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Course: English conversation for follow-up master students

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Course title English conversation for follow-up master students
Course code FEI/INAKO
Organizational form of instruction Lesson
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Frequency of the course The course is offered in each semester.
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction English
Status of course Optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Wolf Janet, Mgr.
  • Hooper Paul Charles
Course content
1. Conversation Starters 2. Traveling and Adventure 3. Active and Pasive Sports 3. Books and Movies 4. Bad Habits 5. Fears and Happiness 6. Fascinating Facts, Unexplained Mysteries 7. Computers and Social Networks 8. Gadgets of 21st century 9. Free time 10. Meetings (formal vs informal) 11. Taboo Topics 12. Getting a job 13. A Wish Topic (students')

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Skills training, Stimulating activities (simulation, games, drama)
Learning outcomes
The main aim of the course is to activate and improve conversational and listening skills and the ability to reproduce the written text.
Fluent oral and written communication about common topics.
Prerequisites
Knowledge of English at level of B1 and plus.

Assessment methods and criteria
Systematic monitoring

Active participation in class.
Recommended literature
  • GIMSON, A. An Introduction to the Pronunciation of English. London: Arnold, 1980.
  • Ibbotson, M. Cambridge English for Engineering. CUP, 2008.
  • Olejniczak, M. English for Information Technology 1. Harlow, 2011. ISBN 9781408269961.
  • Sparling, Don. English or Czenglish? Jak se vyhnout čechismům v angličtině. Praha: SPN, 1989.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
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 (2016) Category: Informatics courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Informatics Study plan (Version): Communication and Controlling Technology (2016) Category: Electrical engineering, telecommunication and IT - 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): Information Technology (2015) Category: Informatics courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Informatics Study plan (Version): Communication and Controlling Technology (2015) Category: Electrical engineering, telecommunication and IT - 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): Communication and Controlling Technology (2014) Category: Electrical engineering, telecommunication and IT - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Informatics Study plan (Version): Process Control (2013) 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: -
University of Pardubice, date of update: 29.05.2024 23:50.