Introduction to English for Specific Purposes 1

Lecturer:

Tutor:

Dunstan Clarke (gar.), Hana Čápová (gar.), Štěpán Starosta

Supervisor:

Department of Languages

Synopsis:

The course will introduce student into English for Specific Purposes (ESP) and acquaint him/her with its functions in subtechnical or easy technical texts on information technology. Furthermore, it will cover topics specific to student life and study at university, concentrating both on speaking and writing. Guided writing will include CV and basics of formal letters (e.g., applications, personal statement).

Requirements:

Reliable entrance competence and good foundations of the English language of at least level B1 of CEFR.

Syllabus of lectures:

Topics based on the textbook, namely: basic computer terminology, computer architecture, applications, peripherals, operation systems, grafics user interface.

Information retrieval from texts, interpreting visual information, matching information

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:

Professional English used in Information Technology, with a view to presented issues,lexis,transforming visuals, various types of descriptions, and working with informaion and data.

Skills:

To understand technical texts and be able to retrieve, transfer and process information for everyday work with IT.

Study materials:

Key references:

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

[2] E.Glendenning, J.McEwan, Oxford English for Information Technology, Oxford University Press, poslední vydání

[3] učební materiály katedry jazyků, k dispozici na katedře a na webových stránkách vyučujících

Recommended references:

[4] materials prepared by the Department

[5] materials from the Internet

[6] 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: