Faculty of Technical Sciences

Subject: English language - intermediate (17.EJ2Z)

Native organizations units: Department of Fundamentals Sciences
General information:
 
Category Academic-general educative
Scientific or art field Anglistika i jezik struke
ECTS 3

Knowledge about the basics of English for Specific Purposes related to students’ future profession. Students read a selection of engineering and scientific texts covering different areas of computing and control engineering in order to learn professional terms in accordance with definitions, classifications, terms and notions adopted by contemporary European and international standards. The knowledge of the English language is expanded by including new vocabulary, compounds, use of prefixes and suffixes, grammatical and syntax structures characteristic of English for specific purposes in this area.

Students acquire enough knowledge and skills to use professional English in simple communication with clients, colleagues and employers.

A selection of texts from professional engineering areas. Systematization of verb tenses, conditional sentences, direct and indirect speech, passive.

Teaching is done using communicative method of language learning. After a short introduction about a topic, the students read the text and find new words in a dictionary. This is followed by a discussion about the topics mentioned in the text and the conclusions offered there. A part of the class is devoted to learning and practicing new vocabulary through oral and written exercises as well as to revision and expansion of knowledge related to certain grammar structures. Students are encouraged to communicate in English through group discussions and pair work.

Authors Title Year Publisher Language
Soars, J., Soars, L. New Headway English Course Pre-Intermediate 2000 Oxford University Press, Oxford English
Coe, N., Harrison, M., Paterson, K. Oxford Practice Grammar - Basic 2006 Oxford University Press, Oxford English
Glendinning, E.H., McEwan, J. Basic English for Computing 2002 Oxford University Press, Oxford English
Course activity Pre-examination Obligations Number of points
Test Yes Yes 10.00
Test Yes Yes 10.00
Test Yes Yes 10.00
Oral part of the exam No Yes 30.00
Written part of the exam - tasks and theory No Yes 40.00

Foreign Language Lecturer Zivlak Jelena

Nastavnik stranog jezika

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Foreign Language Lecturer Katić Marina

Nastavnik stranog jezika

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