Course objectives:
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The aim of the course it to teach students how to communicate effectively in technically-oriented working environments and equip them with language competencies at the B2 level according to the vocationally-oriented Common European Framework for Languages.
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Requirements on student
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- The minimum passing score on the final test is 75%.
- Student's portfolio consists of the homework assigned: (1) an oral description of a procedure or a manufacturing process; (2) a written description of a technical problem, including the explanation of its causes and possible consequences, and proposing a solution to this problem. OR: A description of the function and application of a device.
- Students must complete all additional tasks set by the course teacher.
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Content
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Week 1. Introduction, information on the course. 1.1 Eureka!
Week 2. 1.2 Smart wells; 1.3 Lasers
Week 3. 2.1 Spin-offs; 2.2 Specifications
Week 4. 2.3 Properties; How to Give a Presentation; HW (self-study): Review Unit A
Week 5. 3.1 Problems; 3.2 Solutions
Week 6. 3.3 Controls; Additional material: Autopilot
Week 7. 4.1 Shutdown
Week 8. 4.2 Overhaul; 4.3 Instructions; HW (self-study): Review Unit B
Week 9. 5.1 Causes; 5.2 Steps
Week 10. 5.3 Stages; 6.1 Risk
Week 11. 6.2 Crisis; 6.3 Projects
Week 12. Additional material: Car Safety; HW (self-study): Review Unit C
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Activities
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Fields of study
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Guarantors and lecturers
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Literature
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Time requirements
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All forms of study
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Activities
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Time requirements for activity [h]
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Contact hours
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26
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Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40)
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10
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Graduate study programme term essay (40-50)
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20
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Total
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56
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Prerequisites
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Knowledge - students are expected to possess the following knowledge before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
to form and use the past participle |
to identify suitable phrases for achieving good coherence of a text |
to form and use the Present Simple tense |
to identify the "to" infinitive |
to form and use the present participle |
to form and use the Past Simple tense |
to distinguish between formal and informal language |
to form and use the Present Perfect Simple tense |
to form the Past Progressive/Continuous tense |
to form and use the imperative for the second person singular and plural |
to form and use yes-no and wh- questions |
to form and use the Present Simple passive and the Past Simple passive |
to convert an active voice sentence into a passive voice sentence |
to specify the agent in passive sentences if this is necessary to make the sentence clear |
to form and use first conditional clauses |
to recognize and use modals in verb phrases |
to write a sentence including a relative clause |
to form the Future Simple tense |
Skills - students are expected to possess the following skills before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
- to describe simultaneous past actions |
- to desribe actions started in the past, but still occuring today |
- to describe the function of a device in simple terms |
- to describe materials´ properties using appropriate adjectives |
- to describe events that are currently in progress |
- to describe a simple procedure |
- to give simple warnings, commands and suggestions |
- to give instructions |
- to express cause and effect in simple terms |
- to describe completed past events |
- to skim and scan a text |
- to describe a graph |
- to describe a problem and suggest a simple solution to it |
- to compare and contrast properties of objects |
- to ask about any unknown sentence element in order to get the desired information |
- to describe future events in simple terms |
Competences - students are expected to possess the following competences before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
N/A |
Master´s study programme: Students communicate their specialist knowledge, skills and general competencies in at least one foreign language. |
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Learning outcomes
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Knowledge - knowledge resulting from the course: |
To form and use the Present Perfect Continuous/Progressive tense |
To replace the subject + passive verb in a sentence with the past participial phrase to achieve a better cohesion of two clauses with the same subject |
To identify phrases used in presentations |
To identify suitable phrases used to achieve good coherence of a text |
To form and use the Present Continuous/Progressive passive |
To distinguish phrasal verbs from nouns derived from them |
To form and use the Future Perfect Simple tense |
Skills - skills resulting from the course: |
To describe events started in the past, but being still in progress and probably continuing in the future |
To give a short presentation |
To replace a non-defining relative clause with the present participial phrase to achieve a better cohesion of two clauses with the same subject |
To use a diagram to describe a complex system |
To give instructions on simultaneous actions |
To describe a complex procedure or a manufacturing process |
To use skimming and scanning when reading vocationally-oriented texts |
To talk about future plans |
To talk about probable future events |
To describe actions completed before a specific time instant in the future |
To describe the principle, function and application of a device in several ways |
To take an active part in product design brainstorming |
To respond to suggestions |
To express various degrees of certainty |
To describe a complex problem, including its causes and consequences, and to propose a solution |
To give a complex command and recommendation |
To express prohibition and necessity |
To describe skills and abilities |
Competences - competences resulting from the course: |
N/A |
Master´s study programme: Graduates communicate their specialist knowledge, skills and general competencies in at least one foreign language. |
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Assessment methods
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Knowledge - knowledge achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Test |
Skills - skills achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Test |
Skills demonstration during practicum |
Portfolio |
Competences - competence achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Skills demonstration during practicum |
Portfolio |
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Teaching methods
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Knowledge - the following training methods are used to achieve the required knowledge: |
Practicum |
Multimedia supported teaching |
Cooperative instruction |
Self-study of literature |
Discussion |
Skills - the following training methods are used to achieve the required skills: |
Practicum |
Collaborative instruction |
Discussion |
Multimedia supported teaching |
Cooperative instruction |
Individual study |
Competences - the following training methods are used to achieve the required competences: |
Practicum |
Multimedia supported teaching |
Collaborative instruction |
Cooperative instruction |
Individual study |
Discussion |
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