Course detail
Technical English I
FSI-TEN1 Acad. year: 2022/2023 Winter semester
The course covers core language and skills at B2 level that students need to communicate successfully in technical specialisations.
Language of instruction
English
Supervisor
Department
Learning outcomes of the course unit
A student who successfully completes the TEN1 course understands the main ideas of complex texts on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in his/her field of specialisation. They can interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity, explain and present various topics, explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options with the focus on funcional language.
Prerequisites
The course is intended for students who are familiar with the language at B1 level.
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 taken 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 compulsory and is systematically checked by the teacher. Students are allowed to miss two seminars.
The study programmes with the given course
Programme B-FIN-P: Physical Engineering and Nanotechnology, Bachelor's, compulsory
Programme B-PDS-P: Industrial Design, Bachelor's, compulsory
Programme B-STI-A: Fundamentals of Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor's, compulsory
Programme B-MET-P: Mechatronics, Bachelor's, compulsory
Programme B-MAI-P: Mathematical Engineering, Bachelor's, compulsory
Programme B-ENE-P: Energy, Bachelor's, compulsory
Programme B-STR-P: Engineering, Bachelor's
specialization AIŘ: Applied Computer Science and Control, compulsory
Programme B-STR-P: Engineering, Bachelor's
specialization KSB: Quality, Reliability and Safety, compulsory
Programme B-ZSI-P: Fundamentals of Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor's
specialization MTI: Materials Engineering, compulsory
Programme B-STR-P: Engineering, Bachelor's
specialization SSZ: Machine and Equipment Construction, compulsory
Programme B-STR-P: Engineering, Bachelor's
specialization STG: Manufacturing Technology, compulsory
Programme B-ZSI-P: Fundamentals of Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor's
specialization STI: Fundamentals of Mechanical Engineering, compulsory
Type of course unit
Language exercise
26 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. 1st semester test, 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. 2nd semester test, 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. 3rd semester test