Course: Angličtina - upper intermediate

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Course title Angličtina - upper intermediate
Course code CJV/CJ12
Organizational form of instruction Tutorial
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)
  • Atcheson Hana, Mgr.
  • Navrátil Michal, Mgr.
  • Skořepová Tereza, Mgr.
Course content
The content of the lessons is composed with the use of Open Mind Upper Intermediate textbook, Units 10, 11, 12. Grammar: - Expressing ability - Past modals of deduction - Verb + ING / + INF with a change of meaning - Connectors - Expressions about future Lexis: Safety and risks, describing photos and places, making comparisons of places and situations, phrases for writing a formal letter.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming), Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book), Practice exercises, Students working in pairs
  • Participation in classes - 26 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 10 hours per semester
  • Preparation for course credit - 5 hours per semester
  • Preparation for examination - 5 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
In this subject it is expected that student´s receptive and productive language skills are at least at B1+ level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
In this subject it is expected that student´s receptive and productive language skills are at least at B1+ level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
learning outcomes
English language knowledge reaching B2 level in: - Expressing ability - Past modals of deduction - Verb + ING / + INF with a change of meaning - Connectors - Expressions about future English lexis for expressing Safety and risks, describing photos and places, making comparisons of places and situations, phrases for writing a formal letter.
English language knowledge reaching B2 level in: - Expressing ability - Past modals of deduction - Verb + ING / + INF with a change of meaning - Connectors - Expressions about future English lexis for expressing Safety and risks, describing photos and places, making comparisons of places and situations, phrases for writing a formal letter.
Skills
- Deepen their ways to communicate fluently, in terms of appropriacy, sensitivity and the capacity to deal with topics at language level B2+ - Understand longer formal texts, and recognize implicit meaning - Express themselves promptly without hesitation and longer searching for verbal expressions - Produce clear, well-structured text while showing controlled use of organizational patterns, connectors and cohesive devices
- Deepen their ways to communicate fluently, in terms of appropriacy, sensitivity and the capacity to deal with topics at language level B2+ - Understand longer formal texts, and recognize implicit meaning - Express themselves promptly without hesitation and longer searching for verbal expressions - Produce clear, well-structured text while showing controlled use of organizational patterns, connectors and cohesive devices
teaching methods
Knowledge
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Students working in pairs
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Practice exercises
Practice exercises
Students working in pairs
assessment methods
Analysis of the student's performance
Preparation of a presentation
Grade (Using a grade system)
Grade (Using a grade system)
Preparation of a presentation
Analysis of the student's performance
Oral examination
Oral examination
Recommended literature
  • Hewings, Martin. Advanced Grammar in Use. Cambridge.
  • McCarthy, O'Dell. English Vocabulary in Use: Advanced. Cambridge.
  • Murphy, Raymond. English Grammar In Use. Cambridge.
  • Osborn, Anna. Open Mind Upper Intermediate Workbook. London, 2015. ISBN 978 0230 458406.
  • Rogers, Mickey et al. Open Mind Upper Intermediate. London, 2015. ISBN 978 0230 458253.
  • Watcyn-Jones, P., Johnston, O. Test Your Vocabulary 4,5. CUP.


Study plans that include the course
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