Courses – Fakultet tehničkih nauka u Novom Sadu

Subject: English Language - Elementary (17.EJ01L)

Native organizations units: Department of Fundamentals Sciences

Type of studies	Title
Undergraduate Academic Studies	Postal Traffic and Telecommunications (Godina: 1, Summer)
Undergraduate Academic Studies	Civil Engineering (Godina: 1, Summer)

General information:

Category	Academic-general educative
Scientific or art field	Anglistika i jezik struke
Interdisciplinary	No
ECTS	2

Educational goal:

Mastering English language essentials: pronunciation of English sounds, adoption of vocabulary related to everyday situations, mastering the basics of English language morphology and syntax. In addition, adoption of vocabulary and grammatical constructions necessary for professional communication.

Educational outcome:

Students are capable of using both oral and written English language in simple everyday situations as well as professional environment.

Course content:

Use of articles, nouns (plural), adjectives (types, possessive adjectives, comparison), pronouns (personal and possessive), auxiliary verbs (be, do, have), modal verbs. Construction and use of tenses (Present Simple, Present Continuous, Present Perfect, Past Simple, future forms. Interrogative and negative forms. Vocabulary related to daily topics: introductions, family, leisure time, business, food and drink, naming and describing daily objects, describing people and places, etc. In addition, the use of passive forms, modal verbs and technical words and expressions.

Teaching methods:

Communicative method is used since the objectives and content are directed towards communication, which is very complex. Emphasis is on students` communication with the teacher and among themselves, and on equal development of all language skills.

Literature:

Authors	Title	Year	Publisher	Language
Coe, N., Harrison, M., Paterson, K.	Oxford Practice Grammar - Basic	2006	Oxford University Press, Oxford	English
Grupa autora	Oxford English - Serbian Students Dictionary	2006	Oxford University Press, Oxford	English
Soars, J., Soars, L.	New Headway Elementary	2002	Oxford University Press	English
Glendinning, E.	Oxford English for Careers. Technology 1	2007	Oxford University Press, Oxford	English