English Language 2-2

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Department of Languages

Synopsis:

The course is designed for students attending the bachelor´s program Software Technologies and Management, who study English as a compulsory subject and whose knowledge of English corresponds to Level B1 in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). Students are supposed to reach Level B2. Course objective: The course focuses on consolidating communicative skills, covering selected topic-related technical texts and practising difficult grammar points.

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Syllabus of lectures:

SYLLABUS FOR ADVANCED ENGLISH - Y04A2L; A7B04A2L

Summer Term 2012/2013

Materials K 13104:

-Texts and Grammar (Available at http://jazyky.feld.cvut.cz/)

-English Grammar in Use; Raymond Murphy

Recommended materials:

-English Grammar in Use Supplementary Exercises; Murphy & Naylor

Week 1 Introduction, General Information

Writing: Note-Taking

Grammar: Relative Clauses

Week 2 Everyday Encryption

Writing: Paragraph Structure, Commonly Used Transitions

Grammar: Future Tenses

Week 3 Cheating the Search Engines

Writing: Summary

Grammar: -ing and -ed Clauses

Week 4 OpenGL

Writing: Abstract

Grammar: -ing / Infinitive Forms

Week 5 Web Content Management System

Grammar: Mixed Tenses

Revision for Midterm Test

Week 6 Midterm Test (60 minutes)

Grammar: Prepositions; Make - Do

Week 7 Midterm Test Evaluation

Listening

Week 8 Current Style in Graphic Design for the Web

Grammar: Object + Infinitive

Week 9 Database Models

Writing: Argumentation Paper

Grammar: Subject + Infinitive

Week 10 Wikipedia

Grammar: Linking Words; Articles (revision)

Week 11 Revision for Final Term Test

Grammar: Conditionals

Week 12 Final Term Test = zápočtový test

Week 13 Test Evaluation

Week 14 Zápočty

Requirements for „zápočet“

Academic Achievement - students are due to:

-Take an active part in the language instruction.

- Meet the requirements for writing assignments - Summary/Abstract, Argumentation Paper.

- Succeed in both the midterm and the final term tests with the success rate set at 70%.

- 80% and over in BOTH tests means ORAL EXAM ONLY (no written part).

Requirements will be specified by individual teachers during the first class of the term.

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Compulsory materials:

ESP for STM students, see http://jazyky.feld.cvut.cz/

Recommended:

English Grammar in Use, Raymond Murphy, CUP

Advanced Grammar in Use, Martin Hewit,CUP

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Further information:

http://jazyky.feld.cvut.cz/vyuka/A/A7B04A2L/

No time-table has been prepared for this course

The course is a part of the following study plans: