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Course, academic year 2024/2025
  
Academic English I - V834054
Title: Academic English I
Guaranteed by: Department of Languages (834)
Faculty: Central University Departments of UCT Prague
Actual: from 2024
Semester: winter
Points: winter s.:1
E-Credits: winter s.:1
Examination process: winter s.:
Hours per week, examination: winter s.:0/2, C [HT]
Capacity: unknown / 14 (unknown)
Min. number of students: unlimited
State of the course: taught
Language: Czech
Teaching methods: full-time
Level:  
Note: course can be enrolled in outside the study plan
enabled for web enrollment
Guarantor: Tomeš Martin Mgr.
Annotation -
The aim of this course is to enhance students’ language skills with a special focus on academic English. In addition, the course attempts to review and deepen the knowledge of grammar specific to professional English. The target level is C1, C1/C2 according to CERF (Common European Reference Framework).
Last update: Tomeš Martin (28.06.2024)
Course completion requirements -

Credit test - 70%

Attendance - 70%

Last update: Tomeš Martin (28.06.2024)
Literature -

MCCARTHY, Michael and Felicity O'DELL. Academic vocabulary in use: 50 units of academic vocabulary reference and practice: Self-study and classroom use. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008. ISBN 978-0-521-68939-7.

BRIEGER, Nick and Alison POHL. Technical English: Vocabulary and Grammar. Summertown Publishing.

CARGILL, Margaret and Patrick O'CONNOR. Writing scientific research articles: strategy and steps. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell, 2009. ISBN 978-1-4051-8619-3.

EVANS, Virginia. CPE use of English. Newbury: Express Publishing, 2014. ISBN 978-1-4715-1596-5.

HEWINGS, Martin and Chris SOWTON. Cambridge Academic English: An integrated skills course for EAP, Student's Book, B2 Upper-intermediate. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2012. ISBN 978-0-521-16520-4.

HEWINGS, Martin, Craig THAINE and Michael MCCARTHY. Cambridge Academic English: An integrated skills course for EAP, Student's Book, C1 Advanced. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2012. ISBN 978-0-521-16521-1.

KELLY, Keith. Science: Macmillan Vocabulary Practice Series. Oxford: Macmillan Publishers Limited, 2008. ISBN 978-0-2305-3506-0.

LANE, Sarah. Instant academic skills: A resource book of advanced-level academic skills activities. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2011. Cambridge copy collection. ISBN 978-0-521-12162-0.

VINCE, Michael. Macmillan English grammar in context: Advanced with key. Oxford: Macmillan, 2008. ISBN 978-1-4050-7054-6.

VINCE, Michael. Language practice for Advanced: English grammar and vocabulary: with key. 4th ed. London: Macmillan, 2014. ISBN 978-0-230-46381-3.

Last update: Fialová Jana (19.03.2024)
Teaching methods -

Lessons in the form of seminars.

Last update: Tomeš Martin (28.06.2024)
Syllabus -

1. What is special about academic English?; SVOMPT

2. English inorganic chemistry nomenclature

3. Key nouns in academic English

4. Articles; Irregular plural

5. Key quantifying expressions in academic English; Countable and uncountable nouns

6. Key verbs in academic English; Verb patterns

7. Subject-verb agreement; English tenses

8. Modality in academic English

9. Passive voice structures in academic English

10.Key adjectives and adverbs in academic English; Comparison and contrast

11.Time; Prepositional phrases in academic English

12.Graphs and diagrams

13.Presentation rules, grammar and language

14.Credit test

Last update: Tomeš Martin (28.06.2024)
Learning resources -

Materials prepared and/or recommended by the teacher and recommended literature.

Last update: Tomeš Martin (28.06.2024)
Learning outcomes -

Students will be able to use key vocabulary and grammar structures characteristic of academic English.

Last update: Tomeš Martin (28.06.2024)
Registration requirements -

No study prerequisites are required.

Last update: Tomeš Martin (28.06.2024)
Teaching methods
Activity Credits Hours
Účast na seminářích 1 28
1 / 1 28 / 28
 
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