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English language 3
Code: 172028
ECTS: 1.0
Lecturers in charge: Nađa Dešpalj , v. pred.
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Lecture typeTotal
Lectures 30
* Load is given in academic hour (1 academic hour = 45 minutes)
Description:
First week: Introduction to the various fields of Science, the branches and what each area covers, the terminology.

Second week: Prefixes and their meaning. Word formation using prefixes. Synonyms of key words in science.

Third week: Chemistry and its various branches. Plurals in English. Fundamental concepts of chemistry.

Fourth week: Chemical elements and compounds. Singular and Plural forms.

Fifth week: Laboratory instruments and their application. Countable and uncountable nouns.

Sixth week: Filtration and distillation. Alchemy and alchemists, their goals and the advancement of medicine.

Seventh week: Goals of modern chemistry. Alchemist symbols. Symbols used for the elements in modern chemistry.

Eighth week: The periodic table. How it is divided into groups and periods. The names of each group and period.

Ninth week: Chemical elements and their translation to Croatian. British versus American English. Differences in spelling.

Tenth week: States of matter. Revision of tenses. The passive voice.

Eleventh week: The fourth state of matter, plasma.

Twelfth week: Oral presentations of students and peer review.

Thirteenth week: Oral presentations of students and peer review.

Fourteenth week: Revision test of vocabulary and grammar covered in English language 3.

Fifteenth week: the midterm test.
Learning outcomes:
  1. The student will be able to make a presentation and present it orally online in English using expert terminology.
  2. The student will demonstrate critical thinking in a filmed video clip where a discussion about a lab experiment that went wrong is analyzed and a solution is thought of to make the experiment become a successful one.
  3. The student will be able to recognize various chemical engineering issues by following current events and will be able to suggest solutions to such issues orally
  4. The student will be capable of teamwork and complete various assignments by interacting with colleagues.
Literature:
  1. English for Chemists by Božena Velebna,
  2. English for Safety Engineers by Miroslav Horvatić,
Prerequisit for:
Enrollment :
Attended : English language 2

Examination :
Passed : English language 2
3. semester
Mandatory course - Regular studij - Applied Chemistry
Consultations schedule:
  • v. pred. Nađa Dešpalj:

    After the lecture in the room that the lecture was held in. 

    Location: