English language 2-2

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Tutor:

Supervisor:

Department of Languages

Synopsis:

The course is suitable for students who have a good knowledge of the material covered in secondary school. Course objective: The course focuses on technical English and practising difficult grammar.

Requirements:

see websites

http://jazyky.felk.cvut.cz/vyuka/A/04A2L

Requirements for „zápočet“:

Academic Achievement - students are due to:

-Take an active part in the language instruction

-Meet the requirements for writing assignments - Summary, Abstract, Argumentation Paper.

-Succeed in both the midterm and the final term tests with the success rate set at 70%.

-80% and over in BOTH tests means ORAL EXAM ONLY (no written part).

Attendance - students are allowed to be absent twice during the semester.

Syllabus of lectures:

Syllabus of tutorials:

Course objective: The course focuses on technical English and practising difficult grammar. Listening: Authentic texts, exercises from the texts, argumentation. Reading: Technical texts, CV/Resume, Cover Letters. Speaking: Discussion, agreeing and disagreeing in a discussion, expressing opinion, presentations, commentary. Writing: CV/Resume, Cover Letters, presentations. Grammar: Revision of tenses, infinitives, nominative and accusative + infinitive, gerund, participles, relative clauses, connectors, determiners, conjunctions, prepositions, articles, phrasal verbs, word formation. Syntax of technical texts. Use of dictionaries.

Study Objective:

Study materials:

Technical texts /at disposal on the web/ http://jazyky.felk.cvut.cz/vyuka/A/04A2L

Grammar packet /at disposal on the web/ http://jazyky.felk.cvut.cz/vyuka/A/04A2L

Supplementary grammar packet /at disposal on the web/ http://jazyky.felk.cvut.cz/vyuka/A/04A2L

Note:

Further information:

No time-table has been prepared for this course

The course is a part of the following study plans:

• Cybernetics and Robotics - Robotics (compulsory course in the program)
• Cybernetics and Robotics - Senzors and Instrumention (compulsory course in the program)
• Cybernetics and Robotics - Systems and Control (compulsory course in the program)
• Electrical Engineering, Power Engineering and Management - Applied Electrical Engineering (compulsory course in the program)
• Electrical Engineering, Power Engineering and Management - Electrical Engineering and Management (compulsory course in the program)
• Communications, Multimedia and Electronics - Communication Technology (compulsory course in the program)
• Communications, Multimedia and Electronics - Multimedia Technology (compulsory course in the program)
• Communications, Multimedia and Electronics - Applied Electronics (compulsory course in the program)
• Communications, Multimedia and Electronics - Network and Information Technology (compulsory course in the program)
• Electrical Engineering, Power Engineering and Management (compulsory course in the program)
• Communications, Multimedia and Electronics (compulsory course in the program)
• Cybernetics and Robotics (compulsory course in the program)