English language 2

Lecturer:

Tutor:

Naděžda Němcová (gar.), Eva Poncová, Jitka Procházková

Supervisor:

Department of Languages

Synopsis:

The art of composing written documents(papers, reports, articles, dissertations, official letters); oral presentations, reading skills (getting both general and detailed information); the art of understanding speech in a foreign language ; selected parts of difficult grammar; selected items focused on practical skills (reading mathematical symbols and expressions, writing CV). Oral presentations.

Requirements:

Very good competence in English language.

Syllabus of lectures:

1-3. LISTENING COMPREHENSION

4. RHETORICAL FUNCTIONS

a) INFORM and FOCUS; topic sentences

b) CLARIFY

a) define

b) describe

c) exemplify

5. CLASSIFY

- overlapping & mutually exclusive categories

READING COMPREHENSION

6. ANALYZE

a) by time

b) by space

c) by effect

d) by importance

7. ASSERT / SUBSTANTIATE

a) recognizing a/s

b) introducing statements & examples

c) introducing quotations

8. COMPARE/CONTRAST

RECOMMEND

9. AGREE / DISAGREE

PREDICT

10-13. PRESENTATIONS

Literatura:

1.S. Mc Kay, L.Rosenthal: Writing for a Specific Purpose

2.De Deviti, L. Mariani, K.O' Malley: English Grammar for Communication & Exercises

3. A. Adkins & I. McKean: Text to Note

4. E.H. Glendining: English in Electrical Engineering & Electronics

5. Anthony Fitzpatrick: E for International Conferences

PGS AII ( 2 x 2 hours a week ) piloted program

Week

1. Revision, supplementary materials

2. Internet traffic cops could foil website hacker attacks

U 1 Inform/Focus

3. Clear and coherent writing

The search for scientific proof

U 2Clarify

4. Steganography, Pictures that hide your true identity

U3 Classify

5. Alchemy: reading complex equations and formulae

U4 Analyze

6. Brain on a chip could be key to mind drugs

U 5 Assert/Substantiate

7. Quantum computers

U6 Compare/Contrast

8. Efficient lighting

U 7 Recommend

9. A moral dilemma

U 8 Agree/Disagree

10. Hitting the nerve

U9 Predict

11. Magnetic trick breathes new life into MiniDisc

Presentations

12. The impossible puzzle

Presentations

13. Moral dilemma

Presentations

Literature: S.Mc Kay, L.Rosenthal: Writing for a Specific Purpose

Roubík K., Poncová E.: English for Biomedical and Electrical Engineering Scientists, Nakladatelství ČVUT, Praha 2009

Fitzpatrick A.: English for international conferences

Syllabus of tutorials:

Study Objective:

Study materials:

S.Mc.Kay,L.Rosenthal:Writing for a Specific Purpose

De Deviti,L.Mariani,K.O.´Malley:English Grammar for Communication and Exercises

A.Atkins,I.McKean:Text to Note

E.H.Glendinning:English in Electrical Engineering and Electronic

A.Fitzpatrick:English for International Conferences

Note:

Time-table for winter semester 2011/2012:

	06:00–08:0008:00–10:0010:00–12:0012:00–14:0014:00–16:0016:00–18:0018:00–20:0020:00–22:0022:00–24:00
Mon
Tue	roomZ2:B1-214 Němcová N. 14:30–16:00 (parallel nr.101) Zikova ulice Konzultačka K304
Fri	roomZ2:B1-353 Němcová N. 11:00–12:30 (parallel nr.101) Zikova ulice Konzultacka K304
Thu	roomZ2:B1-345 Poncová E. 16:15–17:45 (parallel nr.102) Zikova ulice Cvičebna
Fri	roomZ2:B1-407 Poncová E. 11:00–12:30 (parallel nr.102) Zikova ulice Cvičebna

Time-table for summer semester 2011/2012:

	06:00–08:0008:00–10:0010:00–12:0012:00–14:0014:00–16:0016:00–18:0018:00–20:0020:00–22:0022:00–24:00
Mon	roomZ2:B1-353 Němcová N. 12:45–14:15 (parallel nr.101) Zikova ulice Konzultacka K304
Tue
Fri	roomZ2:B1-354 Němcová N. 12:45–14:15 (parallel nr.101) Zikova ulice Konzultacka K304
Thu
Fri

The course is a part of the following study plans:

• Doctoral studies, daily studies (compulsory elective course)
• Doctoral studies, combined studies (compulsory elective course)
• Doctoral studies, structured daily studies (compulsory elective course)
• Doctoral studies, structured combined studies (compulsory elective course)