English for specific purposes
Course: Physics
Structural unit: Faculty of Physics
Title
English for specific purposes
Code
ОК 2.
Module type
Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
First
Year of study when the component is delivered
2023/2024
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
1 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
7
Learning outcomes
PLO 18. To speak the state and foreign languages at a level sufficient for oral and written professional communication and presentation of the results of their own research.
PLO 19. Know and understand the need to preserve and enhance the moral, cultural and scientific values and achievements of society.
PLO 22. Understand the importance of physical research to ensure the sustainable development of society.
PLO 24. Understand the place of physics in the general system of knowledge about nature and society and in development of society, machinery and technology
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
Prerequisites for mastering the discipline: to operate with knowledge, skills and abilities previously formed during the study of a foreign language (English) at a minimum sufficient level of A2 and initial B1 in accordance with the European Framework of References.
Course content
1. First impression.
First impression
Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (TSNUK).
The Faculty of Physics,
The Faculty of Physics of TSNUK: In physics we trust. Well-known researchers and their achievements.
Prominent Ukrainian physicists and their achievements.
2. Wonders of Physics
Wonders of Physics. Serendipity.
Physics. (What is Physics? Branches of Physics.)
The Methodology of Physics.
Influence of physics on related disciplines and society.
My home is my dream. The role of Physics in Raising your home's IQ
3. Never stop questioning or the Code of Ethics of a Scientist
Is a student a scientist? Question authority.
Albert Einstein and his contribution to physics.
A code of ethics for scientists.
4. Nobel laureates in Physics
For the greatest benefit to a mankind. Alfred Nobel and his will.
Nobel prize Awards ceremony. Speeches on Nobel laureates announcement.
Nobel laureates in Physics 2021.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1.Kerr, Philip, Jones, Ceri. Straightforward. Intermediate Student’s Book. – Oxford: Macmillan, 2006. – 168 p. – CD-ROM – ISBN 978-0-2300-1256-1.
2. Waterman, John. Straightforward. Intermediate Workbook. – Oxford: Macmillan, 2006. – 96 p. – CD-ROM – ISBN 978-1-4050-7521-3.
3. Clarke, Simon. Macmillan English Grammar in Context: Essential. – Oxford: Macmillan, 2008. – 232 p. – CD-ROM – ISBN 978-1-4050-7051-5.
4. Evans, Virginia, Dooley, Jenny. New Round-Up 6. English Grammar Practice. Students’ Book. – Harlow: Pearson Education Limited, 2011. – 256 p. – CD-ROM – ISBN 978-1-4058-8882-0.
5. Vince, Michael. Macmillan English Grammar in Context: Intermediate. – Oxford: Macmillan, 2008. – 2 08 p. – CD-ROM – ISBN 978-1-4050-7144-4.
6. Ісаєва Г.Т. English for Physicists. Англійська мова для фізиків: Навч. посібник. – К.: ІЗМН, 1997. – 336 с.
7. . Рудковська Л.А. The latest achievements in science and technology. Навч. Завдання – К.. ВПЦ КНУ. 2005
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
A student-centered approach to teaching the discipline is used in order to effectively develop
1) such competencies as: communicative. pragmatic, linguistic, sociocultural and strategic;
2) students' value orientations and their creative and leadership qualities.
Nobel Week is being held.
Assessment methods and criteria
st term assessment:
1. Oral individual and frontal survey (6 topics) - 10 points / 6 points for each.
2. Tasks for Autonomous work (2 tasks) - 5 points / 3 points for each.
3. Written test control (2 final module tests) - 10 points / 6 points for each.
4. Presentation (2) - 10 points / 5 points for two presentations.
Final evaluation:
in the form of a credit test (1 semester)
for students who scored less than a total - 36 points for admission to the credit test must meet the minimum program requirements of the curriculum: 2 modular tests and an oral interview on topics.
Language of instruction
English is the language of instructions
Lecturers
This discipline is taught by the following teachers
Departments
The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline