Course objectives:
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The course is intended for upper-intermediate students of English. The aim of the course it to equip the students with the English language competencies they will need communicate independently and effectively in technically-oriented working environments 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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Credit requirements:
- The minimum passing score on the final test is 75%.
- During classes, students must actively demonstrate their knowledge and skills.
- Student's portfolio consists of the homework assigned: (1) an expository essay on a technical phenomenon or problem related to electrical engineering; (2) giving definitions of technical terms.
- Students must complete all additional tasks set by the course teacher.
Oral examination:
- The course ends with an oral examination in a form of a ten-minute presentation followed by a five-minute discussion. The topic of the presentation must be related to a student's field of study.
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Content
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1. Giving Presentations 1
2. Giving Presentations 2
3. Giving Presentations 3
4. UNITS 7.1 Prototypes; 7.2 Comparisons
5. UNITS 7.3 Products; 8.1 Theft
6. UNITS 8.2 Security; 8.3 Emergency; HW (self-study): Review UNIT D
7. Midterm test; UNIT 9.1 Proposals
8. UNITS 9.2 Definitions; 9.3 Contracts;
9. UNITS 10.1 Plans; 10.2 Reports;
10. UNITS 10.3 Methods; 11.1 Investigations; HW (self-study): Review UNIT E
11. UNITS 11.2 Reports; 12.1 Projects;
12. UNITS 12.2 Performance; 12.3 Innovations; HW (self-study): Review UNIT F
13. Final test
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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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Presentation preparation (report in a foreign language) (10-15)
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10
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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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40
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Total
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86
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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 passives of modals (e.g., should be done; have to be made) |
- to form and use the Past Simple tense |
- to write a sentence including a relative clause |
- to form and use the gerund |
- to form and use the present and past participles |
- to form and use the past passive |
- to form and use first conditional clauses |
- to make wh-questions |
- to identify the individual parts of an abstract |
- to form and use the Future Simple Tense |
- to form and use the Present Perfect Simple tense |
- to form and use the Present Progressive/Continuous tense |
- to form and use the Present Simple tense |
Skills - students are expected to possess the following skills before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
- to describe events that are currently in progress |
- to compare and contrast properties of objects in simple terms |
- to explain the aims of some activity and reasons why something is done |
- to give suggestions, safety precautions and warnings |
- to describe a sequence of events |
- to describe a function of a device |
- to list components a machine consists of |
- to give instructions on the use of a machine |
- to express cause and effect in simple terms |
- to describe completed past events |
- to discuss work safety |
- to talk about new technologies and recent developments in electrical engineering |
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 passive modals: may/might/could/must/should/ought (not) to have been done |
- to distinguish between direct and indirect questions |
- to form and use noun phrases containing hyphenated word combinations |
- to distinguish between the defining and non-defining relative clauses |
- to form more complex noun phrases using pre-/post- modifiers |
- to form and the third conditional |
- to form and use the past tense of modals |
- to analyze a structure of a spoken presentation |
Skills - skills resulting from the course: |
- to compare and contrast properties of objects using a variety of phrases |
- to explain technical principles to lay persons |
- to use analogies and rephrasing to provide additional explanations |
- to talk about security and safety in a workplace |
- to speculate about possibilities, impossibilities and probabilities in the past |
- to express regret |
- to give incident reports |
- to express degrees of agreement and disagreement |
- to make proposals, give suggestions and recommendations |
- to define a technical term |
- to describe a test method |
- to participate in a pre-contract discussion |
- to give test reports |
- to process data |
- to write an accident report |
- to write an abstract |
- to identify a problem and suggest a solution |
- to express necessity in the past |
- to evaluate their progress in English |
- to use complex phrasal verbs |
- to rephrase a conditional clause |
- to predict future trends in electrical engineering |
- to give a ten-minute presentation on the topic related to a student's field of study; to answer follow-up questions |
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 |
Oral exam |
Skills - skills achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Oral exam |
Test |
Skills demonstration during practicum |
Portfolio |
Competences - competence achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Oral exam |
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 |
Collaborative instruction |
Cooperative instruction |
Self-study of literature |
Discussion |
Skills - the following training methods are used to achieve the required skills: |
Practicum |
Multimedia supported teaching |
Cooperative instruction |
Collaborative instruction |
Individual study |
Discussion |
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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