English for PhD Students

Course guarantor:

Lecturer:

Tutor:

Michele Le Blanc, Michaela Schusová, Ilona Šimice, 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 2024/2025:

	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.
Wed
Thu
Fri

Time-table for summer semester 2024/2025:

	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. 09:00–10:30 (parallel nr.1) Karlovo nám. roomKN:B-303a Le Blanc M. 10:45–12:15 (parallel nr.2) Karlovo nám.
Wed
Thu
Fri

The course is a part of the following study plans: