Course: Foreign Language - English 2

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Course title Foreign Language - English 2
Course code KCJ/A2S
Organizational form of instruction Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements Course does not contain work placement
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Klopánová Pavla, Mgr.
Course content
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING: control systems, electrical circuits and supply, current, voltage, resistance DESIGN: motion, simple machines, technical drawings and designs, shapes, technical drawings DISASTERS: forces, load, stress, strain, writing complaints (reporting on technical troubles and suggesting solutions) MATERIAL SCIENCE: materials and their properties, performance, and application in engineering systems. ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION: robot kinematics and dynamics, path planning, robotic actuators and sensors, industrial automation, machine learning applications in robotics, automated production lines OPPORTUNITIES: innovations - hydrogen fuel cells, comparing and contrasting

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogue metods(conversation,discussion,brainstorming), Self-study (text study, reading, problematic tasks, practical tasks, experiments, research, written assignments), Practicum
  • Class attendance - 28 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
- to develop and strengthen lexical and phraseological units of the general language - to develop basic language competence, mainly listening and text comprehension - to develop different forms of the spoken performance - discussions, presentations - to continue with systematic strengthening of the specific vocabulary
The student will acquire professionally oriented vocabulary and develop the language skills necessary to understand the main ideas of more complex texts dealing with both concrete and abstract topics, including discussions related to their field of expertise. They will be able to participate fluently and spontaneously in professional communication, deliver a coherent professional presentation, describe technical facts, and clearly explain procedures and processes, with a focus on the needs of technical and professionally oriented fields. Acquires language skills at an advanced B2 level as defined in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).
Prerequisites
Student should possess an entry level of language competence that enables to achieve the target language level B2 in accordance with the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) upon completion of the semester.
KCJ/ASE
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KCJ/A1S

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam

Credit awarded upon completion: - active participation during seminars, active discussion involvement - preparation and in-class presentation of topics related to the study major - successful completion of all assigned tasks in the required scope and quality - successful completion of the CREDIT TEST (minimum of 60%), which comprehensively assesses language proficiency and mastery of technical terminology - successful completion of the FINAL ORAL EXAM. prerequisite: course credit awarded before the exam. Covers a concise professional introduction, followed by discussion over a recent scientific or technical article in English.
Recommended literature
  • BONAMY, David. Technical English 3. Harlow. 2023.
  • BONAMY, David. Technical English 4. Harlow: Essex, 2013. ISBN 978-1-4082-2955-2.
  • BRIEGER, Nick, POHL, Alison. Technical English Vocabulary and Grammar. 2002.
  • IBBOTSON, Mark. Cambridge English for Engineering. 2008.
  • IBBOTSON, Mark. Professional English in Use: Engineering. Cambridge. 2009.
  • MURPHY, Raymond. English Grammar in Use: A self-study reference and practice book for intermediate learners of English : with answers. Cambridge. 2012.


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