English for PhD Students

Lecturer:

Nina Ayyub (gar.), Zuzana Kalinová (gar.), Eva Končelíková (gar.), Eva Pavlincová (gar.), Ilona Šimice (gar.)

Tutor:

Nina Ayyub (gar.), Zuzana Kalinová (gar.), Eva Končelíková (gar.), Eva Pavlincová (gar.), Ilona Šimice (gar.)

Supervisor:

Department of Languages

Synopsis:

The aim: comprehension of spoken English as well as technical lectures given in English. Active participation in a discussion. Written and oral skills at advanced level. Reading and comprehension of popular-scientific and scientific articles or texts from student´s field of studies. Ability to write a summary, prepare a presentation. Grammar structures at advanced level.

Requirements:

Knowledge of advanced grammar. Ability to create professional CV, understand technical text, explain one´s specialization, interpret graphs, tables etc.

Syllabus of lectures:

PhD I

PhD II

PhD III

Syllabus of tutorials:

PhD I: Murphy, English Grammar in Use (U1 -40)

PhD II: Murphy, English Grammar in Use (U41 - final unit)

PhD III: studies, language exams, CV, abstract, presentation, terminology

Study Objective:

Comprehension of spoken English as well as technical lectures given in English. Active participation in a discussion. Written and oral skills at advanced level. Reading and comprehension of popular-scientific and scientific articles or texts from student´s field of studies. Ability to write a summary, prepare a presentation. Grammar structures at advanced level

Study materials:

R. Murphy: English Grammar in Use

Copies of internal technical texts

PhD students´ technical literature

Note:

Time-table for winter semester 2011/2012:

Time-table is not available yet

Time-table for summer semester 2011/2012:

Time-table is not available yet

The course is a part of the following study plans: