Course: English for Electro/IT Careers - B2

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Course title English for Electro/IT Careers - B2
Course code JC/IPAIG
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
Lecturer(s)
  • Hloušková Jitka, PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Denksteinová Markéta, Mgr.
Course content
Technology in Use Materials Technology Engineering Design Technical Development Convergence in Technology and Business Mobility and Mobile Technology Software solutions Enterprise network Information Security Media and Society Working across cultures E-Business Videoconferencing modules: IT Business plan preparation BP Negotiations BP Presentations

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book), Stimulating activities (simulation, games, drama)
Learning outcomes
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 an effective communication in the practice after graduation. The course includes working with technical texts and studying materials from the fields of the information and computer science and economics. The target level is B2 within the CEFR.
The student can understand the main ideas of clear input information, he can deal with most of the communicative situations within his/her future professional life. He/She can interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible. He/She can take an active part in discussion in familiar contexts, accounting for and sustaining his/her views.The target level is B2.
Prerequisites
Communicative competence CEFR B1+ in general English.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral performance analysis, Didactic test

Passing the credit test (pass mark 60 %). Completing two assignments upon the teacher's requirements.
Recommended literature
  • Handford, M., Lisboa, M., Koester, A., Pitt, A. Business Advantage - Upper Intermediate. Cambridge, 2011. ISBN 978-0-521-13217-6.
  • Mark Ibbotson. Cambridge English for Engineering. Cambridge, 2008. ISBN 978-0-521-71518-8.
  • Tom Ricca-McCarthy, Michael Duckworth. English for Telecoms. Oxford, 2009. ISBN 978-0-19-456960-6.


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): Communication and Microprocessor Technology (2014) Category: Electrical engineering, telecommunication and IT - 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): Communication and Microprocessor 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 (2016) 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: -
Faculty: Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Informatics Study plan (Version): Communication and Microprocessor 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 (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: -