Individual course details | ||||||||||
Study programme | A B C M | |||||||||
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Nature and level of studies | ||||||||||
Name of the course | ENGLISH LANGUAGE 2 (English through science) | |||||||||
Professor (lectures) | Ljiljana Poša | |||||||||
Professor/associate (examples/practical) | Ljiljana Poša | |||||||||
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ECTS | 4 | Status (required/elective) | ||||||||
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Aims of the course | Understanding and using the content of media production in English language for personal interest or professional needs (books, newspapers and magazines, Internet ...) | |||||||||
Learning outcomes | Understanding general meaning and specific details in
written texts about scientific topics Summarizing and interpreting information from different texts and sources Oral presentation on professional topics |
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Contents of the course | ||||||||||
Lectures | Vocabulary: science and technology Word formation: prefixes, suffixes, phrasal verbs, synonyms, antonyms Reading comprehension: authentic or adapted texts from natural sciences TOPICS: Science and fields of science, Fields of physics, Physicists, The structure of atoms, Mechanical Energy, Electricity, Magnetism, Electric Motors, Generators, Transformers, Electric Power, Nuclear Energy, Radiation, Light, Heat, Sound, Planets, Energy Sources, Gravitation, Satellites, Radars, Lasers, Climate and weather, Men of Science and Invention | |||||||||
Examples/ practical classes | Reading and engaging with texts on various scientific topics, Comprehension questions and exercises, Vocabulary study, Written activities, Speaking practice | |||||||||
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Lectures | Examples&practicals | Student project | Additional | |||||||
20 | 40 | |||||||||
Teaching and learning methods | A text-based approach to teach English through scientific content Interactive / Question-and-answer approach Formal and informal forms of assessment (Reading comprehension) Oral presentations as a part of speaking exam (Men of science and invention) | |||||||||
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assesed coursework | mark | examination | mark | |||||||
coursework | 20 | written examination | ||||||||
practicals | oral examination | 20 | ||||||||
papers | 60 | |||||||||
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