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Lecturer(s)
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Course content
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TRANSMISSION: general terms of mechanical engineering, mechanical power and signal transmission. MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING + PROCESSES: describing a process (metal and plastics processing), describing shapes (hollow and solid shapes) diagram description AUTOMOTIVE: engines. Mechanical fasteners CAREERS - job-seeking process, job interviews, CV, cover letters SAFETY - giving instructions, manuals, incidents, prevention, control and warning systems POWER ENGINEERING: heat transfer, HVAC, thermodynamics
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Dialogue metods(conversation,discussion,brainstorming), Self-study (text study, reading, problematic tasks, practical tasks, experiments, research, written assignments)
- Class attendance
- 28 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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- 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 initiate systematic strengthening of the specific vocabulary
The student acquires language skills at an advanced B1+ level as defined in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).
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Prerequisites
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Student should possess an entry level of language competence that enables to achieve the target language level B1+ in accordance with the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) upon completion of the semester.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Student's performance analysis, Didactic test, Systematické pozorování studenta
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 a credit test (60% of passing level) that comprehensively verifies the achieved language level and mastery of technical vocabulary.
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Recommended literature
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BONAMY, David. Technical english. 2nd impression. Harlow, Essex: Pearson Longman, 2008. ISBN 9781405845540.
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BONAMY, David. Technical English 3. 3th impression. Harlow, Essex: Pearson Longman, 2013. ISBN 9781408229477.
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