Course: English in Food Technology

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Course title English in Food Technology
Course code CJV/TE8AP
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study 1
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Orsavová Jana, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Vidomusová Hana, Mgr.
Course content
1. Basic grammatical structures 2. Language of technical texts 3. Language of presenting in English 4. Chocolate - history, its production, fair trade 5. Coffee - history, processing; how caffeine works 6. Food engineering 7. Genetic engineering 8. Processed and ultra-processed food 9. How the diet affects our health 10. Biomolecules 11. Food additives 12. Sugar and its effects 13. Vitamins 14. Presentation of student's own research

Learning activities and teaching methods
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 - 28 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 32 hours per semester
learning outcomes
Knowledge
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
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
Recommended literature
  • Vlastní e-learningové materiály. .
  • Glendinning, E.H., Lansford, L, Pohl, A. Oxford English for Careers: Technology for Engineering & Applied Sciences. 2013. ISBN 9780194569712.
  • Mark Ibbotson. Cambridge English for Engineering. Cambridge, 2025. ISBN 9780521715188.
  • Powell, M. Dynamic Presentations. Cambridge, 2010. ISBN 9780521150040.


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