Course: Angličtina Intermediate

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Course title Angličtina Intermediate
Course code CJV/CJ8
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.
  • Šmajdlerová Simona, Mgr.
  • Navrátil Michal, Mgr.
Course content
The subject content is arranged along Units 10 - 12 in the textbook Open Mind Intermediate. Grammar: - Defining and non-defining relative clauses - Modal verbs with reference to the past - Phrasal verbs Lexis: - Performances and media entertainment - Talking about people´s behaviour in the past - Unusual jobs

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
  • Home preparation for classes - 12 hours per semester
  • Preparation for course credit - 8 hours per semester
  • Preparation for examination - 8 hours per semester
  • Term paper - 4 hours per semester
  • Participation in classes - 28 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 B1+ level in: - Defining and non-defining relative clauses - Modal verbs with reference to the past - Phrasal verbs - English lexis in the topics of performances and media entertainment, for talking about people´s behaviour in the past, for discussions about unusual jobs
English language knowledge reaching B1+ level in: - Defining and non-defining relative clauses - Modal verbs with reference to the past - Phrasal verbs - English lexis in the topics of performances and media entertainment, for talking about people´s behaviour in the past, for discussions about unusual jobs
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 input on familiar matters regularly encountered in work, school, leisure, etc.
- 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 input on familiar matters regularly encountered in work, school, leisure, etc.
teaching methods
Knowledge
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization)
Practice exercises
Practice exercises
Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization)
Students working in pairs
Students working in pairs
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
assessment methods
Oral examination
Oral examination
Grade (Using a grade system)
Grade (Using a grade system)
Preparation of a presentation
Preparation of a presentation
Analysis of the student's performance
Analysis of the student's performance
Recommended literature
  • McCarty, O'Dell. English Vocabulary in Use,Upper Intermdiate and Advanced. CUP.
  • Murphy, Raymond. English Grammar In Use. Cambridge.
  • Rogers, Mickey et al. Open Mind Intermediate. London, 2014. ISBN 978 0 230 45830 7.
  • Thomson, A. J., Martinet, A. V. Exercises 1,2.
  • Watcyn-Jones, P., Johnston, O. Test Your Vocabulary 3,4.


Study plans that include the course
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