Course: English I.

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Course title English I.
Course code UHP/YAJZ1
Organizational form of instruction Practice
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Bluďovský Pavel, Mgr.
Course content
Exercise (2 lessons): 1. Personal data, structure of a presentation, signposting language 2. Professional medical team, job description, structure of a medical facility, accidents and emergencies, first aid 3. Introduction to emergency management, duties and responsibilities, emergency aid organizations 4. Emergency responders, emergency warning systems, emergency communications

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book), Work with multi-media resources (texts, internet, IT technologies)
Learning outcomes
The aim of this course is to familiarize students with professional terminology related to the fields of population protection, integrated rescue system and crisis management. Students learn to use vocabulary in real situations when solving real problems. The course is primarily focused on communication and the development of speaking skills in the English language.
After completing the course, the student is able to work with the English-language literature of his field, i.e. search for professional information in it, manage communication situations that he will encounter during his studies and in his future profession, and present his professional knowledge.
Prerequisites
Initial knowledge of the language at B1 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Assessment methods and criteria
Test

Requirements for course credit: A minimum of 70% active participation in seminars (work with instructional materials, engagement in professional discussion, and demonstration of the ability to present a subject-specific topic corresponding to the focus of the study program in English) and successful completion of the credit test covering the prescribed curriculum with a minimum score of 70%.
Recommended literature
  • https://awl.edu.pl/images/en/Strategic_Partnership/Basic_Military_English_E-book.pdf.
  • https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/emergency-responder-interoperability-lexicon.
  • Grice, Tony; Meehan, Antoinette. Nursing 1 : student's book. First published. Oxford : Oxford University Press: Oxford University Press, 2007. ISBN 978-0-19-456977-4.
  • Grussendorf, Marion; Hovorková, Martina. English for presentations : B2. 1. vydání. Plzeň: Fraus, 2008. ISBN 978-80-7238-611-6.
  • Harris, Victor; Dooley, Jenny. Emergency management. First published. Newbury: Express Publishing, 2022. ISBN 978-1-3992-0759-1.
  • Murphy, Raymond. English grammar in use : a self-study reference and practice book for intermediate learners of English : with answers. Fourth edition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2012. ISBN 978-0-521-18939-2.


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