Course: English 4 (English for Specific Purposes)

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Course title English 4 (English for Specific Purposes)
Course code KBB/AN4
Organizational form of instruction Exercise
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Jahnová Jana, Mgr.
  • Brauner František, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Repeating of basic knowledge of spoken and written English obtained in secondary school. English grammar is repeated and developed using the textbook English Grammar in Use (Cambridge University Press), Raymond Murphy. The content of the textbook is supplemented by chemical terms (proteosynthesis, enzymes) and biological ones (gene engineering, GMO). The attention is paid to understanding the texts: reading and translation of scientific texts. Lessons include reading and analysis of current papers from international scientific journals e. g. Science, Nature etc. The students should be able to understand the text in whole context, analyse it, discuss it and give an overview.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
Learning outcomes
Improving of knowledge of basic spoken and scientific English.
Student is able to (after attending the course): - Read and translate scientific texts, orient in the text. - Understand the main line of the text, read it, analyse it and discuss it.
Prerequisites
unspecified
KBB/AN3

Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam

successful passing of written examination - obtaining of at least 60% of credit points
Recommended literature
  • Murphy R. English Grammar in Use. Cambridge University Press.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Molecular and Cell Biology (2021) Category: Biology courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer