Course: English for Artists 1

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Course title English for Artists 1
Course code UJP/AU1
Organizational form of instruction Tutorial
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction English
Status of course Optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Hartman Jan, Mgr.
  • Jansová Markéta, Mgr.
  • Kukrálová Sieradzan Justyna, Mgr
  • Habac Arniel
Course content
Teacher 1 (T1), Teacher 2 (T2) 1. T1: Introduction. Forming questions. T2: Introduction. Information about what we do and who we are 2. T1: Subject questions. Jobs. Quiz 1 - forming different questions T2: Frequency adverbs and expressions. Time to relax 3. T1: Echo answers. Leisure. T2: Kinds of art 4. T1: Past simple. Life story. Quiz 2 - Past Simple T2: Describing a picture; Deadline: Forum 1 submission 5. T1: Past continuous. Important moments. T2: Colors 6. T1: Past Simple and Past Continuous - comparison. Storytelling. - Quiz 3 - Past Simple, Past Continuous T2: Shapes 7. T1: Modals part 1. Employment. Deadline: Quizzes 1-3 T2: Sketching and drawing 8. T1: Modals part 2. Work. Quiz 4 - Modals T2: Agreement, disagreement; Deadline: Forum 2 submission 9. T1: Present Perfect - introduction. Apologies. T2: Visiting a museum 10. T1: Present perfect and Past Simple - comparison. Film genres. Quiz 5 - Present Perfect, Past Simple T2: Television 11. T1: Word formation. Music genres. Deadline: Quizzes 4-5 T2: Review 12. T1: Revision T2: Credit testing; Deadline: Forum 3 submission

Learning activities and teaching methods
Collaborative instruction, Discussion, Instruction based on dialogue, Multimedia supported teaching, Skills demonstration, Seminar classes
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 40 hours per semester
  • Preparation for formative assessments (2-20) - 20 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 52 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
- identify tenses (present and past)
- differentiate between questions, negations in all basic tenses
- identify nouns, adjectives, pronouns, verbs and adverbs
- name the past simple and participle forms of commonly used verbs
Skills
- make sentences in present and past tenses
- make questions in present and past tenses
- justify choosing a tense
- use modal verbs
- create a short narrative
- interpret a short text (1-2 paragraphs)
Competences
N/A
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
General English identify questions and their structure
differentiate between subject and object questions and other sentence elements
differentiate between yes/no questions and "wh..." questions
identify "echo answers" (answers to yes/no questions, e.g.: Did you go to the cinema? - Yes, I did.)
identify question tags
differentiate between past simple and progressive
identify present progressive tense
identify present perfect tense
name modal verbs
identify the base of a word and its prefixes and suffixes
name vocabulary connected to work, leisure, films and music, TV
name adverbs of frequency
Specific English name art professions
name kinds of art and basic vocabulary connected to art
name prepositions and phrases connected to describing pictures and paintings (in the top left corner, in the background, above, etc.)
name colours
name primary, secondary, complementary colours and differentiate between saturated / muted colours, chromatic / achromatic colours
name 2D and 3D shapes
name basic shading techniques
name parts of a museum / gallery and exhibits (cloakroom, gift shop, etc.)
Skills
General English make subject and object questions and questions about other sentence elements
use "echo answers" - short answers to yes/no questions (e.g. have you seen? Yes, I have. Are you? No, I'm not, etc.)
utilise past simple and progressive tense
make question tags
form apologies
express agreement and disagreement
make sentences in the present perfect tense and use it where appropriate
use modal verbs
form new words using prefixes and suffixes
Specific English introduce oneself and one's major
explain differences between shading techniques
plan a visit of a museum / gallery and share it with others
describe a painting / picture
Competences
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Multimedia supported teaching
Skills demonstration
Collaborative instruction
Discussion
Seminar classes
Skills
Multimedia supported teaching
Skills demonstration
Collaborative instruction
Discussion
Seminar classes
Competences
Multimedia supported teaching
Skills demonstration
Collaborative instruction
Discussion
Seminar classes
assessment methods
Knowledge
Skills demonstration during practicum
Individual presentation at a seminar
Continuous assessment
Skills
Skills demonstration during practicum
Individual presentation at a seminar
Continuous assessment
Competences
Test
Recommended literature
  • Dolejš, J., Benešová, B. English for Artists 1.
  • Tims, Nicholas; Redston, Chris; Cunningham, Gillie. Face2face : pre-intermediate : workbook. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2005. ISBN 0-521-61397-3.
  • Tims, Nicholas; Redston, Chris; Cunningham, Gillie. Face2face: pre-intermediate: student´s book.


Study plans that include the course
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