Course: English 1

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Course title English 1
Course code UMJL/D1A1
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
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)
  • Kopeček Oldřich, Mgr.
Course content
- Working out meaning from context - Pronouns - Colour analysis - Adjectives, suffixes - Practical English: A bad start - Holidays - Present tenses - Shops and services - Possessives - Stages of life - Past simple, past continuous, USED TO - Credit test

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming), Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book), Exercises on PC, Practice exercises, Teamwork
  • Participation in classes - 28 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 20 hours per semester
  • Preparation for course credit - 12 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
The student can understand sentences and frequently used expressions related to areas of the most immediate relevance (eg. Basic information about him / her and his / her family information, shopping, local geography, employment). They can communicate in a simple way about routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar and routine matters. Students can describe their family in simple terms. They can communicate on matters relating to their immediate need. Expected input language competence - A2-2.
The student can understand sentences and frequently used expressions related to areas of the most immediate relevance (eg. Basic information about him / her and his / her family information, shopping, local geography, employment). They can communicate in a simple way about routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar and routine matters. Students can describe their family in simple terms. They can communicate on matters relating to their immediate need. Expected input language competence - A2-2.
learning outcomes
know the rules of creating present tens
know the rules of creating present tens
know the vocabulary of everyday topics (holidays, shops and services, stages of life)
know the vocabulary of everyday topics (holidays, shops and services, stages of life)
know the rules of creating past tens
know the rules of creating past tens
infer meanings from context
infer meanings from context
Skills
understand the content of common conversational topics
understand the content of common conversational topics
have conversations about everyday topics (holidays, shops and services, stages of life)
have conversations about everyday topics (holidays, shops and services, stages of life)
use present and past tenses
use present and past tenses
understand the meaning of a text
understand the meaning of a text
work out meaning from context
work out meaning from context
teaching methods
Knowledge
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Practice exercises
Practice exercises
Exercises on PC
Teamwork
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Exercises on PC
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Teamwork
Individual work of students
Individual work of students
Skills
Students working in pairs
Students working in pairs
Exercises on PC
Exercises on PC
Teamwork
Teamwork
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
assessment methods
Knowledge
Analysis of the student's performance
Systematic observation of the student
Systematic observation of the student
Didactic test
Didactic test
Analysis of the student's performance
Recommended literature
  • Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Online.
  • Latham-Koenig, C. a Oxenden, C. English File. Intermediate Plus. Student´s Book, Third Edition. Oxford, 2014.
  • Murphy, R. English Grammar in Use, Fourth edition.


Study plans that include the course
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