Course: English NS III.

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Course title English NS III.
Course code OJZ/230
Organizational form of instruction Practice
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Frequency of the course In each academic year, in the winter semester.
Semester Winter
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
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Czaban Natalie Jane, M.A.
  • van Overloop Geert, Mgr.
  • Marek Ivan, PhDr.
  • Zinoni Laura Adriana, M.A.
  • Pavlínová Klára, Mgr.
  • Kovářová Zuzana, Mgr.
  • Davis Anna, Mgr. M.A.
Course content
Content of lectures: This course covers a variety of academic topics and focuses on the improvement of students' reading, writing, listening and speaking skills as well as vocabulary building. We focus on target vocabulary from the assigned articles, which is later tested during the Bachelor state examination in English. Class activities include individual, pair and group work, reading, speaking and listening, presentations, debates and extended writing. All materials used in the course are available online through MOODLE.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book), Demonstration, Activating (simulations, games, drama)
  • Preparation for classes - 28 hours per semester
  • Class attendance - 28 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Increasing language competencies and communication skills of students.
Students will read scientific, yet general genre, articles, will participate in oral exercises and tasked based exercises, and will write short paragraphs. Students will expand their general vocabulary with slight emphases on scientific literature.
Prerequisites
CEFR level: B1 - B2

Assessment methods and criteria
Written examination, Analysis of student's language skills, Interim evaluation

Credit is awarded for Regular attendance (maximum of three absences) Fulfilment of key tasks and tests set during the course, as stated by the instructor at the beginning Final written test
Recommended literature
  • Kay, S., Jones, V. Inside Out Intermediate. MacMillan. ISBN 9780333757543.


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