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Lecturer(s)
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Sampey Daniel Paul, MFA
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Inselseth Jana, M.A.
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Kopeček Oldřich, Mgr.
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Course content
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The purpose and content of this course is to refine and enhance students' current skill set. To do so, the course will explore certain practical topics as well as honing grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation and listening skills. The course also includes explanations and exercises covering the chapters on advanced grammar and vocabulary, including - verb patterns including gerunds and infinitives - conditionals - advanced modal verb structures - future plans and arrangements - compound nouns and possessive forms - relative clauses - advanced emphasis structures + All students will have a seminar once a week with the subject guarantor Mr. Sampey. + Students will also meet once a week with their other teacher of the subject. + The same textbook and workbook as well as the Language Usage Guidelines will be used for both weekly meetings of the seminar. + Each teacher also has her / his own Moodle page with information and links to materials, videos, activities, texts, etc. On this Moodle page each teacher will assign materials and other tasks for students to complete before each seminar. Verification of acquired knowledge and skills by a written credit test: The first attempt at the final written credit test for the subject will take place in the last week of regular classes of the semester. The second attempt will be made at the beginning of the examination period. Under normal circumstances the dates for the tests and exams of the subject are already in STAG by the beginning of the semester.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming), Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book), Practice exercises, Students working in pairs
- Participation in classes
- 56 hours per semester
- Preparation for course credit
- 34 hours per semester
- Home preparation for classes
- 45 hours per semester
- Preparation for examination
- 15 hours per semester
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| prerequisite |
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| Knowledge |
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| Before registering for this seminar, the student must have a minimum English language level in speaking and writing of CEFL B2. |
| Before registering for this seminar, the student must have a minimum English language level in speaking and writing of CEFL B2. |
| learning outcomes |
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| identify basic English terminology related to grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation |
| identify basic English terminology related to grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation |
| develop vocabulary used in the textbook and in the seminars |
| develop vocabulary used in the textbook and in the seminars |
| explain the correct usage of grammar covered in the seminars |
| explain the correct usage of grammar covered in the seminars |
| explain the differences among modes of English at various levels of formality |
| explain the differences among modes of English at various levels of formality |
| Skills |
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| develop communication skills in English at CEFR C1 level in spoken and written mode |
| develop communication skills in English at CEFR C1 level in spoken and written mode |
| develop the correct use of basic English terminology related to grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation in practice |
| develop the correct use of basic English terminology related to grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation in practice |
| develop skills in initiating and continuing conversations in the topics covered in the textbook and in the seminars |
| develop skills in initiating and continuing conversations in the topics covered in the textbook and in the seminars |
| develop the correct usage of the grammatical structures and vocabulary covered in textbook units and in the seminars |
| develop the correct usage of the grammatical structures and vocabulary covered in textbook units and in the seminars |
| develop the correct pronunciation of general vocabulary appropriate for the level of study as well as pronunciation of the new vocabulary covered in the textbook and in the seminars |
| develop the correct pronunciation of general vocabulary appropriate for the level of study as well as pronunciation of the new vocabulary covered in the textbook and in the seminars |
| develop vocabulary used in the textbook and in the seminars |
| develop vocabulary used in the textbook and in the seminars |
| develop the ability to express one's own ideas and opinions coherently in English |
| develop the ability to express one's own ideas and opinions coherently in English |
| teaching methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing) |
| Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book) |
| Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book) |
| Practice exercises |
| Practice exercises |
| Students working in pairs |
| Students working in pairs |
| Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing) |
| Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming) |
| Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming) |
| Teamwork |
| Teamwork |
| Skills |
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| Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming) |
| Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming) |
| Individual work of students |
| Individual work of students |
| Experience (self-experience) |
| Experience (self-experience) |
| Practice exercises |
| Practice exercises |
| Methods for written tasks (e.g. comprehensive exams, written tests) |
| Methods for written tasks (e.g. comprehensive exams, written tests) |
| Students working in pairs |
| Students working in pairs |
| Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization) |
| Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization) |
| Teamwork |
| Teamwork |
| assessment methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Oral examination |
| Oral examination |
| Didactic test |
| Didactic test |
| Grade (Using a grade system) |
| Grade (Using a grade system) |
| Analysis of the student's language performance |
| Analysis of the student's language performance |
| Written examination |
| Written examination |
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Recommended literature
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C. Latham-Koenig et al. English File Advanced Student's Book 4th edition. Oxford, UK, 2020. ISBN 978 0 19 403827 0.
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C. Latham-Koenig et al. English File Advanced Workbook 4th edition. Oxford, UK, 2020. ISBN 978 0 19 403853 9.
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Hewings, Martin. Advanced Grammar in Use. Oxford University Press, 2009. ISBN 978-0521532914.
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