English (UNICERT ? advanced prep. course 2)

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Department of Languages

Synopsis:

CERTIFIED ENGLISH LANGUAGE COURSES

UNIcert® Certificate

- English for Civil Engineers and Architects, UNIcert® II (level B2)

The course is a follow-up course to the winter semester. It further extends the content of compulsory English courses by mastering professional language knowledge and skills necessary both in the university environment and in construction industry . It is designed for students of all degree programmes .

General information

- Enhance language skills useful for professional employment

- Focus on skills: scientific writing, presentation skills, reading comprehension and Use of English

- Current professional topics in the world of civil engineering

- After completing the two-semester course, it is possible to apply for the B2 level certified exam

The B2 level course is suitable for:

- PhD students and students already in the Bachelor's degree programme

- students who are going on a internship abroad

- future researchers

- prospective employees of foreign construction companies

- if you want to deepen and improve your professional English, you can take only one semester without taking the certificate

Requirements:

necessary B1+ language level in English

Syllabus of lectures:

This course is not a lecture but practical session:

Course code: 104XA1U

Duration: 3 hours / 1 semester

For more information see Outline and Syllabus of Exercises

Syllabus of tutorials:

UNICERT II Syllabus (SUMMER)

This course consists of 2 main parts:

1- Applied skills- paraphrasing/summarising/presenting in professional English

2- Presentation skills and professional English for Architects and CE

1- Applied skills

Utilizing learnt grammar features and academic vocabulary in semi-professional texts, videos and recordings.

1)Writing skills:

Layout and paragraphing

paraphrasing

Summarizing

2)Reading comprehension:

Multiple matching

Gap fill

Multiple choice

Paragraph matching

3)Listening comprehension:

Multiple matching

Gap fill

Multiple choice

Paragraph matching

4)Aspects of style:

register

connecting

hedging

nominalization

5)Speaking skills:

Argumentation

Ordering

Clarifying/ amending

paraphrasing

2- Presentation skills and Professional English

D)Sustainable Architecture and Engineering

2)Architecture and Indoor Environment

Indoor environment quality current problems & possible solutions

Residential buildings sustainable design principles & examples

2) Renewable Sources of Energy and Alternative Materials

Renewable and alternative sources of energy

Off-grid houses principles, solutions & examples

Building materials in terms of sustainability alternative and green materials

3) Building Services

Water management in buildings current approaches and possibilities

Smart solutions & technologies possibilities & examples

4) Urban Design

Smart cities principles & examples

Urban planning - heat islands, greenery and water management

Brownfields redevelopment

E)Civil Engineering - Structures and Technology

5) Transportation Engineering

Transportation Infrastructure roads, railways, bridges, harbours, airports

Use of concrete and steel in transportation engineering

Reconstruction and maintenance of road and railway Structures

6) Hydraulic and Offshore Structures

Dams and reservoirs architecture, structure, materials

Offshore structures issues and examples (oil rigs, artificial islands, etc.)

7) Technologies and Innovations

High rise buildings structures, materials & construction process

Innovative materials & technologies - 3D & 4D printing, permeable concrete, biomimetics etc.

F)Development of Architecture and Civil Engineering

8) History of Architecture

History of masonry structures

Most influential buildings of 19th & 20th century in terms of architectural and structural development

9) Restoration and Maintenance of Historical Buildings

Historical buildings in the Czech Republic renovation & maintenance, refurbishment & retrofitting

10) Modern Technologies and Approaches

Building information modelling (BIM)

Virtual reality and laser scanning in civil engineering

12)Into the Future

Space architecture space stations and space hotels, a long-term stay in space influence on human body

Mars and Moon colonies outer worlds colonisation related problems, architectural conceptions

Study Objective:

The aim of the course is to consolidate all the necessary skills in both academic and professional language; to promote students' ability to use the acquired knowledge in practice

Study materials:

Bibliography:

YULE, G., Oxford Practice Grammar Advanced, OUP 2015

PATERSON K., WEDGE R., Oxford Grammar for EAP, OUP 2017

CHAZAL de E., MOORE, J., Oxford EAP (Advanced), OUP 2017

IBBOTSON, M., Cambridge English for Engineering, CUP 2009

IBBOTSON, M., Professional English in Use, CUP 2009

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Further information:

https://departments.fsv.cvut.cz/k104/index.php/certifikat-unicert/

No time-table has been prepared for this course

The course is a part of the following study plans: