Course detail

English 5 for Combined Type of Study

FSI-A5K Acad. year: 2021/2022 Winter semester

The course covers core language and skills that students need to communicate successfully in technical specialisations.

Language of instruction

English

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Students will be made familiar with general vocabulary for the workplace, as well as grammar structures necessary for professional communication at upper-intermediate level.

Prerequisites

The course is intended for students who are familiar with the language at intermediate level (CEF B1).

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Language instruction as an extension of basic professional curriculum.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

To pass this course it is necessary, apart from assigned tasks and individual home preparation, to pass the credit test. The maximum score is 50 points and in order to fulfil the credit requirements students must earn a minimum of 30 points. In case this benchmark is not achieved, there is a possibility for the student to resit the test.

Aims

The aim of the course is to teach the language skills needed by university students and company employees in a range of engineering branches.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Attendance at seminars is systematically checked by the teacher and is recommended to get the credit.

The study programmes with the given course

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

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

Programme N-VSR-K: Production Machines, Systems and Robots, 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

Type of course unit

 

Guided consultation in combined form of studies

13 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

1. Introduction, U1 – technical description, past tenses and questions revision
2. U1 – technical article, linking
3. U2 – function of a device, passive forms revision
4. U2 – describing properties, modal verbs
5. U3 – expressing probability, automotive engineering text
6. U3 – note-taking, lecture, summarizing, linkers of contrast, relative clauses
7. U4 – engineering article, physics and mechanical vocabulary, phrasal verbs
8. U4 – instructions and feedback, conjunctions while/as
9. U5 – cause and effect links, describing a process
10. U5 – flow diagram, lecture, gerunds and nouns
11. U6 – degrees of certainty, plans, future forms
12. U6 – participating in a meeting, chairing a meeting
13. Semester test

Guided consultation

13 hours, optionally

Syllabus

1. Self-study plan, U1 – technical description, past tenses and questions revision
2. U1 self-study – technical article, linking
3. U2 self-study – function of a device, passive forms revision
4. U2 self-study – describing properties, modal verbs
5. U3 self-study – expressing probability, automotive engineering text
6. U3 self-study – note-taking, lecture, summarizing, linkers of contrast, relative clauses
7. U4 self-study – engineering article, physics and mechanical vocabulary, phrasal verbs
8. U4 self-study – instructions and feedback, conjunctions while/as
9. U5 self-study – cause and effect links, describing a process
10. U5 self-study – flow diagram, lecture, gerunds and nouns
11. U6 self-study – degrees of certainty, plans, future forms
12. U6 self-study – participating in a meeting, chairing a meeting
13. Revision