Academic English II - V834055
Title: Academic English II
Podoba výuky: practicals
Guaranteed by: Department of Languages (834)
Faculty: Central University Departments of UCT Prague
Actual: from 2024 to 2025
Počet semestrů výuky: 1
Semester: summer
Points: summer s.:1
E-Credits: summer s.:1
Examination process: summer s.:
Hours per week, examination: summer s.:0/2, C [HT]
Capacity: unknown / 14 (unknown)
Maximální kapacita předmětu: unlimited
Min. number of students: unlimited
State of the course: taught
Language: Czech
Teaching methods: full-time
Level:  
Enroll for the course repeatedly: - / - / - / 9
Note: course can be enrolled in outside the study plan
enabled for web enrollment
Guarantor: Tomeš Martin Mgr.
Examination dates   
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 -

Obligatory:

  • O'Dell, Felicity, and Michael McCarthy . Academic Vocabulary in Use. Cambridge: Cambridge, 2016, s. ISBN 978-1-107-59166-0.

Recommended:

  • Jaques, Christopher. Technical English.. Harlow: Pearson, 2011, 80 s. s. ISBN 978-1-4082-6800-1.

Last update: Tomeš Martin (18.06.2026)
Teaching methods -

Lessons in the form of seminars.

Last update: Tomeš Martin (28.06.2024)
Syllabus -

1. Revision - English for engineers 1; Word formation

2. English organic chemistry nomenclature

3. Participles; Relative clauses

4. Punctuation

5. Reporting what others say

6. Describing research methods, problems, situations and changes

7. Signal words and other linkers

8. Cause and effect; Causation; Linkers of purpose

9. Making connections

10.Analysis of results

11.Summary and conclusion

12.Organising your writing; Text structure

13.Frequent errors; False friends; Top-heavy passive structures

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