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English Language - GDAJ1
Title: Anglický jazyk
Guaranteed by: Section of Foreign Languages (16-16250)
Faculty: Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové
Actual: from 2025
Semester: both
Points: 0
E-Credits: 0
Examination process: written
Hours per week, examination: 0/14, Ex [HS]
Capacity: winter:unknown / unlimited (unknown)
summer:unknown / unknown (unknown)
Min. number of students: unlimited
4EU+: no
Virtual mobility / capacity: no
Key competences:  
State of the course: taught
Language: Czech
Teaching methods: full-time
Level:  
Note: course is intended for doctoral students only
enabled for web enrollment
you can enroll for the course in winter and in summer semester
Guarantor: Mgr. Zuzana Novická
Annotation -
The course aims to provide a solid foundation in professional English with the aim of supporting students in learning to write and express themselves in academic English. The course assesses and extends the core areas of B2/C1 grammar, focusing on standard language skills suitable for formal written English. The subject also provides a basic understanding of academic English phrases, the basics of correct professional terminology in the field of pharmacy and medicine, and the use of English in other areas of study. The subject addresses the diverse education of students with an effort to compensate for any deficiencies in their basic language skills.
Last update: Novická Zuzana, Mgr. (22.09.2025)
Course completion requirements -

The English Exam evaluates the language proficiency of postgraduate pharmacy students. It provides the assessment of all five language skills – listening, reading, writing, grammar, and speaking. All parts are compulsory. Both Listening and Reading sub-tests as well as Writing and Oral Exam are designed with the emphasis on communication in healthcare professional settings. Use of English sub-test assesses the ability to use grammatical forms and vocabulary. All sub-tests are developed within B2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).

I. Written Exam has three sub-parts and includes Listening Comprehension, Reading Comprehension, and Use of English.

II. Writing
The written documents must be submitted at least one week prior to the tutorial via email to the professor assigned to the candidate after the written exam. Student must attach the following:

1) Curriculum Vitae 
A standard CV is generally no longer than two A4 pages and contains contact details (full name and title, home address, mobile number and email address); profile (a concise statement highlighting key attributes, relevant achievements and skills, while expressing the candidate´s career aims); work experience (job title, name of the company, key responsibilities, length of stay); education (list and dates of all previous education activities including professional qualifications); skills and achievements (foreign languages, IT packages, key skills relevant to the job); relevant interests; references; publications.

2) Cover Letter
Student must write a sample cover letter outlining the candidate´s credentials and interest in the open position. 

3) Research Project An A4 description of the candidate’s research project containing the following: title, research overview, aim, methods and equipment; (desired) results; significance and conclusion.

4) Research presentation
The research presentation should include introduction, aim of the project, methods, equipment and instruments, results, and conclusion.
In general, 6 to 10 slides are of sufficient length.

5) Article
Student must submit a minimum 5-page scientific article closely related to the research project. It might be any scientific article taken from a journal or publication without the necessity of the candidate being the author or co-author.

III. Tutorial

The tutorial is compulsory and must take place at least one week prior to the oral exam. The purpose of the tutorial is to review the candidate´s tests (Listening Comprehension, Reading Comprehension, and Use of English sub-tests), and written documents (CV, Cover Letter, Research Project, and Research Presentation) as well as to discuss the conditions of the oral examination. 

III. Oral examination

The oral examination comprises the candidate´s Research Presentation and conversation on given topics. Topics for conversation might cover the following areas: • Summary of the submitted article • CV • Postgraduate studies • Scholarships and internships abroad • Conferences, posters, presentations, articles written/published • Research project and results achieved so far • Laboratory equipment • Plans for the student’s professional future

Last update: Novická Zuzana, Mgr. (22.09.2025)
Literature - Czech

Povinná:

  • MAY, PETER. Compact first : student's book without answer. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2013, 119 s. ISBN .
  • May, Peter. Compact first : workbook without answer. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2012, 43 s. ISBN 978-1-107-64902-6.

Doporučená:

  • DE CHAZAL, EDWARD MOORE, JULIE. Oxford EAP advanced/C1. : , 2013, 2 s. ISBN 978-0-19-400185-4.
  • EASTWOOD, JOHN. Oxford practice grammmar with answers. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999, 432 s. ISBN 0-19-431369-7.
  • YULE, GEORGE. Oxford practice grammar advanced : with answers. Oxford: Oxford Univ. Press, 2008, 280 s. ISBN 978-0-19-432754-1.
  • TRASK, R. L.. The Penguin guide to punctuation. London: Penguin Books, 1997, 162 s. ISBN 978-0-140-51366-0.
  • Moodle

Last update: prepocet_literatura.php (14.08.2025)
Syllabus -

English for Doctoral Students

Syllabus Overview
Winter Semester – Focus on basic grammar review and extension
1. Present tenses
a. Overview and practice of basic present tenses
2. Past tenses
a. Overview and practice of basic past tenses
3. Future tenses
a. Overview and practice of basic past tenses
4. Modal verbs
a. Functional approach to modal verbs and their use in technical and written forms
5. Verb patterns
a. Forming multiple verb constructions correctly
b. Considering differences in meaning and function
c. Functional uses in technical and formal written forms
6. Conditionals
a. Review of basic 1st, 2nd, and 3rd forms and functions
b. Functional approach to form and use of mixed conditional constructions
c. Conditional inversion for formal and written purposes
7. Articles
a. Review of basic functions
b. Importance of articles for clarity in writing and speaking



Summer Semester – Focus on complex English forms and standard writing constructions for formal texts


1. Reported speech
a. Indirect and Direct speech
b. Reported speech with reporting verbs
c. Impersonal reporting passive constructions for formal reporting
2. Relative clauses
a. Function and form in both speech and writing
b. Punctuation rules
c. Advanced relative clauses and subordination
3. Punctuation
a. Commas
b. Colons, semicolons
c. Dashes
d. Quotation marks and apostrophes
e. Punctuation according to style guides
4. Passive voice
a. Form and functions
b. Passive in scientific writing
c. Ditransitive passive constructions
5. Participle clauses
a. Form and functions
b. Varying sentence structure for style and effect
6. Inversion
a. Negative and limiting adverb inversion
b. Sentence level inversion and functions
7. Writing
a. Letters of application, CVs and other professional documents

Last update: Novická Zuzana, Mgr. (22.09.2025)
 
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