English for specific purposes
Course: Astronomy
Structural unit: Faculty of Physics
Title
English for specific purposes
Code
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
2 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
PLO 25. Have the skills to make independent decisions about their educational trajectories and professional development
Form of study
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
7. Making measurements:
length, volume, density.
GPS technology.
Socializing: Life Changes.
Dilemmas
8. Making measurements
GPS technology
Socializing: Breaking News. Fake news
Driving offences.
9. Motion. The Elements of Einstein’s theory of relativity
Socializing: E-Shopping. Phone Calls.
10. Energy.
Energy resources. Renewable and non-renewable energy sources
Work and Power/ ways to improve energy efficiency in your building.
Socializing: Magic Secrets and Physics. Strictly Confidential
11.Climate change changes everything
Human-induced climate change. Earth day.
Once one planet began to dry.
Socializing:
Total Sport versus Pandemic
Olympic Dreams.
12. My Future discoveries in science.
A physicist is just an atom's way of looking at itself./Niels Bohr/ Jobs for physicists.
Socializing: Basic Needs. Money.
Golden Moments.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
Kerr, Philip, Jones, Ceri. Straightforward. Intermediate Student’s Book. – Oxford: Macmillan, 2017. – 168 p. – CD-ROM – ISBN 978-0-2300-1256-1.
2. Waterman, John. Straightforward. Intermediate Workbook. – Oxford: Macmillan, 2017. – 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.
A student scientific conference dedicated to Earth Day is held.
Assessment methods and criteria
The semester grade is formed by the points obtained by the student for mastering skills in reading, writing, listening and speaking and performing independent tasks. The maximum number of students receives 100 points during the semester, which is 60% of the final grade in the discipline, 40% is the exam.
The exam consists of two parts: 1) written tasks to assess the comprehension of the professionally oriented text (20 points);
presentation and / or discussion of a professional problem (20 points).
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