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JC / CPA1E
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Course description
Department/Unit / Abbreviation
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JC
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CPA1E
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Academic Year
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2023/2024
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Academic Year
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2023/2024
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Title
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English for Natural Sciences - B1
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Form of course completion
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Examination
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Form of course completion
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Examination
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Accredited / Credits
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Yes,
2
Cred.
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Type of completion
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Combined
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Type of completion
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Combined
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Time requirements
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Tutorial
2
[HRS/WEEK]
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Course credit prior to examination
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No
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Course credit prior to examination
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No
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Automatic acceptance of credit before examination
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No
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Included in study average
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YES
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Language of instruction
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English
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Occ/max
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Automatic acceptance of credit before examination
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No
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Summer semester
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0 / -
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0 / -
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0 / -
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Included in study average
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YES
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Winter semester
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0 / -
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0 / -
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0 / -
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Repeated registration
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NO
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Repeated registration
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NO
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Timetable
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Yes
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Semester taught
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Winter semester
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Semester taught
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Winter semester
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Minimum (B + C) students
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not determined
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Optional course |
Yes
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Optional course
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Yes
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Language of instruction
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English
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Internship duration
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0
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No. of hours of on-premise lessons |
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Evaluation scale |
A|B|C|D|E|F |
Periodicity |
každý rok
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Periodicita upřesnění |
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Fundamental theoretical course |
No
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Fundamental course |
No
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Fundamental theoretical course |
No
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Evaluation scale |
A|B|C|D|E|F |
Substituted course
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None
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Preclusive courses
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N/A
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Prerequisite courses
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N/A
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Informally recommended courses
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N/A
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Courses depending on this Course
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N/A
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Histogram of students' grades over the years:
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Course objectives:
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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 (speaking and writing skills, listening and reading comprehension when working with technical texts). The course includes working with technical texts and studying materials from the fields of chemistry and biochemistry by means of tutored eLearning course in LMS Moodle and through e-portfolio creation in Mahara.
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Requirements on student
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The credit will be given on the basis of prepared and presented semestral paper on an assigned theme and on the basis of the end-term test.
The exam will be given on the basis of passing an oral exam - job interview simulation and topic discussion.
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Content
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Faculty of Chemical Technology.
Tenses in English.
Job Related Issues.
Materials and Their Properties.
Atoms and Molecules.
Laboratory Equipment.
Comparison.
Mathematics.
Water.
Hydrogen.
Questions in English.
Periodic Table of Elements.
Distillation.
Summative written test comprising the standardized test items relevant to the content of the course.
Language exam focusing both on accuracy and fluency of the candidates performance in a foreign language by means of completing the tasks set within the standardized testing materials.
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Activities
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Fields of study
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Guarantors and lecturers
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Literature
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Basic:
eLearning course English for Chemistry
(Pospíšilová, Bezdíčková, Ciberová)
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Recommended:
Hewings, M. Advanced Grammar in Use. CUP 2000.
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Recommended:
Mindl, Jaromír. Anglicko-český chemický a chemicko-technologický slovník. Pardubice: Univerzita Pardubice, 2007. ISBN 80-7194-878-0.
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Recommended:
Mindl, Jaromír. Česko-anglický chemický a chemicko-technologický slovník. Pardubice: Univerzita Pardubice, 2007. ISBN 80-7194-879-9.
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Recommended:
eLearning course Presentation How to Make and Deliver it
(Pospíšilová, Denksteinová)
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Recommended:
MURPHY, R. English Grammar in Use (Intermediate). CUP.
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Recommended:
Ebbing, Gammon. General Chemistry, Houghton Mifflin Company, the U.S.A. 2002.
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Recommended:
EBBING, GAMMON. General Chemistry, Houghton Mifflin Company, the U.S.A. 2002.
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Recommended:
Internet and updated data/texts.
(Internet)
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Prerequisites - other information about course preconditions |
- for non-native speakers
The student is supposed to be capable of language competence at A2+ level, basic grammar structures, basic general and professional vocabulary to allow us follow up with further specific vocabulary acquirement. The student can communicate by means of simple and common tasks in the basic life and career situations.
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Competences acquired |
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. Specialized texts of various chemistry branches will be studied and commented on, thus improving the overall competence of the learners enabling them to present their own project in English for specific purpose at B1 level. |
Teaching methods |
- Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming)
- Work with text (with textbook, with book)
- Skills training
- Stimulating activities (simulation, games, drama)
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Assessment methods |
- Oral examination
- Didactic test
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