Technical English I (FSI-TEN1)

Academic year 2021/2022
Supervisor: Mgr. Jaroslav Trávníček  
Supervising institute: ÚJ all courses guaranted by this institute
Teaching language: English
Aims of the course unit:
The aim of the course is to teach the language skills needed by university students and company employees in a range of engineering branches.
Learning outcomes and competences:
Students will be made familiar with general vocabulary for the workplace, as well as grammar structures necessary for professional communication at upper-intermediate level.
Prerequisites:
The course is intended for students who are familiar with the language at intermediate level (CEF B1).

Links to other subjects:
compulsory prerequisite: English 4 [A4]
Course contents:
The course covers core language and skills that students need to communicate successfully in technical specialisations.
Teaching methods and criteria:
Language instruction as an extension of basic professional curriculum.
Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes:
To pass this course it is necessary, apart from active participation in the class and individual home preparation, to pass the credit test, which is divided into three parts written on pre-set dates throughout the semester. The maximum score is 50 points and in order to fulfil the credit requirements students must earn a minimum of 30 points. In case this benchmark is not achieved, there is a possibility for the student to resit the test.
Controlled participation in lessons:
Attendance at seminars is compulsory and is systematically checked by the teacher. Students are allowed to miss two seminars.
Type of course unit:
    Language exercise  13 × 2 hrs. compulsory                  
Course curriculum:
    Language exercise 1. Introduction, U1 - technical description, past tenses and questions revision
2. U1 - technical article, linking
3. U2 - function of a device, passive forms revision
4. U2 - describing properties, modal verbs
5. 1st semester test, U3 - expressing probability, automotive engineering text
6. U3 - note-taking, lecture, summarizing, linkers of contrast, relative clauses
7. U4 - engineering article, physics and mechanical vocabulary, phrasal verbs
8. U4 - instructions and feedback, conjunctions while/as
9. 2nd semester test, U5 - cause and effect links, describing a process
10. U5 - flow diagram, lecture, gerunds and nouns
11. U6 - degrees of certainty, plans, future forms
12. U6 - participating in a meeting, chairing a meeting
13. 3rd semester test
Literature - fundamental:
1. BONAMY, David. Technical English 4: Course Book and eBook. Second Edition. Harlow: Pearson Education, 2022. ISBN 978-1-292-42449-1.
Literature - recommended:
2. IBBOTSON, Mark. Professional English in Use: Engineering. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2009. ISBN 978-0-521-73488-2.
3. BRIEGER, Nick a Alison POHL. Technical English Vocabulary and Grammar. Andover: Heinle, Cengage Learning, 2002. ISBN 978-1-902741-76-5.
4. MURPHY, Raymond. English grammar in use: a self-study reference and practice book for intermediate learners of English : with answers. Fifth edition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2019. ISBN 978-1-108-45765-1.
The study programmes with the given course:
Programme Study form Branch Spec. Final classification   Course-unit credits     Obligation     Level     Year     Semester  
B-STI-A full-time study --- no specialisation -- Cr 0 Compulsory 1 2 W
B-STR-P full-time study STG Manufacturing Technology -- Cr 0 Compulsory 1 2 W
B-STR-P full-time study AIŘ Applied Computer Science and Control -- Cr 0 Compulsory 1 2 W
B-STR-P full-time study KSB Quality, Reliability and Safety -- Cr 0 Compulsory 1 2 W
B-STR-P full-time study SSZ Machine and Equipment Construction -- Cr 0 Compulsory 1 2 W
B-ENE-P full-time study --- no specialisation -- Cr 0 Compulsory 1 2 W
B-MAI-P full-time study --- no specialisation -- Cr 0 Compulsory 1 2 W
B-PDS-P full-time study --- no specialisation -- Cr 0 Compulsory 1 2 W
B-MET-P full-time study --- no specialisation -- Cr 0 Compulsory 1 2 W
B-ZSI-P full-time study STI Fundamentals of Mechanical Engineering -- Cr 0 Compulsory 1 2 W
B-ZSI-P full-time study MTI Materials Engineering -- Cr 0 Compulsory 1 2 W
B-FIN-P full-time study --- no specialisation -- Cr 0 Compulsory 1 2 W