VŠTE:ATP_2 English for Civil Engineering - Course Information

ATP_2 English for Civil Engineering I

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Petr Sádlo (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Daniel Raušer (assistant)
Mgr. Karim Sidibe (assistant)
Mgr. Věra Sládková (assistant)
Mgr. Libuše Turinská (assistant)

Guaranteed by

Ing. Jaroslav Staněk, DiS.
Lifelong learning Centre – Directorate of Study Administration and Lifelong Learning – Vice-Rector for Study Affairs – 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

Timetable of Seminar Groups

ATP_2/CCV: Sun 11. 11. 9:40–13:50 D617, Sun 18. 11. 9:40–13:50 D617, P. Sádlo

Prerequisites

OBOR(CAP)
Recommended meeting the requirements of the subjects ATP_1.

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is offered to students of any study field.

Course objectives supported by learning outcomes

The aim of the subject is the acquisition of the professionaly focused language skills and knowledge. 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 idea; - talk about a given topics. The student is 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 the periphrastic forms) 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. a,ENGINEERING - AN IMPORTANT SECTOR OF THE NATIONAL ECONOMY b,User's Manual 2. a,TECHNOLOGY ADVANCES IN A HISTORICAL CONTEXT b,Safety 3. a,STRUCTURE OF AN INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISE b,Instructions 4. a,MANAGEMENT OF A SELECTED ENGINEERING PLANT b,Non-Renewable Energy Resoures 5. a,WORK SAFETY IN A FACTORY b,Renewable Resources 6. a,LOOKING FOR WORK IN AN INDUSTRIAL COMPANY b,IT - Hardware 7. a,STATISTICS OF AN INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISE; THE DESCRIPTION AND INTERPRETATION OF GRAPHS b,IT - Software 8. a,WORKING WITH CURRENT PROFESSIONAL TEXTS FROM THE FIELD OF ENGINEERING; THE TRAINING IN PROCESSING TEXTS AND DETAILED UNDERSTANDING, STUDENT PRESENTATIONS b,IT - Terminology 9. a, PROFESSIONAL TEXT - MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT b,Environment - European Policy 10. a,PROFESSIONAL TEXTS - FOUNDRY TECHNOLOGY b,Environment - Electronic waste 11. a,TECHNICAL ORAL COMMUNICATION b,Kinds of Industries 12. a,TECHNICAL WRITTEN COMMUNICATION b,In a Company 13. a,ENGINEERING FAIR – THE PRESENTATION OF ENGINEERING COMPANY PRINCIPLES b,Revision

Literature

required literature
• Gálová, D. a kol. Angličtina pro strojírenské obory, Praha: Infromatorium 2008, 84 s. ISBN 978-80-7333-060-6

recommended literature
• MURPHY, R., Essential Grammar in Use. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2007. 319 s. ISBN 978-0-521-67543-7
• BÜRGER, J., Velký ekonomický slovník anglicko-český, česko-anglický. Plzeň: Fraus, 2007. 1312 s . ISBN 978-80-7238-639-0.

Forms of Teaching

Seminar
Tutorial
Consultation

Teaching Methods

Frontal Teaching
Group Teaching - Cooperation
Partner Teaching
Individual Work– Individual or Individualized Activity
Teaching Supported by Multimedia Technologies
E-learning

Student Workload

Activities	Number of Hours of Study Workload
	Daily Study	Combined Study
Preparation for Seminars, Exercises, Tutorial	20	27
Preparation for the Final Test	32	15
preparation for an oral presentation	5
Attendance on Seminars/Exercises/Tutorial/Excursion	26	10
Total:	83	52

Assessment Methods and Assesment Rate

Test – final 70 %
Presentation 30 %

Exam conditions

Grading of the course: Presentation: maximum 30% (0-30 points) Final Test: maximum 70% (0-70 points) To complete the course successfuly you have to get at least 70 points.

Language of instruction

Czech

Teacher's information

https://is.vstecb.cz/auth/el/5610/zima2014/ASP_2/index.qwarp

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