| Course title | Professional English |
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| Course code | KI/KOAN |
| Organizational form of instruction | Seminary |
| Level of course | Bachelor |
| Year of study | 2 |
| Semester | Winter and summer |
| Number of ECTS credits | 2 |
| Language of instruction | Czech |
| Status of course | Compulsory |
| Form of instruction | Face-to-face |
| Work placements | This is not an internship |
| Recommended optional programme components | None |
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| Course content |
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1. Introduction to the course, using dictionary, test 2. Describing objects, relative clauses, definitions 3. Describing process, passive voice 4. Computers and employment, new opportunities, types of infinitive, subject infintive structures 5. Basic facts about computers, making presentation, object infinitive structures 6. Connecting to the Internet, participle, gerund 7. Security on the Internet, complex sentences, cause and result 8. Future trends, purpose clause, infintive instead of a clause 9. Types of software, conditionals 10. Writing essay, avoiding repetition, pronouns, synonyms 11. Writing instructions, sequential verbs 12. Final test
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
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| Learning outcomes |
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The course is aimed at mastering specialist language in the field of Informatics and Computer Technologies. Students should gain good skills in understanding of spoken language and fluent speaking in situations they may encounter in their professional life, good orientation in technical texts. The course also aims at enhancing students' knowledge of grammar, great emphasis is laid on students' individual preparation.
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| Prerequisites |
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unspecified
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| Assessment methods and criteria |
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unspecified
Students are supposed to: - Take an active part in the language instruction. - Meet the requirements for writing assignments. - Deliver presentation on a selected technical topic and sit a test. Students are allowed to be absent three times during the semester. |
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| Study plans that include the course |
| Faculty | Study plan (Version) | Category of Branch/Specialization | Recommended semester | |
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| Faculty: Faculty of Science | Study plan (Version): - (A14) | Category: Informatics courses | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter |