Technical English Course

Lecturer:

Tutor:

Jitka Procházková (gar.)

Supervisor:

Department of Languages

Synopsis:

The course is designed for students who have completed the A2 English course. Its main objective is to prepare students for the study of selected specialized courses in English by covering a broader range of topics in engineering. In addition to teaching materials aimed at expanding technical vocabulary and consolidating current language skills, the focus is on authentic articles adapted from professional journals. The syllabus also leaves space for students´ presentations covering various fields of science.

Requirements:

The course is designed primarily for students who have completed the A2 English course.

Requirements for „zápočet“

Academic achievement - students are supposed to:

- Take an active part in the language instruction.

- Meet the requirements for writing assignments.

- Deliver a 10-minute presentation on a selected technical topic or sit a test.

Attendance - Students are allowed to be absent three times during the semester.

Requirements will be specified at the opening session.

Syllabus of lectures:

Syllabus of tutorials:

04OA Anglický odborný jazyk - učební plán

Materials available at http://jazyky.feld.cvut.cz/vyuka/A/04OA/.

Week 1 Introduction, General Information

Li-Fi - Light Fidelity

TEDGlobal 2011 - Let there be light - and data

Week 2 Wireless Technology - Power from Thin Air

Tenses, Present and Past Participles, Participle Clauses

Week 3 Hydrogen Tries Again

Expressing likelihood, HW: Guided Writing/Presentation, Articles

Week 4 Robots - Nothing to Lose but their Chains

Infinitive with enough and too, Phrasal Verbs, Word Formation, Articles

Week 5 Auto-ID Systems - The Internet of Things

Acronyms, Cause and Effect, HW: Articles, Prepositions, Guided Writing (email English)

Week 6 Photonics - Optoelectronics, Scanned Beam Display Technology

Defining Terms, Foreign Plurals, HW: Articles, Translation, Guided Writing

Week 7 Semiconductors - 3-D Chips Grow Up, Transistor Wars

Active Voice vs. Passive Voice, Prepositions, Articles

Week 8 Semiconductors - Graphene Electronics

Comparison with Adjectives, Relative Clauses, Commonly Misused Words

Week 9 Bioengineering - Fiber to the Brain

Word Formation - Prefixes, HW: Articles

Week 10 Artificial Intelligence - Riders on a Swarm

Word Formation - Suffixes

Week 11 Remotely Powered Machines - Power Up

Interpreting Graphs and Diagrams, Guided Writing (process description), Useful Language

HW: Report Structure (email English)

Week 12 The Universe

Synonyms and Antonyms, Past Modals, Word Formation, Infinitive, Connectives, Word Order

Guided Writing, HW: Articles, Translation

Week 13 Two Communications Revolutions

Infinitive Structures, Expressing Purpose, Additional practice: Clauses of Purpose

Requirements for „zápočet“

Academic Achievement - students are due to:

- Take an active part in the language instruction.

- Meet the requirements for writing assignments.

- Deliver a 10-minute presentation on a selected technical topic OR

succeed in the test with the success rate set at 60%.

Attendance - Students are allowed to be absent three times during the semester.

Requirements will be specified at the opening session.

Study Objective:

Study materials:

The set of teaching materials (texts and exercises) available at: http://jazyky.feld.cvut.cz/.

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: