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2024/2025
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Technical English Course

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Code Completion Credits Range
A0B04OA Z 2 2C
Course guarantor:
Petra Juna Jennings
Lecturer:
Tutor:
Petra Juna Jennings, Erik Peter Stadnik, Michael Ynsua
Supervisor:
Department of Languages
Synopsis:

This course is designed for students who have successfully passed the B2 Exam or have met the exam requirement. Its main objective is to prepare students to be able to communicate about technical subject matter in English in a variety of formats. This will be practiced by examining the structure and style of writing in formal English and practicing via 3 different types of texts: an abstract, a short explanatory article, and a research article.

Requirements:

The course is designed primarily for students who have completed the B2 English course.

Syllabus of lectures:

A0B04OA Anglický odborný jazyk - učební plán

Materials available on Moodle

Week 1: Re-Introduction to Academic Writing in English

Vocabulary

Grammar

Style

Week 2: Paragraph & Argumentation

Qualities

Structures

Week 3: Editing and Rewriting

How to write a first draft

How to proofread

Week 4: Abstracts: Introduction

Purpose

Structure

Week 5: Abstracts: Practice

Writing

Peer feedback

Week 6: Explanatory Articles: Introduction

Purpose

Structure

Tone/register

Week 7: Explanatory Article: Practice

Writing

Peer feedback

Week 8: Research Articles: Introduction

Week 9: Research Articles: Literature Review & Methodology

Week 10: Research Articles: Results, Discussion, Conclusion

Week 11: Final Project: Research Article

Format discussion

Writing time

Week 12: Research Article (Completion)

Revision time

Text submission

Week 13: Spare Week

Week 14: Spare Week

Requirements for credit:

Academic Achievement - students are expected to:

-participate actively in class.

-work independently on home assignments.

-complete writing assignments.

Attendance - Students are allowed to be absent at most three times during the semester.

Requirements will be specified at the opening session.

Syllabus of tutorials:

A0B04OA Anglický odborný jazyk - učební plán

Materials available on Moodle

Week 1: Re-Introduction to Academic Writing in English

Vocabulary

Grammar

Style

Week 2: Paragraph & Argumentation

Qualities

Structures

Week 3: Editing and Rewriting

How to write a first draft

How to proofread

Week 4: Abstracts: Introduction

Purpose

Structure

Week 5: Abstracts: Practice

Writing

Peer feedback

Week 6: Explanatory Articles: Introduction

Purpose

Structure

Tone/register

Week 7: Explanatory Article: Practice

Writing

Peer feedback

Week 8: Research Articles: Introduction

Week 9: Research Articles: Literature Review & Methodology

Week 10: Research Articles: Results, Discussion, Conclusion

Week 11: Final Project: Research Article

Format discussion

Writing time

Week 12: Research Article (Completion)

Revision time

Text submission

Week 13: Spare Week

Week 14: Spare Week

Requirements for credit:

Academic Achievement - students are expected to:

-participate actively in class.

-work independently on home assignments.

-complete one writing assignment.

-complete one short presentation.

Attendance - Students are allowed to be absent at most three times during the semester.

Requirements will be specified at the opening session.

Study Objective:

to prepare students to be better able to communicate about technical subjects in English.

Study materials:

The set of teaching materials (texts and exercises) available at: http://jazyky.feld.cvut.cz/.

Note:

The course is not intended for students who have English as their native/official language.

Further information:
https://moodle.fel.cvut.cz/courses/A0B04OA
Time-table for winter semester 2024/2025:
Time-table is not available yet
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
Wed
Thu
roomT2:E1-103b
Stadnik E.
11:00–12:30
(parallel nr.101)
Dejvice haly
roomT2:E1-103b
Stadnik E.
12:45–14:15
(parallel nr.102)
Dejvice haly
Fri
The course is a part of the following study plans:
Data valid to 2025-03-17
For updated information see http://bilakniha.cvut.cz/en/predmet12553304.html