PřF:JAG02K English for Geologists II - Course Information

JAG02K 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. Monika Ševečková, Ph.D. (assistant)

Guaranteed by

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

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

• Applied and environmental geology (programme PřF, B-AEG)
• Applied and environmental geology (programme PřF, N-AEG)
• Geoenvironmental risks and remediations (programme PřF, N-GRS)
• Geology (Eng.) (programme PřF, B-GE)
• Applied and Environmental Geology (Eng.) (programme PřF, B-GE)
• Applied and Environmental Geology (programme PřF, B-GE)
• Applied and Environmental Geology (programme PřF, N-GE)
• Geology combined with Archaeology (programme PřF, B-GE)
• Geology combined with Archaeology (programme PřF, N-GE)
• Geology for Multi-Branches Study (programme PřF, B-GE)
• Geology (programme PřF, B-GE)
• Geology (programme PřF, B-GEO)
• Geology (programme PřF, N-GE)
• Geology (programme PřF, N-GEO)
• Administrative Geology (programme PřF, B-GE)

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 ideas
formulate the main ideas
summarize a scientific/geologic text
interpret the information from the text/lecture
use terminology of the course topics
define the terms of the course topics
compare and contrast using the proper terminology and academic vocabulary
present the topics of the course using basic presentation techniques

Syllabus

• 1. Natural disasters 2. Natural Resources 3. The Environment 4. Collonisation of Space

Literature

• MCCARTHY, Michael and Felicity O'DELL. Academic vocabulary in use. First published. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008, 176 stran. ISBN 9780521689397. info

Teaching methods

foreign language course: text analysis reading/listening comprehension exercises pronunciation and grammar exercises field and academic vocabulary exercises presentations using basic presentation technique and discussion terminology

Assessment methods

To get credits for the course students need to complete tasks set for homework, give a poster presentation and submit an abstract

Language of instruction

Czech

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.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Information on course enrolment limitations: předmět je určen pouze pro studenty kombinované formy studia

• Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2023, recent)
  
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