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English IV

Data is displayed for the academic year: 2025./2026.

Course Description

Course objectives: development of four basic language skills (reading, writing, listening and speaking), expansion of both general and specific vocabulary, as well as the development of intercultural competence. The focus is on presentation skills and improvement of writing skills (writing a summary).

Study Programmes

undergraduate
Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defence - course
(4. semester)
Group of Courses Armour, Field Artillery, Engineers and Technical Support - course
(4. semester)
Group of Courses Signals, Monitoring and Guidance and Air Defence - course
(4. semester)
Military Leadership and Management - study
(4. semester)

Learning Outcomes

  1. understand a wide range of extended complex texts and infer implicit meaning in a text
  2. process information from various sources
  3. produce a clear, well structured summary showing controlled use of conjunctions and cohesive devices
  4. speak accurately and fluently using common collocations
  5. paraphrase parts of a text and avoid unnecessary repetition in writing
  6. distinguish various language registers and their main features
  7. prepare a presentation in English

Forms of Teaching

Lectures

Exercises

Week by Week Schedule

  1. Lectures: Introductory session Exercises: Introductory class
  2. Lectures: MILITARY SERVICE (1), revision of tenses, types of nouns, use of articles Exercises: MILITARY SERVICE (1), vocabulary acquisition (recruitment and enlistment), debate (a conscript or a professional)
  3. Lectures: MILITARY SERVICE (2), paragraph organization Exercises: MILITARY SERVICE (2), military career + assignment abroad,
  4. Lectures: ASSIGNMENT ABROAD, introduction to summary writing Exercises: ASSIGNMENT ABROAD, collocations, orientation briefing, practice in summary writing
  5. Lectures: UN AND PSO (Peace Support Operations), active and passive voice Exercises: UN AND PSO (Peace Support Operations), reading and vocabulary learning strategies, use of active and passive constructions
  6. Lectures: REVISION Exercises: REVISION
  7. Lectures: CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT EXAM Exercises: Continuous assessment exam
  8. Lectures: CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT EXAM FEEDBACK AND DISCUSSION Exercises: CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT EXAM FEEDBACK AND DISCUSSION
  9. Lectures: PEACEKEEPING MISSIONS (1), language of negotiations Exercises: PEACEKEEPING MISSIONS (1), vocabulary acquisition, negotiations (role-play)
  10. Lectures: PEACEKEEPING MISSIONS (2), reported speech Exercises: PEACEKEEPING MISSIONS (2), use of reported speech
  11. Lectures: CIMIC (CIVILIAN-MILITARY COOPERATION), presentation skills Exercises: CIMIC (CIVILIAN-MILITARY COOPERATION), vocabulary acquisition + presentation skills
  12. Lectures: STUDENTS’ PRESENTATIONS Exercises: STUDENTS’ PRESENTATIONS
  13. Lectures: WAR AND PEACE, revision Exercises: WAR AND PEACE 1, use of paraphrase
  14. Lectures: CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT EXAM Exercises: CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT EXAM
  15. Lectures: FEEDBACK AND DISCUSSION Exercises: CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT EXAM FEEDBACK AND DISCUSSION

Literature

(.), 1. Advanced Military Modules (2006), MORH, Zagreb. ,
(.), 2. READER with exercises (u pripremi),
(.), 3. Mellor-Clark, S. Baker de Altamirano, Y. (2004): Campaign 3, Oxford: Macmillan Education (Student's Book + Workbook) ,
(.), 4. Defense Language Institute (2010): General Military Topics, Texas: DLIELC.,
(.), 5. Murphy, R. (2012): A self-study reference and practice book for intermediate learners of English, Fourth edition, Cambridge University Press,

For students

General

ID 282177
  Summer semester
2.0 ECTS
L1 e-Learning
15 Lectures
15 Seminar