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Lecturer(s)
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Pavlínová Klára, Mgr.
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Kovářová Zuzana, Mgr.
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Czaban Natalie Jane, M.A.
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Course content
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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.
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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), Activating (simulations, games, drama)
- Preparation for classes
- 28 hours per semester
- Class attendance
- 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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CEFR Level: B1- B2
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Assessment methods and criteria
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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
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Recommended literature
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Kay, S., Jones, V. Inside Out Intermediate. MacMillan. ISBN 9780333757543.
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