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Lecturer(s)
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Pečivová Veronika, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Lengálová Anežka, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
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Course content
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- Entrance test, language level identification; recommendation of self-study materials for possible levelling - Understanding and presentation of information, writing notes from lectures - General, academic and technical vocabulary; groups of words - Presentations, their structure; communicating personal experience, use of tenses - Reading - types, topic, purpose, main idea; predicting the content of the text - Sentence - structure, types; paragraph and its features - Written and spoken discussion, expressing attitudes, critical evaluation - Definitions and explanations - differences in written and spoken form - Reading and understanding authentic materials (written and spoken) - Presentation at a selected professional topic - evaluation by colleagues and the teacher. Besides academic language, also general language is developed, including grammar.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming), Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book), Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization), Analysis of a presentation, Text analysis, Individual work of students, E-learning
- Home preparation for classes
- 14 hours per semester
- Participation in classes
- 28 hours per semester
- Preparation for course credit
- 10 hours per semester
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| prerequisite |
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| Knowledge |
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| Students build on the language skills acquired in the previous study of the bachelor's degree, both general and professional language, with an emphasis on academic skills. They enter the subject with level B1+ and develop this in their field. |
| Students build on the language skills acquired in the previous study of the bachelor's degree, both general and professional language, with an emphasis on academic skills. They enter the subject with level B1+ and develop this in their field. |
| learning outcomes |
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| academic vocabulary |
| academic vocabulary |
| structure of presentations |
| structure of presentations |
| structures and types of sentences |
| structures and types of sentences |
| written and spoken discussion |
| written and spoken discussion |
| definitions and explanations - differences in written and spoken form |
| definitions and explanations - differences in written and spoken form |
| Skills |
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| evaluate sources of information |
| evaluate sources of information |
| put down detailed information |
| put down detailed information |
| plan and write a paragraph with a logical flow of information |
| plan and write a paragraph with a logical flow of information |
| work with authentic materials and respond to them adequately |
| work with authentic materials and respond to them adequately |
| prepare and deliver a short presentation |
| prepare and deliver a short presentation |
| teaching methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book) |
| Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming) |
| Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming) |
| E-learning |
| E-learning |
| Analysis of a presentation |
| Individual work of students |
| Text analysis |
| Text analysis |
| Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization) |
| Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization) |
| Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book) |
| Individual work of students |
| Analysis of a presentation |
| assessment methods |
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| Text analysis |
| Text analysis |
| Analysis of a presentation given by the student |
| Analysis of a presentation given by the student |
| Didactic test |
| Didactic test |
| Analysis of the student's language performance |
| Analysis of the student's language performance |
| Preparation of a presentation |
| Preparation of a presentation |
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Recommended literature
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de Chazal, E., Rogers, L. Oxford EAP, A Course in English for Academic Purposes. Intermediate/B1+. OUP, 2013. ISBN 9780194002011.
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Lengálová Anežka. interní materiály vypracované pro potřeby kurzu.
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Murphy, R. English Grammar in Use. OUP, 2019. ISBN 978-1-108-4576541.
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Murphy, Raymond. English Grammar in Use - Intermediate, 5th edition, 2019. 2019. ISBN 978-1-108-45765-1.
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Wallace, S. Oxford Dictionary of Education. 2008.
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