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Academic Communication in English - CCOC6961

Title:	Academic Communication in English
Guaranteed by:	Department of Languages and Medical Terminology 3FM CU (12-UCJA)
Faculty:	Third Faculty of Medicine
Actual:	from 2014 to 2015
Semester:	winter
Points:	2
E-Credits:	2
Examination process:	winter s.:
Hours per week, examination:	winter s.:0/30, C [HS]
Extent per academic year:	30 [hours]
Capacity:	unknown / unknown (7)
Min. number of students:	2
4EU+:	no
Virtual mobility / capacity:	no
Key competences:
State of the course:	taught
Language:	English
Teaching methods:	full-time
Teaching methods:	full-time
Level:

Guarantor:	Thomas Ownsby Secrest, M.Sc.
Classification:	Medicine > Auxiliary Subjects
Comes under:	AVSEOB-PVK-3 (ZÁPIS) AVSEOB-PVK-4 (ZÁPIS)
Attributes:	Modul IID

Examination dates Schedule

Annotation -

Last update: Tomáš Pajl (16.04.2014)

The course is aimed at foreign students who intend to develop their communicative skills in academic English, both written and spoken.

Aim of the course -

Last update: Tomáš Pajl (16.04.2014)

Course Objectives

This course is intended to develop English proficiency in the field of the academic communication in the sciences and medicine, with special attention devoted to professional usage. Classes will be used to develop and practice strategies which will enable students to read, understand, discuss and communicate academic information effectively and efficiently. On completion, students should feel more comfortable and confident in expressing themselves in English, particularly in academic settings. This increased comfort and confidence should extend to one-to-one conversations, lecture presentations, professional (peer) presentations, professional emailing, and E-Learning presentations. Additionally, it is hoped that, on completion, each student will feel that they have a broader and more complete knowledge of some of the new technologies which can be used to communicate in English; ranging from traditional chalk and board presentations, intended for small groups, all the way to global communication through mediums such as YouTube and web pages.

Literature -

Last update: Tomáš Pajl (16.04.2014)

Literature

1. How to give a good PowerPoint presentation (http://everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=1134342)

2. Giving effective PowerPoint presentations (http://sbinfocanada.about.com/cs/management/qt/powerptpres.htm)

3. How to prepare a PowerPoint presentation (http://www.clt.binghamton.edu/howppt03_files/frame.htm)

4. PowerPoint in the classroom

(http://www.actden.com/pp/)

5. How to loose an audience: 10 easy ways (http://presentationsoft.about.com/od/firststeps/p/lose_audience.htm

6. Top 10 most predictable PowerPoint mistakes (http://presentationsoft.about.com/od/powerpointtips/p/present_mistake.htm)

Teaching methods -

Last update: Mgr. Iveta Čermáková (07.10.2021)

practice

Requirements to the exam -

Last update: Tomáš Pajl (16.04.2014)

Requirements for assessment of study
Students will give an oral PowerPoint presentation in the class

80% presence and completion of class assignments (presentations).

Syllabus -

Last update: Tomáš Pajl (16.04.2014)

Sylabus
The topics and skills covered include writing of a CV, formal letters of different nature, oral presentation, analysis and writing of a research paper including a summary.

Entry requirements -

Last update: Tomáš Pajl (16.04.2014)

Prerequisite skills
? Intermediate level English or above
? Beginners knowledge of PowerPoint
? Strong desire to be creative in developing and presenting academic content