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Course title English B4
Course code UJP/AB4
Organizational form of instruction Tutorial
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory, Compulsory-optional, Optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Kokošková Vendula, Mgr.
Course content
1. Course information. Talking about design. 2. Signs of the times. Prepositions and adverbs of place. 3. The worst-designed thing you've every noticed - TED talk video. Presentation skills - Numbering key points. 4. Sources of inspiration. Talking about an inspirational person. 5. Reported speech. Getting advice. Inspiring lives. 6. How a boy became an artist - TED talk video. Presentation skills - Using your voice effectively. A word of inspiration. 7. Ethical food choices. Sustainable chef. 8. Will for predictions. Discussing the future. Leather from the lab. 9. Leather and meet without killing animals - TED talk video. Presentation skills - Creating effective slides. Arguing for and against. 10. Features of a city. Talking about where you live. Students' presentations. 11. Phrasal verbs. Talking about places to go. Describing your city. Students' presentations. 12. It's our city. Let's fix it - TED talk video. Presentation skills - Using anecdotes. Students' presentations. 13. Course evaluation.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Collaborative instruction, Discussion, Instruction based on dialogue, Multimedia supported teaching, Seminar classes, Individual study
  • Preparation for formative assessments (2-20) - 10 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 26 hours per semester
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 16 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
describe events in the present
identify future tenses
identify relative clauses
label countable and uncountable nouns
characterize some presentation skills
label present simple and continuous
Skills
capture the main meaning of short, clear and simple messages within familiar topics
search for certain information in short and simple texts
ask for information
summarize the main meaning of simple messages
correctly form sentences in the present, past and future
use the first and second conditionals correctly
describe the place where he/she lives
Competences
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
label prepositions and adverbs of place
label forms of reported speech
identify food related vocabulary
identify will for predictions
identify design elements
characterize elements of success
identify phrasal verbs
Skills
describe a city
number key points in a presentation
express advice
express uncertaintly
use one's voice effectively in a presentation
describe an inspiring person
discuss future plans
create effective slides
describe the future of food
Competences
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Multimedia supported teaching
Collaborative instruction
Individual study
Discussion
Seminar
Cooperative instruction
Practicum
E-learning
Skills
Seminar
Practicum
E-learning
Multimedia supported teaching
Individual study
Skills demonstration
Students' portfolio
Discussion
Cooperative instruction
Competences
Seminar
E-learning
Collaborative instruction
Self-study of literature
Multimedia supported teaching
Discussion
Skills demonstration
Cooperative instruction
assessment methods
Knowledge
Skills demonstration during practicum
Seminar work
Individual presentation at a seminar
Continuous assessment
Self-evaluation
Formative evaluation
Skills
Individual presentation at a seminar
Skills demonstration during practicum
Seminar work
Continuous assessment
Self-evaluation
Formative evaluation
Competences
Seminar work
Continuous assessment
Individual presentation at a seminar
Self-evaluation
Formative evaluation
Skills demonstration during practicum
Recommended literature
  • Bohlke David with Stephanie Parker. Keynote Pre-intermediate Student's Book.


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