Course: Foreign Language - English

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Course title Foreign Language - English
Course code CJV/AJKA3
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
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 9-12 of Navigate Intermediate: - Comparison - Deduction and speculation - Phrasal verbs - Passive - Articles - Phrases with 'take' and 'have' - Third conditional - Should have - Reported speech - Reported questions - Dependent prepositions - Words with multiple meanings - Describe appearances - Written revision The subject aims at vocabulary and functional language connected with the following conversation topics: Discussing important life events. Giving Advice. Exclamations with 'What'. Newspapers. Offers. Law and order. Shopping. Making a complaint. Advantages and disadvantages. Talking about sports and how to play them. Money. Social expressions. 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
  • Preparation for course credit - 36 hours per semester
  • Participation in classes - 6 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 48 hours per semester
learning outcomes
Knowledge
identify the rules of the English sentence structure, differences between direct and reported speech, active and passive voice sentences
identify the rules of the English sentence structure, differences between direct and reported speech, active and passive voice sentences
describe the rules of comparatives, superlatives, and comparing phrases
describe the rules of comparatives, superlatives, and comparing phrases
explain the rules of structures used for expressing the unreal conditional in the past, should have
explain the rules of structures used for expressing the unreal conditional in the past, should have
fill in correct definite and indefinite articles
fill in correct definite and indefinite articles
choose modals of deduction, phrasal verbs and dependent prepositons
choose modals of deduction, phrasal verbs and dependent prepositons
Skills
create and pass on information with a clear standard input
create and pass on information with a clear standard input
analyse situations and choose correct grammar tools - tenses and expressions
analyse situations and choose correct grammar tools - tenses and expressions
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
modify the use of language in formal and informal situations
modify the use of language in formal and informal situations
work with all language means in most common situations
work with all language means in most common situations
teaching methods
Knowledge
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Practice exercises
Practice exercises
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
assessment methods
Didactic test
Didactic test
Recommended literature
  • Rachael Roberts, Heather Buchanan. Navigate B1+ Intermediate Coursebook with video and Oxford Online Skills. 2015. ISBN 978-0-19-456662-9.
  • Raymond Murphy. English Grammar in Use (4th edition).


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