712-1101/01 – English Language c/I for FAST (Ac/I-FAST)
Gurantor department | Institute of Languages | Credits | 2 |
Subject guarantor | Mgr. Zuzana Trawinská | Subject version guarantor | Mgr. Zuzana Trawinská |
Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Choice-compulsory |
Year | 1 | Semester | winter |
| | Study language | Czech |
Year of introduction | 2013/2014 | Year of cancellation | 2013/2014 |
Intended for the faculties | FAST | Intended for study types | Bachelor |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
The aim is to create a grounding of ESP language with respect to communication skills, i.e. reading, writing, speaking and listening with the output level B1-B2 (full-time) of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
Teaching methods
Tutorials
Summary
Technology 2:
The instruction focuses on managing vocabulary, grammar a phrases within the set range and preparing for presentation. A student talks about famous agricultural inventions, he/she is able to describe their functions, characterizes basic technologies for testing fruit, distinguishes constructions of bridges, discusses about properties of plastic.
Compulsory literature:
Recommended literature:
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
Credit test
E-learning
Translation of technical texts
Practice testing of technical terminology
E-learning
Other requirements
Active participation during tutorials, the completion of assigned written and oral tasks, chosen chapters from Technology 1, translation of technical texts. 80% attendance, min. test result: 65%.
Students are required to translate the given texts and learn new vocabulary based on them. Students will master both vocabulary and knowledge needed for their future careers. Teachers will check the progress by tests.
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
Technology 2: Units 1 - 4
1. Products and courses
2. –ing form and to infinitive
3. Presentations: ordering a presentation
4. Famous agricultural inventions
5. What is precision agriculture?
6. Special technologies for testing fruit
7. Presentations: beginning a presentation
8. Irrigation system in Africa and Asia
9. Bridges and tunnels
10. The passive
11. Properties of plastics
12. Presentations: reading graphs and charts
13. Packaging technology, writing memos
14. Credit test
Conditions for subject completion
Conditions for completion are defined only for particular subject version and form of study
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction