Courses – Fakultet tehničkih nauka u Novom Sadu

Subject: English Language Intermediate (17.EJ03Z)

Native organizations units: Department of Fundamentals Sciences

Type of studies	Title
Undergraduate Academic Studies	Postal Traffic and Telecommunications (Godina: 2, Winter)
Undergraduate Academic Studies	Information Engineering (Godina: 1, Winter)
Undergraduate Academic Studies	Mechanization and Construction Engineering (Godina: 2, Winter)
Undergraduate Academic Studies	Clean Energy Technologies (Godina: 2, Winter)
Undergraduate Academic Studies	Scene Architecture, Technique and Design (Godina: 4, Winter)
Undergraduate Academic Studies	Graphic Engineering and Design (Godina: 2, Winter)
Undergraduate Academic Studies	Traffic and Transport Engineering (Godina: 2, Winter)

General information:

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

Educational goal:

Further improvement of English vocabulary through expansion of acquired vocabulary and adoption of more complex sentence structures adequate to the purpose and the situation in which the language is used. Expanding the vocabulary with terms that are not related only to the immediate surrounding. Developing the ability to express thoughts and feelings more precisely and clearly.

Educational outcome:

Students are able to use language knowledge and skills in different life situations using adequate vocabulary and sentence structures. Students are able to adjust their style and register expression to some extent, depending on the situation. Students are able to read more complex texts and interpret and comment on ideas presented in them.

Course content:

Vocabulary related not only to immediate surrounding, but a number of abstract terms. Text reproduction from various sources, written in a variety of styles and registers. Word formation related to the construction of abstract nouns, expressing the subject, construction of adverbs, the use of negative prefixes, etc. The use of Passive voice. The use of Conditional Sentences (First, Second and Third Conditional). Systematization of the use of tenses.

Teaching methods:

The emphasis is placed on the student activities during the class, their interaction with the teacher and between themselves. The communicative approach is used in the foreign language courses.

Literature:

Authors	Title	Year	Publisher	Language
Grupa autora	Oxford English - Serbian Student Dictionary	2006	Oxford University Press, Oxford	English
Soars, J., Soars, L.	New Headway English Course Intermediate	2000	Oxford University Press, Oxford	English
Eastwood, J.	Oxford Practice Grammar - Intermediate	2006	Oxford University Press, Oxford	English