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JC / IPAIV
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Course description
Department/Unit / Abbreviation
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JC
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IPAIV
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Academic Year
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2016/2017
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Academic Year
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2016/2017
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Title
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English for Electro/IT Careers - B2
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Form of course completion
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Course-credit
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Form of course completion
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Course-credit
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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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NO
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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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1 / -
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Included in study average
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NO
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Winter semester
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0 / -
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0 / -
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5 / -
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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 + Summer
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Semester taught
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Winter + Summer
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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 |
S|N |
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 |
S|N |
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:
Graphic PNG
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XLS
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Course objectives:
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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.
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Requirements on student
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The student will complete two seminary tasks upon the teacher's requirements.
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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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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:
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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Basic:
Allison, John. The business 2.0 : B1+ intermediate. Oxfod: Macmillan, 2013. ISBN 978-0-230-43788-3.
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Recommended:
Emmerson, P. Business English Handbook. Macmillan Education, 2007. ISBN 978-1-4050-8603-5.
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Recommended:
Mann, Malcolm. Destination B2 : grammar and vocabulary with answer key. Oxford: Macmillan, 2006. ISBN 978-0-230-03538-6.
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Recommended:
Glendinning, E.H.; McEwan, J. Oxford English for Electronics. null. OUP, 2002. ISBN null.
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Recommended:
Glendinning, E. H. - McEwan, J. Oxford English for Information Technology. OUP, 2006.
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Prerequisites - other information about course preconditions |
Communicative competence on the CEFR B1+ level in general English.
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Competences acquired |
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. |
Teaching methods |
- Work with text (with textbook, with book)
- Skills training
- Stimulating activities (simulation, games, drama)
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Assessment methods |
- Oral examination
- Oral performance analysis
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