JAB01 English for Biology I

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2018
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Hana Němcová (assistant)
Luis Carlos Rodriguez, M.Phil. (lecturer)
Agnieszka Suchomelová-Polomska, M.A. (lecturer)
Mgr. Michaela Navrátilová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. et Mgr. Lenka Tóthová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Eva Čoupková, Ph.D. (assistant)
Mgr. Štěpánka Dillingerová, Ph.D. (assistant)
Mgr. Daniela Dlabolová (assistant)
Bc. Mgr. Petra Chládková (assistant)
Mgr. Kateřina Martiníková, Ph.D. (assistant)
PhDr. Eva Složilová, MA, Ph.D. (assistant)
Mgr. Monika Ševečková, Ph.D. (assistant)
Mgr. Daniela Veškrnová (assistant)
Mgr. Jitka Žváčková (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Agnieszka Suchomelová-Polomska, M.A.
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
JAB01/T01: No timetable has been entered into IS. M. Navrátilová, Nepřihlašuje se. Určeno pro studenty se zdravotním postižením.
JAB01/01: Mon 17. 9. to Fri 14. 12. Mon 9:00–10:50 C15/227, A. Suchomelová-Polomska
JAB01/02: Mon 17. 9. to Fri 14. 12. Tue 8:00–9:50 C15/227, A. Suchomelová-Polomska
JAB01/03: Mon 17. 9. to Fri 14. 12. Tue 10:00–11:50 C15/227, A. Suchomelová-Polomska
JAB01/04: Mon 17. 9. to Fri 14. 12. Wed 9:00–10:50 C15/227, A. Suchomelová-Polomska
JAB01/05: Mon 17. 9. to Fri 14. 12. Wed 11:00–12:50 C15/227, A. Suchomelová-Polomska
JAB01/06: Mon 17. 9. to Fri 14. 12. Wed 13:00–14:50 C15/227, A. Suchomelová-Polomska
JAB01/07: Mon 17. 9. to Fri 14. 12. Thu 8:00–9:50 C15/227, A. Suchomelová-Polomska
JAB01/08: Mon 17. 9. to Fri 14. 12. Thu 10:00–11:50 C15/227, A. Suchomelová-Polomska
JAB01/09: Mon 17. 9. to Fri 14. 12. Thu 14:00–15:50 C15/227, L. Rodriguez
JAB01/10: Mon 17. 9. to Fri 14. 12. Thu 16:00–17:50 C15/227, L. Rodriguez
JAB01/11: Mon 17. 9. to Fri 14. 12. Thu 18:00–19:50 C15/227, L. Rodriguez
Prerequisites
The knowledge of English - B1 level according to 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
Course objectives
The aim of JAB01 course is:
-to raise students‘ awareness of practices in an English-speaking academic environment (internationalization)
-to raise students‘ awareness of modern trends and practices among members of specific discourse communities (introducing language in the context of typical genres, practising those genres)
-to show the divergence between English for Science and Technology and English for other academic purposes (e.g. when employing numerical values in written texts)
-to practise and extend academic vocabulary and basic specialized vocabulary in biological context (experiments; taxonomy; animals: habitats, ways of reproduction, behaviour; plants: morphology, reproduction, photosynthesis; bacteria and viruses; animal and plant cells)
-to practise language skills and functions typical for natural sciences (e.g. process description, classification, comparing/contrasting, etc.), which the students will be able to apply to a narrower/more specific context of their specializations (transferrable skills)
-to practise academic skills, e.g.: note-taking from a lecture, identifying and formulating main ideas, identifying specific information, text summary, interpretation of information, speaking in public about biology-related topics, describing a picture as a visual aid
Learning outcomes
After completing this course the student will be able to:
-talk about their studies and present an affiliated academic institution
-employ numerical values in a scientific academic text
-describe laboratory equipment and laboratory setting for a specific experiment, describe the experiment (its purpose, materials, method, result and conclusion)
-use various ways of classification in a biological context (e.g.: taxonomy vs DNA analysis)
-deliver a group presentation on a biological topic
-describe biological processes (e.g.: plant life cycle, photosynthesis, plant fertilization)
-analyse two biological phenomena/types of organisms, describe their similarities and differences
-write a short academic text with emphasis on its correct organisation, use of functional language and specialized vocabulary
-use practised grammar in the context of their field of study
Syllabus
  • Tertiary Education, MU
  • Numbers and Measurements
  • Designing an Experiment
  • Describing an Experiment
  • Taxonomy
  • Animals
  • Plants
  • Bacteria vs Viruses
  • Cells
  • Grammar: present tenses revision, future tenses revision, forming questions, countable-uncountable nouns, group nouns, quantifiers,adverbs of frequency, adverbs of place, adjectives and nouns - word formation, verb + preposition patterns, nouns with irregular plural (nucleus-nuclei, mitochondrion-mitochondria, etc), nouns with the same singular and plural (means, offspring, etc), passive voice, so-such (with/without indefinite article)
Literature
  • online: New Scientist, Science Daily, Nature, National Geographic, BBC,How stuff works,
  • DE CHAZAL, Edward and Sam MCCARTER. Oxford EAP : a course in English for academic purposes. First published. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012, 152 stran. ISBN 9780194001809. info
  • MCCARTHY, Michael and Felicity O'DELL. Academic vocabulary in use. First published. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008, 176 stran. ISBN 9780521689397. info
Teaching methods
an LSP course;
text analysis, listening comprehension, discussion (in pairs, groups, plenary) presentations using basic presentation techniques, homework, progress tests, blended learning (interactive materials in IS MU, dril in IS MU)
Assessment methods
-80% attendance in the seminars,
-doing homework,
-short group presentation,
-successful completion of a credit test (60% or more)
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.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2010 - only for the accreditation, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2011 - acreditation, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, autumn 2017, Autumn 2019.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2018, recent)
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