English for Intermediate Students M2

Lecturer:

Hana Čápová

Tutor:

Hana Čápová

Supervisor:

Department of Languages

Synopsis:

The 04AM2 course expects the student to have completed the 04AM1 course. It develops their skills for work with subtechnical texts, focusing also more on specific grammar, functions, and lexical items typical of ESP and EAP (e.g., definition, graph descriptions, object descriptions).

Part of the course is also guided writing. If necessary, grammar revision is included.

Requirements:

a pass in the AM1 course

Syllabus of lectures:

Definitions and classification, graphs, descriptions - shape, dimensions, location. Prepositional phrases, clauses, linking words. Translations into Czech.

Syllabus of tutorials:

The course is run as a series of seminars following the topics and scope of the syllabus mentioned above.

Study Objective:

Knowledge:

Morphology, syntax, and lexis at the level appropriate to the course, namely: prepositional phrases, subordinate clauses, compound sentences, expressing cause and effect, extended formal vocabulary, extended more professional vocabulary, basic terms in physics and chemistry.

Skills:

To apply the acquired knowledge in everyday communication and in more professional contexts both in speaking and writing: to define and classify objects, phenomena and processes, distinguish formal and informal language structures, read a technical text, translate a passage into Czech.

To qualify for admission to the higher level course.

Study materials:

Key references:

[1] Z.Strnadová, Aiming to Advance, Praha, Leda 2010

[2] teaching materials prepared by the department, see web pages of the teacher

http://people.fjfi.cvut.cz/capovhan

Recommended references:

[3] R.Murphy - English Grammar in Use, Cambridge University Press 2010

[4] monolingual and bilingual dictionaries

Teaching aids:

language classroom, audiovisuals, PC lab

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: