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English V

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Course Description

Further development of basic language skills (reading, writing, listening and speaking), acquisition and development of both general and specific vocabulary, as well as the development of intercultural competence with the aim of preparing students for successful fulfillment of professional duties in international surroundings.

Study Programmes

undergraduate
Air Defence - course
(5. semester)
Armour - course
(5. semester)
Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defence - course
(5. semester)
Engineers - course
(5. semester)
Field Artillery - course
(5. semester)
Monitoring and Guidance - course
(5. semester)
Signals - course
(5. semester)
Technical Support - course
(5. semester)

Learning Outcomes

  1. understand a spoken text even if it is not in standard English
  2. understand longer texts on complex topics
  3. analyse a text (identify the point of reference, the purpose of a text, identify the main ideas and infer implicit meanings)
  4. perceive stylistic characteristics of various text types
  5. extract logical arguments from a text and apply them to support one’s own opinion
  6. speak accurately and fluently, using common collocations and idiomatic expressions
  7. clearly and articulately present one’s own opinions and ideas in discussions and negotiations

Forms of Teaching

Lectures

Seminars and workshops

Exercises

Independent assignments

Week by Week Schedule

  1. Lectures: Introductory session Exercises: Introductory class
  2. Lectures: MILITARY ENGINEERING (1) / INTRODUCTION, revision of tenses in English, Exercises: MILITARY ENGINEERING (1) / INTRODUCTION, revision of tenses, stucture of questions
  3. Lectures: MILITARY ENGINEERING (2) / ENGINEERS THROUGH HISTORY, text analysis, revision of the Passive voice Exercises: MILITARY ENGINEERING (2) / ENGINEERS THROUGH HISTORY, summarizing
  4. Lectures: TECHNOLOGY (1), conditional sentences, presenting arguments Exercises: TECHNOLOGY (1), revison of conditional sentences, listening practice
  5. Lectures: ENGINEER TASKS, relative clauses and postmodifying clauses Exercises: ENGINEER TASKS, use of relative clauses
  6. Lectures: REVISION Exercises: REVISION
  7. Lectures: CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT EXAM Exercises: CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT EXAM
  8. Lectures: FEEDBACK ON CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT EXAM AND DISCUSSION Exercises: FEEDBACK ON CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT EXAM AND DISCUSSION
  9. Lectures: MILITARY VEHICLES / VEHICLES OF THE FUTURE, conditional sentences, predicting Exercises: MILITARY VEHICLES/ VEHICLES OF THE FUTURE, vocabulary work: mind maps, expressing possibilities
  10. Lectures: WEAPONS, describing and defining, mechanics of mines, abbreviations Exercises: WEAPONS, describing the technical characteristics
  11. Lectures: ORDNANCE: UXO AND EOD, context clues Exercises: ORDNANCE: UXO AND EOD, using context clues
  12. Lectures: MINEMAN, finding arguments in a text Exercises: MINEMAN, discussion, expressing one's opinion, discussion
  13. Lectures: REVISION Exercises: REVISION
  14. Lectures: CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT EXAM Exercises: SECOND CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT
  15. Lectures: FEEDBACK ON SECOND CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT AND DISCUSSION Exercises: FEEDBACK ON SECOND CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT AND DISCUSSION

Literature

(.), READER with exercises (u pripremi),
(.), Defense Language Institute (2006): Army Topics, Book 2, Texas: DLIELC.,
(.), Defense Language Institute (2010): General Military Topics, Texas: DLIELC.,
(.), Mellor-Clark, S. Baker de Altamirano, Y. (2004): Campaign 3, Oxford: Macmillan Education (Student's Book + Workbook) ,
(.), Swann, M. (2007): Practical English Usage, Third Edition, Oxford University Press,

For students

General

ID 282178
  Winter semester
2.0 ECTS
L1 e-Learning
15 Lectures
15 Seminar