| Course title |
Professional English |
| Course code |
ValoP176 |
| Credit points (ECTS) |
9 |
| Total Hours in Course |
243 |
| Number of hours for seminars and practical classes |
96 |
| Independent study hours |
147 |
| Responsible Unit |
Language Centre |
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| Course developers |
Dr. oec., asoc. prof. Gunita Mazūre
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| There is no prerequisite knowledge required for this course |
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| Course abstract |
| The course is aimed at the acquisition of knowledge and skills in professional foreign language with the purpose of extending the students professional qualifications and improving the students communication skills with foreign students and specialists. The programme envisages mastering of language skills in various forms and levels of communication. |
| Compulsory reading |
| 1. ”Basic Technical English” Jeremy Comfort, Steve Hick, Allan Savage” Oxford University Press, 90.lpp.
2. ”Basic Technical English” Jeremy Comfort, Steve Hick, Allan Savage” Oxford University Press, 90.lpp. |
| Further reading |
| 1. ”Introduction to Physical Geography” Arthur N.Strahler, 1970, 457.lpp. |
| Periodicals and other sources |
| 1. ”National Geographic”
2. „Zinātnes Vēstnesis” |