Course code ValoP286
Credit points 3
Professional English II
Total Hours in Course81
Number of hours for seminars and practical classes32
Independent study hours49
Date of course confirmation09.06.2014
Responsible UnitLanguage Centre
Course developer
Inese Ozola
Dr. philol.
Course abstract
The aim of the course is acquisition of knowledge and skills for academic purposes and professional activities to serve such purposes as the development of professional qualification, obtaining and exchange of information, and improving students' communication skills in the situations related to professional activities and/or academic purposes.
Learning outcomes and their assessment
Students know terms from the field of:
- cadastre, recording of land, land management, land reform, rights of ownership (Test No 1);
- recruitment, remuneration, skills required by empoyers, properties of objects, GIS, remote sensing (Test No 2).
Students are able to apply professional terminology and skills: in writing essays, business letters; orally in discussions, dialogues, role plays, giving a presentation.
The assessment according to the 10 point scale.
Course Content(Calendar)
1. Requirements for the study course. Cadastre. Land recording system today.
2. Cadastre in European countries. Creating a glossary of terms for each topic.
3. Land management in the UK. Differences in legislation.
4. Land Reform. Change of ownership rights.
5. Real estate in urban territories. Brownfields.
6. Test No.1. / Urbanization.
7. Labour market. The language of job advertisements. Terms: recruitment, remuneration.
8. Skills necessary for surveying. CV and the letter of application in the EU.
9. Applying for a job. Getting ready for a job interview.
10. Professions and responsibilities in surveying. Properties of objects.
11. Geographic Information System (GIS). Application of GIS in surveying.
12. Remote Sensing. Types of remote sensing.
13. Test No. 2. / Surveying instruments.
14. Theodolites, total stations, levellers.
15. Students’ presentations.
16. Students’ presentations.
Requirements for awarding credit points
Assessment: Formal Test (pass / fail).
It is made up of cumulative assessment.
Successfully written 2 tests, the glossary of terms for each topic, timely completed home works, completed individual work (reading of professional texts, presentation on a selected topic, the glossary of terms). Tests and home works are with a positive evaluation. The number of the missed classes shall not exceed 20%.
Description of the organization and tasks of students’ independent work
Individual work:
1. Reading of the independently chosen professional texts (the amount: 10 000 characters);
2. Prepared PPoint presentation and oral presentation (5-10 minutes) in front of the class;
Submitted glossary of terms (20 terms, 20 translations, 20 definitions).
Criteria for Evaluating Learning Outcomes
The cumulative assessment (pass / fail) is composed of the grades in tests, home assignments, assessment during classes and a presentation of the individual work. The grade in tests is successful if at least 70% of the answers are correct.
Compulsory reading
1.Evans V., Dooley J., Blum E. Career Paths: Environmental Science. Books 1 - 3. Express Publishing. 2013. 123 p. ISBN 9781780986692
2. Czerw A., Durlik B., Hryniewicz M. Geo-English. Wydawniciwa AGH, Krakow, 2010. 219p. ISBN 9788374643566
3. Cech T., Principles of Water Resources: History, Development, Management and Policy. Wiley, 2009. 531p. ISBN 0470136316
4. Akadēmiskā terminu datu bāze. [tiešsaiste] (skatīts 14.11.2018.). Pieejams: http://termini.lza.lv/
Further reading
1.Andersson M., Migula P., Ryden L. Environmental Science. 2003. Uppsala: The Baltic University Press. 97 p. ISBN 91-970017-0-8
2.Cambridge Dictionary. Cambridge University Press. [tiešsaiste] (skatīts 14.11.2018.). Pieejams: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/
3.McCarthy M., O'Dell F. English Vocabulary in Use. Upper-Intermediate. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 2011. 309 p. ISBN978052167743
Periodicals and other sources
1.Journal GEO Informatics [tiešsaiste] [Skatīts 05.12.2018] Pieejams: http://www.geoinformatics.com
2. Environmental Science. [tiešsaiste] [Skatīts 05.12.2018] Pieejams: http://www.environmentalscience.org/
3. Food and Agriculture Organizsation of the United Nations. [tiešsaiste] [Skatīts 05.12.2018.] Pieejams: http://www.fao.org
Notes
The study course is included in the compulsory part of the professional Bachelor’s degree programme “Environment and Water Management”