Course: Foreign Language - English

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Course title Foreign Language - English
Course code CJV/AJPA2
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and 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 5-8 of Navigate Intermediate: - Infinitive and gerund - Present perfect simple - Past simple - Relative clauses - Present perfect continuous - Extreme adjectives - Linkers - Adjective suffixes - 'used to' and would - First conditional - Second conditional - Compound nouns - Collocations - Written revision (mid-term, credit) The subject aims at vocabulary and functional language connected with the following conversation topics: Discussing important life events. Giving Advice. Exclamations with 'What'. Entertainment. 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
  • Home preparation for classes - 16 hours per semester
  • Preparation for examination - 10 hours per semester
  • Preparation for course credit - 6 hours per semester
  • Participation in classes - 28 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Knowledge of AJPA1 Foreign language English, B1 level of English (pre-intermediate)
Knowledge of AJPA1 Foreign language English, B1 level of English (pre-intermediate)
learning outcomes
explain the rules of the English sentence structure, direct and indirect questions, positive and negative sentences
explain the rules of the English sentence structure, direct and indirect questions, positive and negative sentences
identify the differences between Past Simple and Present Perfect
identify the differences between Past Simple and Present Perfect
explain and describe vocabulary of selected topics - films, environment, weather, technologies, work environment
explain and describe vocabulary of selected topics - films, environment, weather, technologies, work environment
describe the rules of real and unreal conditionals for the present and the future
describe the rules of real and unreal conditionals for the present and the future
describe the rules of adjective and noun formation using prefixes and suffixes
describe the rules of adjective and noun formation using prefixes and suffixes
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
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Practice exercises
Practice exercises
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
assessment methods
Oral examination
Oral examination
Written examination
Written examination
Recommended literature
  • Alden, E. Navigate B1+ Intermediate Workbook with Key. Oxford: Oxford University press..
  • MURPHY, R. English Grammar in Use. 3 Ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004.
  • Rachael Roberts, Heather Buchanan. Navigate B1+ Intermediate Coursebook with video and Oxford Online Skills. 2015. ISBN 978-0-19-456662-9.
  • Redman, Stuart. English vocabulary in use : pre-intermediate and intermediate. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1997. ISBN 0-521-55737-2.


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