Course: English for Special Purposes II

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Course title English for Special Purposes II
Course code KCJ/OA2*M
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, Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements Course does not contain work placement
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Hastrdlová Šárka, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Topics: Industry 4.0 careers - writing CV, cover letters, career portfolio, elevator pitch, job interview formal emails - inquiry, quality problem email, summary writing (summarizing a scientific article)

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogue metods(conversation,discussion,brainstorming), Self-study (text study, reading, problematic tasks, practical tasks, experiments, research, written assignments)
  • Class attendance - 28 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 18 hours per semester
  • Preparation for exam - 14 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
Students will acquire the level of B2 as defined in the Common Europena Framework of Reference for Languages.
Prerequisites
The student obtained the required language skills from the previous semester according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
KCJ/OA1*M

Assessment methods and criteria
Student's performance analysis, Interview, Systematické pozorování studenta

- participation in seminars - the successful completion of a test during the course of study - a fully developed oral presentation - the successful completion of a written and oral exam
Recommended literature
  • BONAMY, David. Technical english 4 Student's Book. Pearson Longman, 2011. ISBN 978-1408229552.
  • BRIEGER, Nick, POHL Alison. Technical English: Vocabulary and Grammar. Summertown Publishing Ltd., 2002. ISBN 978-1902741765.
  • ESTARAS, Santiago Remacha. Infotech - English for computer users Student's Book, Fourth Edition. Cambridge University ELT, 2008. ISBN 9780521702997.
  • SHELLY, Gary B. a Misty E. VERMAAT. Discovering computers 2010: living in a digital world, complete. Boston, 2010. ISBN 9780495806813.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Mechatronics, Informatics and Interdisciplinary Studies Study plan (Version): Information Technology (2013) Category: Informatics courses 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Mechatronics, Informatics and Interdisciplinary Studies Study plan (Version): Applied Sciences in Engineering (2019) Category: Special and interdisciplinary fields 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Mechatronics, Informatics and Interdisciplinary Studies Study plan (Version): Electronic Information and Control Systems (2012) Category: Electrical engineering, telecommunication and IT 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer