Syllabus
Work with professional texts in the humanities: understanding the meaning of the text as a whole, understanding the structure of the text, capturing details in the text and working with vocabulary introducing students to the techniques of orientation, selective and close reading practising receptive skills (summarising the content of the text, selecting key words, matching key words/information from the text and selecting from options, mind-map, etc.) working with dictionaries (translation and interpretation) and internet translators familiarisation with the problems of translating technical texts - the main pitfalls, what to avoid, etc. familiarisation with selected grammatical structures typical for professional texts in English and their use in practice
Annotation
NEW from 2021/22, the course ends with an exam and is also interchangeable with the separate Academic Reading exam in the Common Core (ASZAJ2000).
In practice, this means that a student who has the Common Core exam "Foreign Language II - Academic Reading" prescribed in the curriculum can choose whether to enrol in the stand-alone exam - code ASZRJ2000, or enrol in the course "Academic Reading" - code ASZAJ3050, ending with exam. The course exam will then automatically fulfill the requirement for the 2nd language exam in the common core (so the student no longer writes down the code ASZAJ2000). Advantages and disadvantages - see exam requirements.
Students who do not need the Zk in English as a Second Language but want to improve their work with professional foreign language texts, learn different reading techniques, expand their academic vocabulary and become familiar with more complex grammatical structures can also enrol in the course.
We also recommend the course Academic Reading as a supplementary subject in preparation for the oral part of the exam B2.
This course is not intended for Erasmus students.