712-0106/06 – English Language b/II (Ab/II)
| Gurantor department | Institute of Languages | Credits | 0 |
| Subject guarantor | Mgr. Zuzana Trawinská | Subject version guarantor | Mgr. Zuzana Trawinská |
| Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Compulsory |
| Year | 2 | Semester | winter |
| | Study language | Czech |
| Year of introduction | 2009/2010 | Year of cancellation | 2014/2015 |
| Intended for the faculties | FS | Intended for study types | Bachelor |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
Cambridge English for Engineering:
Technology 2:
The aim is to create a grounding of ESP language and developing it with respect to communication skills, i.e. reading, writing, speaking and listening with the output level B2 (full-time) and B1 (part-time) of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
Teaching methods
Tutorials
Summary
Cambridge English for Engineering:
The instruction focuses on further enriching the terminology necessary both for the communication in everyday situations and at work. Speaking, reading, listening and comprehension and writing are used to meet the set goals. A student is able to describe various jointing and fixing technique, describes design phases, types of drawings, is able to discuss about dimensions and precison. He resolves design problems, describes types of technical problem, assesses faults, their causes, suggests repairs and following maintenance.
Technology 2:
The instruction focuses on managing vocabulary, grammar a phrases within the set range and preparing for presentation. A student is able to assess advantages and disadvantages of generating alternative energy, describes parts of the plane, distinguishes forces affecting the plane during the flight, explains a principle of a hovercraft, describes design and technical conveniences of future buidings, talks about security at work, he/she is able to write a formal e-mail.
Compulsory literature:
Recommended literature:
Additional study materials
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
Credit test
E-learning
Other requirements
Working out of assigned written and oral tasks, active participation during tutorials.
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
Cambridge English for Engineering: Lekce 3.9 - 5.15
Portfolio 2008 (7 - 17)
1. Explaining jointing and fixing techniques
2. Describing positions of assembled components
3. Larry Walters´ story
4. Engineering design – working with drawings
5. Discussing dimensions and precision
6. Describing design phases and procedures
7. Resolving design problems
8. Describing types of technical problem
9. Assessing and interpreting faults
10. Describing the problems
11. Describing the causes of faults
12. The true story of Air Transat Flight 236
13. Discussing repairs and maintenance
14. Credit test
Technology 2: Lekce 5 - 8 od ZS 2013/2014
1. Sources of renewable energy
2. Past continuous vs. past simple
3. Wave energy, wind power and solar energy
4. Aeronautics: forces, parts of a plane and their functions
5. Making telephone calls and understanding technical details over the
phone
6. First and second conditionals
7. Earth homes
8. Obligation and necessity (modal verbs), instructions, health and
safety
9. Talking about engines
10. Compound adjectives and nouns
11. Comparatives and superlatives, writing reports
12. Presentations: body of a presentation
13. Writing effective emails
14. Credit test
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction