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Lecturer(s)
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Orsavová Jana, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1. How to present successfully 2. Language of academic and technical texts 3. Polymer materials 4. Polymer materials - minipresentations 5. Natural rubber, its sources and preprocessing 6. Polymer properties 7. Plastics and their presence in the ecosystems, PET bottle life cycle 8. Additives, Elastocoast 9. Thermosets, thermoplastics 10. Platics processing 11. Polymer testing 12. Vulcanization 13. Tire manufacturing 14. Presenting the student's own research
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming), Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book), Practice exercises, Teamwork, Analysis of a presentation, Individual work of students, Students working in pairs, Dealing with situational issues - learning in situations, E-learning
- Participation in classes
- 9 hours per semester
- Home preparation for classes
- 51 hours per semester
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| prerequisite |
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| Knowledge |
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| Precondition is English at B2 according to the Common European Framework of Reference. |
| Precondition is English at B2 according to the Common European Framework of Reference. |
| learning outcomes |
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| application of the specifics of technical language |
| application of the specifics of technical language |
| application of the range of vocabulary of the particular field of the study at the appropriate language level |
| application of the range of vocabulary of the particular field of the study at the appropriate language level |
| application of the formal structure of the professional presentation |
| application of the formal structure of the professional presentation |
| application of the formal structure for summarizing a professional text |
| application of the formal structure for summarizing a professional text |
| application of the critical distinction between the credibility of literary sources |
| application of the critical distinction between the credibility of literary sources |
| Skills |
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| can write comprehensible detailed texts on a large number of topics, convey information, defend opinions |
| can write comprehensible detailed texts on a large number of topics, convey information, defend opinions |
| can distinguish and use a suitable register within their field of study |
| can distinguish and use a suitable register within their field of study |
| can analyze the content of a professional text within their study specialization |
| can analyze the content of a professional text within their study specialization |
| can master the language skills of reading, writing, listening and speaking at B2 language level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Language 2020 |
| can master the language skills of reading, writing, listening and speaking at B2 language level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Language 2020 |
| can express acquired knowledge of the field according to the enrolled study programme in English |
| can express acquired knowledge of the field according to the enrolled study programme in English |
| teaching methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book) |
| Practice exercises |
| Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book) |
| Practice exercises |
| Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming) |
| Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming) |
| Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing) |
| Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing) |
| Students working in pairs |
| Students working in pairs |
| Dealing with situational issues - learning in situations |
| Dealing with situational issues - learning in situations |
| Individual work of students |
| Individual work of students |
| Teamwork |
| Teamwork |
| Analysis of a presentation |
| Analysis of a presentation |
| E-learning |
| E-learning |
| assessment methods |
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| Text analysis |
| Text analysis |
| Analysis of the student's performance |
| Analysis of the student's performance |
| Systematic observation of the student |
| Written examination |
| Analysis of the student's language performance |
| Analysis of the student's language performance |
| Systematic observation of the student |
| Written examination |
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Recommended literature
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Vlastní materiály.
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Brieger, Nick. Technical English : vocabulary and grammar. 1st pub. Oxford : Summertown Publishing, 2002. ISBN 1-902741-76-5.
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Glendinning, E.H., Lansford, L, Pohl, A. Oxford English for Careers: Technology for Engineering & Applied Sciences. 2013. ISBN 9780194569712.
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Murphy, R. English Grammar in Use. Cambridge, 2003. ISBN 0-521-5293-X.
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Powell, M. Dynamic Presentations. Cambridge, 2010. ISBN 9780521150040.
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