Course: Foreign Language - English

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Course title Foreign Language - English
Course code CJV/CJ6
Organizational form of instruction Tutorial
Level of course unspecified
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.
  • Šmajdlerová Simona, Mgr.
Course content
The subject covers modules 4-6 from the textbook Open Mind Intermediate. Grammar: - Causative have and get - Adjectives -ed or -ing - Reported speech and reported questions - Third conditional Vocabulary: - Business, starts-ups, products and services - Communication - Handling problems and looking for solutions Work, media, social opportunities and more topics from the lessons in Open Mind Intermediate.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming), Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book), Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization), Practice exercises, Students working in pairs
  • Preparation for course credit - 10 hours per semester
  • Participation in classes - 26 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 14 hours per semester
  • Preparation for examination - 10 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
In this subject it is expected that student´s receptive and productive language skills are at least at A2 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 A2 level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
learning outcomes
English language knowledge reaching B1+ level in: - Causative have and get - Adjectives -ed or -ing - Reported speech and reported questions - Third conditional - English lexis in the topics of work and business, starts-ups, products and services, forms of communication, handling problems and looking for solutions
English language knowledge reaching B1+ level in: - Causative have and get - Adjectives -ed or -ing - Reported speech and reported questions - Third conditional - English lexis in the topics of work and business, starts-ups, products and services, forms of communication, handling problems and looking for solutions
Skills
- Express oneself in writing and speaking a limited way in familiar situations and to deal in a general way with non-routine information - Actively develop their knowledge of grammar and extend their vocabulary at intermediate level B1+. - Understand the main points of clear Standard English input on familiar matters regularly encountered in work or business, they can express themselves about personal problems and briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions and plans
- Express oneself in writing and speaking a limited way in familiar situations and to deal in a general way with non-routine information - Actively develop their knowledge of grammar and extend their vocabulary at intermediate level B1+. - Understand the main points of clear Standard English input on familiar matters regularly encountered in work or business, they can express themselves about personal problems and briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions and plans
teaching methods
Knowledge
Practice exercises
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Students working in pairs
Students working in pairs
Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization)
Practice exercises
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization)
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
assessment methods
Analysis of the student's performance
Preparation of a presentation
Preparation of a presentation
Grade (Using a grade system)
Analysis of the student's performance
Oral examination
Oral examination
Grade (Using a grade system)
Recommended literature
  • Johnston, Olivia. Test your vocabulary 3. Harlow, Essex : Pearson Education Limited, 2002. ISBN 058245168X.
  • Murphy, Raymond. English Grammar In Use. Cambridge.
  • Redman, Stuart. English Vocabulary in Use, Pre-intermediate and Intermediate. CUP.
  • Rogers, Mickey et al. Open Mind Intermediate. London, 2014. ISBN 978 0230 458307.


Study plans that include the course
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