| Course title | English for Academic Purposes I - B2 |
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| Course code | JC/IPAAG |
| Organizational form of instruction | Tutorial |
| Level of course | Bachelor |
| Year of study | not specified |
| Semester | Winter and summer |
| Number of ECTS credits | 2 |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Status of course | Compulsory-optional |
| Form of instruction | Face-to-face |
| Work placements | This is not an internship |
| Recommended optional programme components | None |
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| Course content |
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Education and learning. Innovations in health and medicine. Urban planning. Water, food, and energy. Free trade and fair trade. Topic sentences. Paragraphs. Essays. Thesis statements. Avoiding plagiarism. Distinguishing between facts, speculations and reported opinions. Presenting arguments.
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
| Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book), Skills training |
| Learning outcomes |
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The subject provides more space for the expansion of the knowledge and skills obtained during the previous studies. An emphasis is put on the development of the abilities to apply the adopted language instruments and speech skills to the needs of effective communication in the academic environment. The target level is B2 in the area of English for Academic Purposes (EAP).
The student acquires communication skills on the B2 level of CEFR in the area of English for Academic Purposes (EAP). |
| Prerequisites |
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Communicative competence CEFR B2 in general English.
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| Assessment methods and criteria |
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Home assignment evaluation, Oral performance analysis
An opinion essay at the at end of the course plus two other assignments upon the teacher's requirements. |
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| Study plans that include the course |
| Faculty | Study plan (Version) | Category of Branch/Specialization | Recommended semester | |
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| Faculty: Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Informatics | Study plan (Version): Process Control (2016) | Category: Special and interdisciplinary fields | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Informatics | Study plan (Version): Information Technology (2015) | Category: Informatics courses | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Informatics | Study plan (Version): Information Technology (2016) | Category: Informatics courses | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Informatics | Study plan (Version): Process Control (2015) | Category: Special and interdisciplinary fields | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Informatics | Study plan (Version): Process Control (2014) | Category: Special and interdisciplinary fields | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Informatics | Study plan (Version): Information Technology (2014) | Category: Informatics courses | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |