Course: English for Electro/IT Careers - B2

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Course title English for Electro/IT Careers - B2
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)
  • Hloušková Jitka, PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Denksteinová Markéta, Mgr.
Course content
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.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Work with text (with textbook, with book), Skills training, Stimulating activities (simulation, games, drama)
Learning outcomes
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
Communicative competence on the CEFR B1+ level in general English.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination, Oral performance analysis

The student will complete two seminary tasks upon the teacher's requirements.
Recommended literature
  • Allison, John. The business 2.0 : B1+ intermediate. Oxfod: Macmillan, 2013. ISBN 978-0-230-43788-3.
  • Emmerson, P. Business English Handbook. Macmillan Education, 2007. ISBN 978-1-4050-8603-5.
  • Glendinning, E. H. - McEwan, J. Oxford English for Information Technology. OUP, 2006.
  • Glendinning, E.H.; McEwan, J. Oxford English for Electronics. null. OUP, 2002. ISBN null.
  • 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.
  • Mann, Malcolm. Destination B2 : grammar and vocabulary with answer key. Oxford: Macmillan, 2006. ISBN 978-0-230-03538-6.


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): 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): 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 (2016) 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 (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): Information Technology (2014) Category: Informatics courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -