Course: Foreign language - English

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Course title Foreign language - English
Course code CJV/AJKA1
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction 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)
  • Juráňová Veronika, Mgr.
  • Fuxová Eva, Mgr.
Course content
The course covers units 1-4 of Navigate Intermediate: - Present tenses - Present perfect simple - State verbs - Narrative forms - Past perfect - Comment adverbs - Compound adjectives - Future forms - Idiomatic phrases - Probability - Phrasal verbs - Compound nouns The subject aims at vocabulary and functional language connected with the following conversation topics: Discussing important life events. Giving Advice. Exclamations with 'What'. Challenges and success. Offers. Shopping. Social media. Advantages and disadvantages. Talking about sports and how to play them. Money. Social expressions. Environment. Furthermore, the course focuses on vocabulary related to students' field of study.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming), Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book), Practice exercises
  • Home preparation for classes - 36 hours per semester
  • Participation in classes - 6 hours per semester
  • Preparation for course credit - 18 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Knowledge of B1 level of English (pre-intermediate)
Knowledge of B1 level of English (pre-intermediate)
learning outcomes
idetify rules of the English sentence structure, positive and negative sentences, and questions
idetify rules of the English sentence structure, positive and negative sentences, and questions
identify basic grammar tenses
identify basic grammar tenses
explain and describe vocabulary of selected topics
explain and describe vocabulary of selected topics
choose correct grammar tools - tenses and expressions
choose correct grammar tools - tenses and expressions
define the rules of adjective formation using suffixes
define the rules of adjective formation using suffixes
Skills
create and pass on information with a clear standard input
create and pass on information with a clear standard input
communicate in an oral and written form based on the level of English in the course
communicate in an oral and written form based on the level of English in the course
analyse situations and choose correct grammar tools - tenses and expressions
analyse situations and choose correct grammar tools - tenses and expressions
work with all language means in most common situations
work with all language means in most common situations
modify the use of language in formal and informal situations
modify the use of language in formal and informal situations
teaching methods
Knowledge
Practice exercises
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Practice exercises
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
assessment methods
Written examination
Written examination
Recommended literature
  • Alden, E. Navigate B1+ Intermediate Workbook with Key. Oxford: Oxford University press..
  • Murphy, R. English Grammar in Use 4th Edition. Cambridge: Cambridge university press. Cambridge University Press.
  • Rachael Roberts, Heather Buchanan. Navigate B1+ Intermediate Coursebook with video and Oxford Online Skills. 2015. ISBN 978-0-19-456662-9.


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