English

Mgr. Dita Gálová, Ph.D.

Institute of Foreign Languages

Students will be made familiar with general vocabulary for the workplace, as well as grammar structures for everyday communication at intermediate level. Students will acquire the language corresponding to the level B1 according to the "Common European Framework of Reference: Learning, Teaching, Assessment" set by the Council of Europe.

Course is intended for students who are familiar with the language at pre-intermediate level, as well as with grammar and vocabulary corresponding to the course A5K.

The course is intended for the combined form of study, indivudual work of students is directed by lectures and exercises taught en bloc.

Course-unit credit is awarded on condition of having worked out assigned tasks and passed a credit test. Altogether it is required to get at least 30 points out of 50 in this test. In case this benchmark of 60% is not achieved, there is a possibility for the student to resit the test. Finally, students' work in the e-learning support of the course is also reflected in the overall course assessment. Exam has a written (80 points) and an oral part (20 points) and students are required to collect at least 50% of the points in both parts. The scope corresponds to the Intermediate level and the courses A5K-A6K. The aim of the examination is to prove student's knowledge and skills to use the language as an independent user.

The course is intended to teach English as a foreign language at general level. Also dealt with is ESP. It is focused on practical, everyday communication for the international workplace.

Attendance at seminars is systematically checked by the teacher. Absence may be in justified cases compensated for by the agreement with the teacher.

Programme N-VSR-K: Production Machines, Systems and Robots, Master's, compulsory

Programme N-KSB-K: Quality, Reliability and Safety, Master's, compulsory

Programme N-AIŘ-K: Applied Computer Science and Control, Master's, compulsory

Programme N-STG-K: Manufacturing Technology, Master's
specialization MTS: Modern Technologies of Lighting Systems, compulsory

Programme N-STG-K: Manufacturing Technology, Master's
specialization STG: Manufacturing Technology, compulsory

Programme N-STG-K: Manufacturing Technology, Master's
specialization STM: Manufacturing Technology and Management in Industry, compulsory

13 hours, optionally

1. Self-study and e-learning for U15 – Career development, CV, future review
2. Self-study and e-learning for U8 – Mass Transportation, comparative and superlative
3. Self-study and e-learning for U10 – Environmental Engineering (water purification, waste management, ...), reported speech
4. Self-study and e-learning for U11 – Robotics, verbs: cause to, make, prevent, stop, allow to, let...
5. Self-study and e-learning for U12 – Household technology, question review
6. Self-study and e-learning for U13 – Defence technology (Visby: a stealth warship), prepositions
7. Revision