AJT_1 English for Engineering 1

Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
winter 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Karim Sidibe (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Libuše Turinská (seminar tutor)
Frederik De Feyter, MSc (assistant)
Mgr. Jitka Janoušková (assistant)
Mgr. Daniel Raušer (assistant)
Mgr. Petr Sádlo (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Libuše Turinská
Centre of language services – Faculty of Corporate Strategy – Rector – Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
Supplier department: Centre of language services – Faculty of Corporate Strategy – Rector – Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
Prerequisites
The knowledge of English language at B1 level. Recommended meeting the requirements of English language I and English language II
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives supported by learning outcomes
The aim of the subject is the acquisition of specific language skills and knowledge focused on technical English. The acquired productive and receptive skills are in accordance with the descriptor of B1+ level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, including the grammar rules. After the successful completion of the course, the student masters the language skills in order to: describe professionally oriented situations, express in an efficient way the main message of an idea or problem; talk professionally about given topics related to his or her field of study. Students are able to communicate and can take an opinion on the given matter. The student uses the professional vocabulary (with only a little hesitation and using periphrasis) his/her opinion within the scale of the given topics. The student is able to maintain the discussion on the current topics and to apply his/her knowledge in practice.
Learning outcomes
Student - has a command of a professional vocabulary related to their field of study - is able to look up specific information in professional literature in English - can create and give a presentantation on the topic related to their field of study - is able to describe a problem related to their field of study - can express their opinions and attitudes to a specific problem related to their field of study, only with some smaller grammar or lexical inaccuracies that do not hinder understanding
Syllabus
  • 1.Engineering as an important sector of national economy. Introduction to engineering 2.Technology andvance in historical context Materials and their properties 3.Chemical elements, substances, compounds and mixtures 4.Basic shapes 5.Physical units and standards of measurements 6. Numbers and counting 7. Tools 8. Hybrid cars, cars 9. Professional text - manufacturing technologies and management 10. Traffic signs and four-stroke engine 11. Robotics 12. Inventions 13. Robots
Literature
    recommended literature
  • MURPHY, R., Essential Grammar in Use. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2007. 319 s. ISBN 978-0-521-67543-7
  • FRONEK, J., Velký anglicko-český, česko-anglický slovník. Praha: Leda, 2007. 1523 s. ISBN 978-80-7335-114-4.
  • IBBOTSON, M., 2017. Professional English in Use. Engineering. Cambridge, CUP. ISBN:978-0-521-73488-2
    not specified
  • HOLLET, V. a J. SYDES, 2009. Tech Talk Intermediate, Student´s Book. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 120 s. ISBN 978-0-19-457541-6
  • Hollet, V., Sydes J. , Tech Talk Pre-intermediate, Oxford: OUP 2006, 126s. ISBN:-13: 9780194574587
  • Gálová, D. a kol. Angličtina pro strojírenské obory, Praha: Infromatorium 2008, 84 s. ISBN 978-80-7333-060-6
Forms of Teaching
Seminar
Tutorial
Consultation
Teaching Methods
Frontal Teaching
Group Teaching - Cooperation
Individual Work– Individual or Individualized Activity
Teaching Supported by Multimedia Technologies
E-learning
Student Workload
ActivitiesNumber of Hours of Study Workload
Daily StudyCombined Study
Semester exam - form of presentation11
Preparation for Seminars, Exercises, Tutorial1025
Preparation for the Final Test912
příprava na průběžné hodnocení - prezentace (in Czech)55
final test11
Attendance on Seminars/Exercises/Tutorial/Excursion268
Total:5252
Assessment Methods and Assesment Rate
Test – final 70 %
Presentation 30 %
Exam conditions
Final Test 70 % (0 – 70 points) and semester exam 30% (0-30). The final test requires the B1 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. Successful graduates of the course need to get totally at least 70 points (from both parts of tests).

Semester exam

Semester exam has a form of presentation - 30 % (i.e. 30 points)

Final test

Final test - 70 % (i.e. 70 points)

Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Teacher's information
Attendance in lessons is defined in a separate internal standard of ITB (Evidence of attendance of students at ITB). It is compulsory, except for the lectures, for full-time students to attend 70 % lesson of the subject in a semester.

Students with ISPs must complete a semester exam and final test and must announce the approved ISP no later than the second week of the instruction period. The semester exam will take place on a date agreed with the teacher. The date must be agreed with the teacher no later than two weeks before the end of the teaching period. In case of any questions, please contact the course guarantor

The course is also listed under the following terms summer 2021, winter 2021, winter 2022, winter 2023.
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