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Lecturer(s)
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Czaban Natalie Jane, M.A.
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Zinoni Laura Adriana, M.A.
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Steer Christopher, B.A.
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Pavlínová Klára, Mgr.
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Kovářová Zuzana, Mgr.
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Žaloudek David, Mgr.
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Course content
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Content of lectures: Content of practices: Students will work with general as well as scientific materials, participate in oral and task-based exercises, carry out listening tasks, and write short assignments. Students will expand their vocabulary, both general and scientific. Talking about every day topics, writing for practical purposes, role-playing activities, mini-presentations, reading and vocabulary-building. Class activities include individual, pair and group work, speaking, reading, listening and writing preparation. The study texts for the Bachelor examination are also dealt with in class.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book)
- Class attendance
- 28 hours per semester
- Preparation for classes
- 28 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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Increasing language competencies and communication skills of students.
Students will read scientific, yet general genre, articles, and then participate in oral exercises and task based exercises. Students will expand their general vocabulary with an emphasis on academic and scientific literature.
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Prerequisites
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A2 - B1
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Written examination, Interim evaluation
To gain the credit: Regular attendance (3 allowed absences) Active work during lessons A minimum score of 70% in the final test The course requires a minimum of an hour's preparation work per week.
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Recommended literature
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J. Soars L. Soars. New Headway pre-intermediate. Oxford, 2007. ISBN 9780194716314.
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Raymond Murphy. Essential Grammar in Use. Cambridge, 2015. ISBN 978-1-107-48055.
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Stuart Redmond. English Vocabulary in Use. Cambridge, United Kingdom, 1997.
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