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Lecturer(s)
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Atcheson Hana, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Skořepová Tereza, Mgr.
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Course content
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Content of the lessons is arranged according to Units 9, 10, 11, 12 in Ready for C1 Advanced textbook. Students read and present vocational texts from their study specializations. Grammar: - Creating emphasis - Participle clauses - Noun phrases - Inversion in English sentences - Conjunctions and linking adverbials - Modal verbs: must, need, should, ought to Improving writing skills in selected writing styles. Selected conversational topics and lexis: - Describing an adventure - Describing places - Feeling anger - Expressions with home/house - Expressions with work - Adverbials expressing attitude or opinion The result of a subject examination is expressed on a six-point scale: A "výborně" (i.e. "excellent"), B "velmi dobře" (i.e. "very good"), C "dobře" (i.e. "good"), D "uspokojivě" (i.e. "satisfactory"), E "dostatečně" (i.e. "sufficient"), F "nedostatečně" (i.e. "fail").
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book), Methods for written tasks (e.g. comprehensive exams, written tests), Practice exercises, Individual work of students, Students working in pairs
- Participation in classes
- 26 hours per semester
- Preparation for course credit
- 15 hours per semester
- Home preparation for classes
- 19 hours per semester
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| Knowledge |
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| The class may be attended by those students who have reached advanced level of English (B2 level and higher). |
| The class may be attended by those students who have reached advanced level of English (B2 level and higher). |
| learning outcomes |
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| After the course students have English language knowledge reaching C1 level in grammar for: - Creating emphasis - Participle clauses - Noun phrases - Inversion in English sentences - Conjunctions and linking adverbials - Modal verbs: must, need, should, ought to Selected conversational topics and lexis for describing an adventure, places, feeling anger, expressions with home/house, expressions with work, adverbials expressing attitude or opinion. |
| After the course students have English language knowledge reaching C1 level in grammar for: - Creating emphasis - Participle clauses - Noun phrases - Inversion in English sentences - Conjunctions and linking adverbials - Modal verbs: must, need, should, ought to Selected conversational topics and lexis for describing an adventure, places, feeling anger, expressions with home/house, expressions with work, adverbials expressing attitude or opinion. |
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| After the course students have ability to: - Deepen their ways to communicate fluently, in terms of appropriacy, sensitivity and the capacity to deal with unfamiliar topics at language level C1 according to CEFR 2020 - Understand longer formal texts and recognize their implicit meaning - Express themselves promptly without hesitation and longer searching for verbal expressions - Describe data provided in a graph or table - Produce clear, well-structured text such as a short article review - Prove a controlled use of organizational patterns, connectors and cohesive devices |
| After the course students have ability to: - Deepen their ways to communicate fluently, in terms of appropriacy, sensitivity and the capacity to deal with unfamiliar topics at language level C1 according to CEFR 2020 - Understand longer formal texts and recognize their implicit meaning - Express themselves promptly without hesitation and longer searching for verbal expressions - Describe data provided in a graph or table - Produce clear, well-structured text such as a short article review - Prove a controlled use of organizational patterns, connectors and cohesive devices |
| teaching methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book) |
| Methods for written tasks (e.g. comprehensive exams, written tests) |
| Methods for written tasks (e.g. comprehensive exams, written tests) |
| Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book) |
| Practice exercises |
| Practice exercises |
| Individual work of students |
| Individual work of students |
| Students working in pairs |
| Students working in pairs |
| assessment methods |
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| Analysis of the student's language performance |
| Analysis of the student's language performance |
| Preparation of a presentation |
| Grade (Using a grade system) |
| Grade (Using a grade system) |
| Preparation of a presentation |
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Recommended literature
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BURTON, Graham. Presenting: Delivering presentations with confidence. London: Collins EAP, 2013. ISBN 9780007507139.
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DAY, Jeremy. Ready for Advanced (4th edition) Workbook + Digital Workbook with Audio + key. Mcmillan, 2022. ISBN 9781380052469.
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FRENCH, Amanda. Ready for C1 Advanced, 4th Edition Student's Book. Mcmillan, 2022. ISBN 1380052440.
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MANN, Malcom - TAYLORE-KNOWLES, Steve. Destination C1-C2, Grammar&Vocabulary. Macmillan, OUP, 2012. ISBN 9780230035409.
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