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Lecturer(s)
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Brebera Pavel, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Bester Zaan, MPhil
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Course content
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Building a career. Education and career. Information systems and communication. Data security. Giving advice on technical problems. New trends in telecommunications. Exchanging information. Telecommunications. Medical technology. The future of technology. Ways in to technology. Alternative energy. Robotics. Defence technology. Forensic technology. Quantum computing. Cryptography. Augmented Reality in Industry. Virtual reality in healthcare. Space Technology. Private Space Exploration. Biometric security and privacy. Smart textiles. Wearable tech. The dark web. Anonymous networks. Brain-computer interfaces. Neurotechnology. Technology adoption in society. Listening for specific information. Research on the Internet. The latest developments in electrical engineering and IT.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Work with text (with textbook, with book), Skills training, Stimulating activities (simulation, games, drama)
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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 practice after graduation. The course includes working with technical texts and studying materials from the fields of information and computer science and economics. The target level is B2 within the CEFR.
The student continues to develop the language competence acquired during his/her previous studies with an emphasis on argumentation, effective social discourse and language awareness. He/she can use co-operating strategies in conversation and mark clearly the relationships between ideas when creating complex text. He/she can use these competences effectively in the field of general English as well as ESP. The target of the course is to further improve the knowledge and skills on level B2.
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Prerequisites
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- for non-native speakers Communicative competence on the CEFR B1+ level in general English.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Oral examination, Oral performance analysis
Completing 70% of course seminars. Completing the credit requirements upon the teacher's requirements. Exam/credit test based on the content of the seminars. The completed level of students' language competence will be evaluated within the final examinations using standardized testing materials. Subject completion requirements in case of a distance teaching mode: Based on the teacher´s requirements, the student participates in online lessons according to the schedule and completes the assigned tasks via the online systems Moodle / MS Teams.
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Recommended literature
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Allison, John. The business 2.0 : B1+ intermediate. Oxfod: Macmillan, 2013. ISBN 978-0-230-43788-3.
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Emmerson, P. Business English Handbook. Macmillan Education, 2007. ISBN 978-1-4050-8603-5.
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Glendinning, E. H. - McEwan, J. Oxford English for Information Technology. OUP, 2006.
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Glendinning, E.H.; McEwan, J. Oxford English for Electronics. null. OUP, 2002. ISBN null.
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Glendinning, Eric H., Lansford L, Pohl A. Oxford English for Careers, Technology for Engineering and Applied Sciences. Oxford: UK, 2013. ISBN 978-0-19-456971-2.
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Mann, Malcolm. Destination B2 : grammar and vocabulary with answer key. Oxford: Macmillan, 2006. ISBN 978-0-230-03538-6.
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