JAG02)))  
• G1101k Principles of Geophysics
  !G1101 && !NOW(G1101) && (!PROGRAM(B-GE) || (NOW(G0101) && NOW(C7777) && (NOW(CST:CJV_DIAL)||CST:CJV_DIAL||JA001||JA002||JAG01||JAG02)))  

Teacher's information

See the interactive syllabus of the subject

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