Course detail
English 4 for Combined Type of Study
FSI-A4K Acad. year: 2016/2017 Summer semester
The course is intended to teach English as a foreign language at general level. Also deals with ESP. It is focused on practical, everyday communication for the international workplace.
Language of instruction
English
Number of ECTS credits
6
Supervisor
Department
Learning outcomes of the course unit
Students will be made familiar with general vocabulary for the workplace, as well as grammar structures for everyday communication at pre-intermediate level.
Prerequisites
Course is intended for students within the combined study programmes who are familiar with the language at elementry level. They are expected to have the knowledge and skills corresponding secondary school courses and successfully completed the course A3K. It follows up on the grammar and vocabulary learnt.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
The course is intended for the combined form of study, indivudual work of students is directed by lectures and exercises taught en bloc.
Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes
Course-unit credit is awarded on condition of having attended the seminars actively, worked out assigned tasks and passed a credit test. In case the benchmark of 60% is not achieved, there is a possibility for the student to resit the test. Finally, students' work in the e-learning support of the course is also reflected in the overall course assessment. Exam has a written and an oral part (80 and 20 points). The scope corresponds to the pre-intermediate level and the courses A3K-A4K. The aim of the examination is to prove student's knowledge and skills. The student is expected to use the language as an independent user.
Aims
The aim of the course is to equip students for real-life tasks that arise in a wide range of technical occupations.
Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences
Attendance at seminars is systematically checked by the teacher. Absence may be in justified cases compensated for by the agreement with the teacher.
The study programmes with the given course
Programme B3S-K: Engineering, Bachelor's
branch B-KSB: Quality, Reliability and Safety, compulsory
Type of course unit
Guided consultation
13 hours, compulsory
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
1. U6: Comparisons. Talking about cities. Telephoning. At a hotel.
2. U7: Present perfect, Past simple. Talking about changes and trends. Presentations. Job interviews.
3. U8: Modals. Career paths. Meetings. Invitations and offers.
4. U9: Past continuous, past simple. Emails. Making suggestions.
5. U10: Will. Zero and first conditionals. Gerunds and infinitives. Indirect questions.
6. Revision.
7. Credit test.