"Intellectual property" summary

Intellectual property is a limits put on rewriting the information (music, art, written documents) in the same as it was done before by someone else.

To protect the intellectual property the main instruments are patents (makes the use of specific information to be forbidden) and copyrights (similar to patents but made only on literature, music, programs, etc.). To make people know about all useful information about intellectual property (Universal Copyright Convention, The Bern Convention, The Patent Corporation Treaty).

As the use of intellectual property is not allowed, there are consequences of using it - mostly fines, but sometimes the use of information (of intellectual property) make be a criminal offense so the person may be sent to serve their sentence to prison for some years. The prosecution is not taken when the intellectual property is used for study.

Self-assessment of ESP learning

WRITING SKILLS. Certainly, our group is given a task to write a summary of "Intelectual property", I believe that with every written summary my writing skills and knowledge of correct writing is improving. But the writing is not only based on summaries, it includes the ESP vocabulary tests as well. These tests are a slightly difficult, but it all depends on time spent on preparation for it. The problem is that usually it's needed to be learn when there is no time for learning, because of other lectures... Talking about dictation, it's important to mention, that it is a difficult way of testing, but it's coming better at each time. The last task in writing is contribution to weblog, that part is quite easy, because you can write it whatever you want (till deadline), you are able not to do it until you feel it' s made properly.

SPEAKING SKILLS. Well, speaking is not difficult if is based on topic, which are interesting or cause my emotional (for example shocking crime in austria), because there is lots of thing to say, but if the topic is boring, I can't talk about that. Still I'm trying to talk in class as much as possible. The other point is presentation. It consist not only of speaking, there is lots of reading, writing and other. But the quality of presenting it (speaking) depends, as I mentioned, on interest in topic. When I was preparing the presentation about capital punishement, I had never looked to my paper, I was talking easily, because this topic was interesting for me. When the speaking task is based on cooperation with other in the groups, pairs is easy for me, because it's always interesting to say something in opposite way of others...

LISTENING SKILLS. Is the the most difficult task comparing to other, because sometimes the listening in class are really difficult understanding, especially when the people are speaking in authentic english. But actually, I can't say that it's impossible, no, it is possible, just it is difficult. Therefore listening to podcats are easier but only because there is a possibilty to listen more than two times, it affects to understand it better. Personality my listening sklills aren't tragical, but quite good, I believe later it will be even better.

READING SKILLS. Well, the difficulty of the reading depends on the text, sometimes it looks easy, but sometimes is hard to understand it or to find the right answer. But it easier to read at home than in class, because at home you do it alone, but in class somebody may affect your understanding of text. Talking about comprehension questions, there are all depend of difficulty of text, mostly in the text is clear, the task will be easy too, in the other way, if the text is understandible hardly, the tasks is going to be difficult too... The most easy tasks are computer task, because it requeres more time and you can perform it better.