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Lecturer(s)
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Course content
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1. Eye tracking. 2. Galileo. 3. Web application for weather forecast. 4. Web application for transport analysis. 5. Map based applications for Android. 6. National web portals / atlases. 7. 3D visualization. 8. Navigation systems for mobile phones. 9. Sport applications. 10. Location Based Services. 11. New satellites. 12. Geoweb 2.0, Mushups, Online GIS, Web based GIS. 13. Laser-scanning.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Group work
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Learning outcomes
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The aim of the VCJ/ATPG2 course is to develop English vocabulary related to geoinformatics and to improve oral communication skills in English through short presentations. Students select a topic from those provided for the summer semester (in the Files section of MS Teams) and present it in the form of an interactive presentation, a discussion, "micro-teaching," or a game-based activity. The course develops language skills at the B2 level.
Aquisition of specific terminology on the B2 level according to the Common European Framework of Reference.
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Prerequisites
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Students must have a minimum language level in English of level B1+ of the Common European Framework for Languages.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Oral exam, Written exam
To successfully complete the course, students must score at least 70% on the credit test, pass the final exam, and actively participate in class. The final grade is then determined based on the scores from the oral presentation and the written test. A maximum of 2 absences per semester is permitted. Combined study students are fully exempt from class attendance and prepare individually or through consultations arranged with the instructor with whom they are enrolled. To pass the course, students must score at least 70% on the written test. To pass the exam, these students must successfully deliver one 10-minute presentation from the list of presentation topics (in the MS Teams Files) and prepare an educational or game-based activity to accompany this presentation. The final exam grade is then determined based on the oral presentation and the written test. The written test consists of two parts. The first part is a listening exercise based on episodes from the Geospatial Revolution video series produced by Pennsylvania State University. Students listen and fill in the blanks in the text. The episodes are as follows: Food Deserts, Portland (an Interactive City), Monitoring a Changing Climate, Serving and Protecting - Police Work, Powering Business - UPS Company. The second part is a vocabulary test, which can be accessed via the link in the MS Teams Files. In the summer semester, pages 26 through 52 are tested. Students read the definition of a word in English and fill in the required word in the sentence.
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Recommended literature
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Redman, S. (2017). English Vocabulary in Use Pre-Intermediate and Intermediate.
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