Course: English Languague 1

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Course title English Languague 1
Course code KAN/AJ1
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study 1
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Havránková Tereza, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Students develop receptive and productive skills, both oral and written. Students expand their vocabulary and practice grammatical phenomena. Topics in which all language skills are developed as well as the language system 1/Relationships (including thematic grammar, reading, listening, vocabulary, speaking and pronunciation) 2/Storytelling (including topic-based grammar, reading, listening, vocabulary, speaking and pronunciation) 3/Science and technology (including topic-based grammar, reading, listening, vocabulary, speaking and pronunciation) 4/Art and creativity (including thematic grammar, reading, listening, vocabulary, speaking and pronunciation)

Learning activities and teaching methods
Multimedia supported teaching, Students' portfolio, One-to-One tutorial, Skills demonstration, Task-based study method, Seminar classes, Individual study, Students' self-study, Textual studies
  • unspecified - 42 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 52 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 10 hours per semester
  • Presentation preparation (report) (1-10) - 10 hours per semester
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 40 hours per semester
  • Preparation for formative assessments (2-20) - 20 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
B1+ level of vocabulary and grammar according to CEFR.
Skills
B1+ level of vocabulary and grammar according to CEFR.
learning outcomes
Knowledge
range of vocabulary for matters connected to the topics of relationships, story telling, science and technology, and art and creativity
grammar elements connected to the topics relationships, story telling, science and technology, and art and creativity
Skills
Can express him- or herself confidently, clearly and politely in a formal or informal register, appropriate to the situation and person(s) concerned.
Can communicate spontaneously, often showing remarkable fluency and ease of expression in even longer complex stretches of speech.
Can write clear, detailed texts on a variety of subjects related to his field of interest, synthesising and evaluating information and arguments from a number of sources.
Can read with a large degree of independence, adapting style and speed of reading to different texts and purposes, and using appropriate reference sources selectively.
Can understand articles and reports concerned with contemporary problems in which the writers adopt particular stances or viewpoints.
Can understand standard spoken language, live or broadcast, on both familiar and unfamiliar topics normally encountered in personal, social, academic or vocational life.
Can give clear, detailed descriptions and presentations on selected subjects related to his/her field of interest, expanding and supporting ideas with subsidiary points and relevant examples.
Can use the language fluently, accurately and effectively on selected topics, marking clearly the relationships between ideas.
Can communicate spontaneously with good grammatical control without much sign of having to restrict what he/she wants to say, adopting a level of formality appropriate to the circumstances.
teaching methods
Knowledge
Multimedia supported teaching
Task-based study method
Textual studies
Self-study of literature
Individual study
Students' portfolio
Practicum
Cooperative instruction
Skills
Practicum
Cooperative instruction
Students' portfolio
Individual study
Self-study of literature
Skills demonstration
Textual studies
Task-based study method
assessment methods
Knowledge
Test
Individual presentation at a seminar
Continuous assessment
Self-evaluation
Skills
Test
Skills demonstration during practicum
Individual presentation at a seminar
Continuous assessment
Self-evaluation
Recommended literature
  • HUGHES John, a DUMMETT, Paul. Life. Upper Intermediate. Workbook. 2nd ed.. National Geographic Learning, 2018. ISBN 9781337286282.
  • STEPHENSON, Helen, HUGHES, John, a DUMMETT, Paul. Life. Upper Intermediate. Student's Book. 2nd ed.. National Geographic Learning, 2018. ISBN 9781337286121.


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