English

Mgr. Jaroslav Trávníček

Institute of Foreign Languages

The course is intended for students who are capable of using the vocabulary and grammatical structures dealt with in Technical English I (TEN1).

The credit requirements are based on student’s work during the semester and a credit test. During the semester the student can earn 4 marks for active participation in class and fulfilment of their assignments, and at the end of the semester they take a credit test, in which they can earn 40 marks. In order to fulfil the credit requirements, the student must earn a minimum of 24 marks in total. In case this benchmark is not achieved, there is a possibility for the student to resit the test once in the exam period.

Active participation in class is one of the credit requirements. Attendance at is systematically checked by the teacher and students are allowed to miss two seminars.

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

A student who successfully completes the TEN2 course has the capability of working with specialist vocabulary and has acquired skills necessary for understanding the main ideas of complex texts on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in their field of specialisation. They have the ability to interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity, present various topics, describe facts and explain procedures with an emphasis on technology-specific functions.

Programme B-MET-P: Mechatronics, 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-MAI-P: Mathematical Engineering, Bachelor's, compulsory

Programme B-KSI-P: Mechanical Engineering Design, Bachelor's, compulsory

Programme B-FIN-P: Physical Engineering and Nanotechnology, 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

26 hours, compulsory

1. Introduction, U7 – vocabulary: electronics and ICT, comparison and contrasting


2. U7 – giving explanations, rephrasing and using analogies


3. U8 – speculating about past, modals with perfect infinitive


4. U8 – vocabulary: security, indirect questions


5. U8 – expressing degrees of agreement, revision – Review Unit


6. U9 – vocabulary: smart or automated systems, making proposals and recommendations


7. U9 – vocabulary: sensors and mechatronics, technical definitions


8. U9 – vocabulary: contracts, stipulating conditions


9. U10- technical writing, compound nouns and adjectives


10. U10 – vocabulary: NDT, problem-solving, revision – Review Unit


11. U11 – vocabulary: power engineering, third conditional


12. U11 – summarising, writing an abstract, presenting findings, revision


13. credit test