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STUDY PLANS
2024/2025

Introduction to English for Specific Purposes 1

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Code Completion Credits Range Language
04APU1 Z 2 2S Czech
Relations:
In order to register for the course 04APU2, the student must have received credit for the course 04APU1 in a previous semester.
Course guarantor:
Jana Kovářová
Lecturer:
Tutor:
Jana Kovářová
Supervisor:
Department of Humanities and 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.

It brings vocabulary and functions typical of ESP and it introduces student to basic mathematics and information technology terms.

Requirements:

Solid entrance competence and good foundations of the English language of at least B1 level 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 and lexis. Transforming visuals, various types of descriptions, working with information 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] E.Glendenning, J.McEwan, Oxford English for Information Technology, Oxford University Press, latest edition

[2] materials prepared by the Department (KHVJ), avaiable at the Department and websites of teachers

Recommended references:

[3] materials prepared by the Department

[4] materials from the Internet

[5] dictionaries

Teaching aids:

language classroom, audiovisuals, PC lab

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
Wed
Thu
roomTR:101
Kovářová J.
12:00–13:50
(parallel nr.101)
Trojanova 13
Fri
Time-table for summer semester 2024/2025:
Time-table is not available yet
The course is a part of the following study plans:
Data valid to 2025-02-10
For updated information see http://bilakniha.cvut.cz/en/predmet6351606.html