Course: English for Electro/IT Careers III - B1

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Course title English for Electro/IT Careers III - B1
Course code JC/IPA4B
Organizational form of instruction Tutorial
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester 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
Lecturer(s)
  • Hloušková Jitka, PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Denksteinová Markéta, Mgr.
Course content
Web hosting IT costs Product research Making recomendations Enterprise social media Video conferencing E-commerce Training users Business matters Requirement analysis Website design and architecture Software development Project management Investigations Diagnosis Solutions Your future in IT Summative written test comprising the standardized test items relevant to the content of the course.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book), Stimulating activities (simulation, games, drama)
Learning outcomes
The goal of the subject is to deepen and expand the knowledge and skills obtained during the previous learning of the English language with an emphasis on technical terminology and grammar structures relevant to the field of study. In the progress of the course, attention is paid to the application of the adopted language instruments and speech skills to the technical language, taking into consideration the needs of the future practice. The students deepen and enlarge their knowledge on level A2 of CEFR and the target level is B1.
The student understands the main ideas of clearly state input information concerning common topics, can write a simple piece of coherent text and can give brief reasons for his or her opinions. The target level of the course is B1.
Prerequisites
Communicative competence on the CEFR A2+ level in general English.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral performance analysis, Didactic test

Passing the credit test (pass mark: 60 %). Submitting two assignments upon the teacher's requirements.
Recommended literature
  • Cunningham, G.-Redstone Ch. Face2Face - Intermediate. null. CUP, 2005. ISBN null.
  • ESTERAS, S. R. INFOTECH, English for Computer Users, Fourth Edition. null. CUP, 2008. ISBN 978-0-521-702997.
  • Esteras, S.R. Professional English in Use. CUP, 2003.
  • Glendinning, E. H. - McEwan, J. Oxford English for Information Technology, OUP 2002.
  • Hill, David. English for information technology 2.. Harlow: Pearson Education, 2012. ISBN 978-1-4082-6990-9.


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): Information Technology (2013) Category: Informatics courses 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Informatics Study plan (Version): Process Control (2013) Category: Special and interdisciplinary fields - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer