Course: Vocational communication in foreign language I

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Course title Vocational communication in foreign language I
Course code CJV/NK1AJ
Organizational form of instruction Lesson + Moodle
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Pečivová Veronika, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Lengálová Anežka, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
- 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 teacher

Learning activities and teaching methods
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
  • Preparation for course credit - 10 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 17 hours per semester
  • Participation in classes - 15 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
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 specific 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 specific field.
learning outcomes
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
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
Knowledge
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
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization)
Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization)
Individual work of students
Analysis of a presentation
assessment methods
Preparation of a presentation
Text analysis
Text analysis
Analysis of a presentation given by the student
Analysis of a presentation given by the student
Didactic test
Didactic test
Preparation of a presentation
Analysis of the student's language performance
Analysis of the student's language performance
Recommended literature
  • de Chazal, E., Rogers, L. Oxford EAP, A Course in English for Academic Purposes. Intermediate/B1+. OUP, 2013. ISBN 9780194002011.
  • Lengálová Anežka. interní materiály vypracované pro potřeby kurzu.
  • Murphy, Raymond. English Grammar in Use - Intermediate, 5th edition, 2019. 2019. ISBN 978-1-108-45765-1.
  • Wallace, S. Oxford Dictionary of Education. 2008.


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