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STUDY PLANS
2023/2024
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English for PhD Students

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Code Completion Credits Range Language
W04J001 ZK 90 Czech
Garant předmětu:
Michele Le Blanc, Nina Procházková Ayyub, Ilona Šimice
Lecturer:
Michele Le Blanc, Nina Procházková Ayyub, Michaela Schusová, Ilona Šimice, Eliška Vítková, Hana Volejníková
Tutor:
Michele Le Blanc, Nina Procházková Ayyub, Michaela Schusová, Ilona Šimice, Eliška Vítková, Hana Volejníková
Supervisor:
Department of Languages
Synopsis:

The aim: comprehension of spoken English as well as technical lectures given in English. Active participation in a discussion. Written and oral skills at advanced level. Reading and comprehension of popular-scientific and scientific articles or texts from student´s field of studies. Ability to write a summary, prepare a presentation. Grammar structures at advanced level.

Requirements:

Knowledge of advanced grammar. Ability to create professional CV, understand technical text, explain one´s specialization, interpret graphs, tables etc.

https://www.fs.cvut.cz/ustavy/sekce-ustav-jazyku/ustav-jazyku-12104/kurzy-12104/doktorandske-12104/

Syllabus of lectures:

PhD I

PhD II

PhD III

Syllabus of tutorials:

PhD I: Murphy, English Grammar in Use (U1 -40)

PhD II: Murphy, English Grammar in Use (U41 - final unit)

PhD III: studies, language exams, CV, abstract, presentation, terminology

Study Objective:

Comprehension of spoken English as well as technical lectures given in English. Active participation in a discussion. Written and oral skills at advanced level. Reading and comprehension of popular-scientific and scientific articles or texts from student´s field of studies. Ability to write a summary, prepare a presentation. Grammar structures at advanced level

Study materials:

R. Murphy: English Grammar in Use

Copies of internal technical texts

PhD students´ technical literature

Note:
Time-table for winter semester 2023/2024:
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
roomKN:B-303a
Le Blanc M.
10:45–12:15
(parallel nr.1)
Karlovo nám.
Učebna KB303a
Wed
Thu
Fri
Time-table for summer semester 2023/2024:
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
roomKN:B-204
Le Blanc M.
14:15–15:45
(parallel nr.1)
Karlovo nám.
Učebna KB204
roomKN:B-204
Le Blanc M.
16:00–17:30
(parallel nr.2)
Karlovo nám.
Učebna KB204
Wed
Thu
Fri
The course is a part of the following study plans:
Data valid to 2024-03-27
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