Course detail
Technical English I
FSI-TEN1-K 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
Supervisor
Department
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 active participation in the class and individual home preparation, to pass the credit test, which is divided into three parts written on pre-set dates throughout the semester. 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 B-STR-K: Engineering, Bachelor's
specialization AIŘ: Applied Computer Science and Control, compulsory
Programme B-STR-K: Engineering, Bachelor's
specialization SSZ: Machine and Equipment Construction, compulsory
Programme B-STR-K: Engineering, Bachelor's
specialization STG: Manufacturing Technology, compulsory
Type of course unit
Guided consultation in combined form of studies
9 hours, compulsory
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
1. Introduction, U1 – past tenses and questions revision
2. U1 – technical description, technical article, linking
3. U2 – function of a device, passive forms revision, describing properties, modal verbs
4. U3 – expressing probability, automotive engineering text, note-taking, lecture, summarizing, linkers of contrast, relative clauses
5. U4- engineering article, physics and mechanical vocabulary, phrasal verbs, instructions and feedback, conjunctions while/as
6. U5 – cause and effect links, describing a process, flow diagram, lecture, gerunds and nouns
7. U6 – degrees of certainty, plans, future forms, participating in a meeting, chairing a meeting
8. Revision
9. Semester test
Guided consultation
17 hours, optionally
Syllabus
1. Self-study plan, past tenses and questions revision
2. U1 Self-study – technical description, technical article, linking
3. U2 Self-study – function of a device, passive forms revision, describing properties, modal verbs
4. U3 Self-study – expressing probability, automotive engineering text, note-taking, lecture, summarizing, linkers of contrast, relative clauses
5. U4 Self-study – engineering article, physics and mechanical vocabulary, phrasal verbs, instructions and feedback, conjunctions while/as
6. U5 Self-study – cause and effect links, describing a process, flow diagram, lecture, gerunds and nouns
7. U6 Self-study – degrees of certainty, plans, future forms, participating in a meeting, chairing a meeting
8. Revision
9. Consultations before the semester test