| Course title | Communicating science 1 |
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| Course code | VCJ/AKP1 |
| Organizational form of instruction | Exercise |
| Level of course | Bachelor |
| Year of study | 2 |
| Semester | Winter and summer |
| Number of ECTS credits | 2 |
| 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 |
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| Course content |
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1. Personality tests, types of intelligence 2. The problems with pseudoscience: can we prove that astrology is not a science? 3. Inventions, technological breakthroughs and scientific revolutions 4. Darwin´s theory of evolution and Francis Galton´s misuse of statistics 5. Western medicine vs holistic healing: a false dichotomy? 6. The limits of science and the power of conspiracy theories
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
| Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Activating (Simulations, Games, Dramatization), Group work |
| Learning outcomes |
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The subject is a one-semester English course focused on communicating science and technology, including mathematics and informatics, physics, chemistry, biology, ecology, and Earth sciences. The aim of this course is to help students develop critical thinking, to build vocabulary, to reinforce grammar, reading, and listening skills, and to promote discussion on general and scientific topics. This course builds English proficiency on B2 level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
Improvement of English conversation skills on the B2 level according to the Common European Framework of Reference. |
| Prerequisites |
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A minimum language level in English of level B1-B2 of the Common European Framework for Languages is required.
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| Assessment methods and criteria |
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Oral exam, Student performance, Analysis of linguistic
To complete the course, students are required to actively participate in class. A maximum of two absences per semester is permitted. Successful completion of the oral exam. |
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| Study plans that include the course |
| Faculty | Study plan (Version) | Category of Branch/Specialization | Recommended semester | |
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| Faculty: Faculty of Science | Study plan (Version): Nanomaterial Chemistry (2026) | Category: Chemistry courses | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Science | Study plan (Version): Biophysics - Specialization in Molecular Biophysics (2026) | Category: Physics courses | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Science | Study plan (Version): Bioinorganic Chemistry (2026) | Category: Chemistry courses | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Science | Study plan (Version): Biochemistry (2026) | Category: Chemistry courses | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Science | Study plan (Version): Bioorganic Chemistry and Chemical Biology (2026) | Category: Chemistry courses | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Science | Study plan (Version): Biophysics - Specialization in General Biophysics (2026) | Category: Physics courses | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |