| Course title | English for Electro/IT Careers - B2 |
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| Course code | JC/IPAIV |
| Organizational form of instruction | Lesson |
| Level of course | Master |
| Year of study | not specified |
| 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) |
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| Course content |
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Building a career. Education and career. Information systems and communication. The project team. Dealing with objections. Emailing: quality problems. Data security. Giving advice on technical problems. New trends in telecommunications. Telecommunications. Medical technology. The future of technology. Ways in to technology. Alternative energy. Robotics. Defence technology. Exchanging information. Listening for specific information. Information transfer from telephone call to form. Electronic publishing. Research on the Internet. Reading and note-taking. Writing a summary. The latest developments in electrical engineering and IT. Text cohesion.
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
| Work with text (with textbook, with book), Skills training, Stimulating activities (simulation, games, drama) |
| Learning outcomes |
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The subject is aimed to enable the students to deepen and expand the knowledge and skills they acquired in all components of communicative language competence during their preceding studies, when they achieved the B1+ level of the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR). It reflects the principles of ESP course design.
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. |
| Prerequisites |
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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
The student will complete two seminary tasks upon the teacher's requirements. |
| Recommended literature |
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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): Information Technology (2015) | Category: Informatics courses | - | 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): 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): 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): Information Technology (2014) | 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): 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 (2014) | Category: Special and interdisciplinary fields | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |