Course: English

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Course title English
Course code CJP/PHK39
Organizational form of instruction Lesson
Level of course Doctoral
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 10
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Jelínková Jaroslava, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Lorenc Vladimír, Mgr.
  • Procházková Zuzana, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Text documents for examination: a) professional Curriculum Vitae (see. eg. web EU - Europass CV) b) annotation PhD thesis or a thesis in the given foreign language (1,800 characters with spaces equivalent to one norm-page at the minimum) c) extensively studied coherent professional text or a set of scientific texts in the given foreign language of 200 pages at minimum related to the content to the dissertation (may consult with the guarantor).

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified, unspecified
  • unspecified - 30 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The student is capable of professional communication in the language across all language skills (reading comprehension, written presentation, speaking and listening).

Prerequisites
The student masters the foreign language at least at level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
The student is capable of professional communication in the language across all language skills (reading comprehension, written presentation, speaking and listening). Exam procedure: a) oral presentation of personal professional and academic development of the doctoral student, b) oral presentation of the dissertation project supported by power-point presentation prepared in the given foreign language (PWP presentation of about 10 - 15 slides) c) discussion related to the research work as part of the doctoral project. d) brief verbal annotation of the content of the presented professional text in the foreign language, e) reading and oral translation of a randomly chosen sequence of the professional text (maximum 1 page) - board member pics the section to be translated.
Recommended literature
  • Janice de Haaff a kol. Academic English.
  • Jelínková, J. Odborný text 3x jinak - inovativně, intuitivně, interaktivně. Anglický jazyk.. ˇustí n. Labem, UJEP, 2019.
  • McCarthy & O´Dell, Felicity. Academic vocabulary in use. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press., 2008.
  • MURPHY, R. English Grammar in Use. Cambridge University Press, 2006. ISBN 0-521-53289-2.


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