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English Language c/IV for USP (intermediate)

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Course Unit Code712-2248/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated2 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Optional
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredSummer Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
LAN20Mark Landry
SLA14Mgr. Karolina Slamová, Ph.D.
CHU01Mgr. Gabriela Chudašová
WLO74Mgr. Andrea Wlochová, Ph.D.
JUR21Mgr. Radka Juříčková, Ph.D.
PEL12Mgr. Barbara Kratochvílová
ZUB0006Mgr. Pavla Zubková
SMU0007Mgr. Kateřina Smutná
TRA0015Mgr. Zuzana Trawinská
ZAP0042Mgr. Andrea Zapletalová
PRE0053Ing. Radim Pretsch
SPU0044Mgr. Kateřina Spurná
SWI0018Mgr. Eva Swiechová
MAT0433Mgr. Gabriela Matyášková, Ph.D.
Summary
The lessons focus on mastering the lexicon, grammar, and phraseology within the given scope. Students will acquire complex language skills, they will be able to use terminology related to the course topics, so that they will be able to apply them once they are working as managing professionals within an international working environment.
Students will learn to express themselves concisely and accurately on technical issues using appropriate language forms and they will get familiar with the procedures for preparing a test report and discussing it at a meeting. Students will also learn how to process and use raw data as a source for preparing investigative reports and will become familiar with communication strategies used in crisis situations.
During the course, students will also prepare a ten-minute presentation on a field-related topic, which they will present to their classmates.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
The aim of the course is to deepen general language knowledge and to create the foundations of professional English within all language skills, i.e. speaking, writing, reading and listening with the output level of B2-C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).
Course Contents
Technical English 4: Units 10-11

1.Technical writing
2. Test reports
3. Briefing documents
4. Revision
5. Raw data for reports
6. Investigative reports
7. Conditionals
8. Communication in crisis
9. Writing an abstract
10. Revision
11. Students’ presentations
12. Students’ presentations
13. Credit test

Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
Bonamy, David: Technical English 4 Course Book and eBook, 2nd Edition. Pearson, 2022. ISBN: 9781292424491.
Bonamy, David: Technical English 4 Course Book and eBook, 2nd Edition. Pearson, 2022. ISBN: 9781292424491.
Recommended Reading:
MURPHY, Raymond. English Grammar in Use. 5th edition. Cambridge: CUP, 2019.
Mobilní aplikace: English Grammar in Use (iOS & Android)
Mobilní aplikace: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary (OALD9)

MURPHY, Raymond. English Grammar in Use. 5th edition. Cambridge: CUP, 2019.
Mobilní aplikace: English Grammar in Use (iOS & Android)
Mobilní aplikace: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary (OALD9)

Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Tutorials
Assesment methods and criteria
Tasks are not Defined