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Lecturer(s)
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Course 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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Learning activities and teaching methods
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E-learning, Collaborative instruction, Cooperative instruction, Students' self-study, Practicum
- Contact hours
- 26 hours per semester
- Graduate study programme term essay (40-50)
- 20 hours per semester
- Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40)
- 10 hours per semester
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| Knowledge |
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| 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 |
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| - 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 |
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| Master´s study programme: Students communicate their specialist knowledge, skills and general competencies in at least one foreign language. |
| learning outcomes |
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| Knowledge |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Master´s study programme: Graduates communicate their specialist knowledge, skills and general competencies in at least one foreign language. |
| teaching methods |
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| Practicum |
| Multimedia supported teaching |
| Cooperative instruction |
| Self-study of literature |
| Discussion |
| Skills |
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| Practicum |
| Collaborative instruction |
| Discussion |
| Multimedia supported teaching |
| Cooperative instruction |
| Individual study |
| Competences |
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| Practicum |
| Multimedia supported teaching |
| Collaborative instruction |
| Cooperative instruction |
| Individual study |
| Discussion |
| assessment methods |
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| Test |
| Skills |
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| Test |
| Skills demonstration during practicum |
| Portfolio |
| Competences |
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| Skills demonstration during practicum |
| Portfolio |
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Recommended literature
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Bonamy, D. Technical English 4. UK: Pearson Longman, 2013.
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Jacques, C. Technical English 4 Workbook with Key. UK: Pearson Longman, 2013.
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Murphy, Raymond. English grammar in use : with answers : a self-study reference and practice book for intermediate students of English. 3rd ed. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2004. ISBN 0-521-53289-2.
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