VŠTE:ATP_2 English for Civil Engineering - Course Information

ATP_2 English for Civil Engineering

Extent and Intensity

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

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Petr Sádlo (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Libuše Turinská (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Petr Sádlo
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

Timetable of Seminar Groups

ATP_2/X01: Sat 10. 4. 8:00–9:30 E5, 9:40–11:10 E5, 11:25–12:55 E5, Sat 22. 5. 8:00–9:30 E5, 9:40–11:10 E5, 11:25–12:55 E5, P. Sádlo
ATP_2/S01: Thu 9:40–11:10 E5, P. Sádlo
ATP_2/S02: Thu 13:05–14:35 A2, L. Turinská

Prerequisites

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
Continuous evaluation	10
Preparation for Seminars, Exercises, Tutorial	16	26
Preparation for the Final Test	26	26
Attendance on Seminars/Exercises/Tutorial/Excursion	26	26
Total:	78	78

Assessment Methods and Assesment Rate

Semester test 30 points - full-time students 30 %
on-line on IS VSTE through "ROPOT" - daily study programme 70 %
on-line on IS VSTE through "ROPOT" - combined study programm 100 %

Exam conditions

Full-time form of study:

Grading of the course both for full-time students: an exam during the semester, written test in the examination period. Successful graduates of the course have to get at least 70 points (from both parts together).

Continuous evaluation:

Semester test 30 %

Final test:

Final test using ROPOT in the IS (70 %)

Combined form of study:

Grading of the course both for part-time students: written test in the examination period. Successful graduates of the course have to get at least 70 points.

Final test:

Final test using ROPOT in the IS (100 %)

Language of instruction

Czech

Teacher's information

https://is.vstecb.cz/auth/el/5610/zima2014/ASP_2/index.qwarp
Lessons will be a combination of prerecorded videos and powerpoint presentations accessible in the IS during the semester (45 min) and online teaching (practising, reviewing, consultations - 45 min) via MS Teams, with both video and audio recording.

Attendance in lessons is defined in a separate internal standard of ITB (Evidence of attendance of students at ITB). It is compulsory, except of the lectures, for full-time students to attend 70 % lesson of the subject in a semester.

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