PřF:JA001 Examination in English for Spe

JA001 Examination in English for Specific Purposes - Science

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2011

Extent and Intensity

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

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Hana Ševečková, M.A. (lecturer)
Mgr. Jaroslav Blecha (lecturer)
Mgr. Eva Čoupková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Věra Hranáčová (lecturer)
PhDr. Hana Němcová (lecturer)
Mgr. Andrea Rozkošná (lecturer)
Agnieszka Suchomelová-Polomska, M.A. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

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

Prerequisites

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

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

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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/podzim2010/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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