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Lecturer(s)
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Pavlínová Klára, Mgr.
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Kovářová Zuzana, Mgr.
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Course content
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The course covers an introduction to the Academic Word List and input on vocabulary learning. It also covers important areas of grammar and structures focusing on those frequently used in the academic context, including, among others, passives, conditionals, using nouns, linking expressions. It also includes work on difficult areas of pronunciation. Class activities include individual, pair and group work.
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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), E-learning, Individual preparation for exam
- 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.
The course aims are to extend vocabulary and structures, with a particular focus on academic lexis and structures used in formal/academic context; to raise awareness of the specifics of academic English and to improve oral communication skills in academic contexts.
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Prerequisites
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CEFR: B2 - C1, course OJZ 310
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Analysis of student's language skills, Didactic test, Test, Self-reflection, Interim evaluation
Credit is awarded for Regular attendance (maximum three absences) Active participation in English in class A minimum mark of 70 per cent on final end-of-term test Two written reports on assigned listening (app. 120 words each)
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Recommended literature
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? Ken Paterson with Roberta Wedge:. Oxford grammar for EAP. Oxford, 2013.
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? Libor Stepanek, Janice de Haaf a kol. Akademická angličtina. Grada, 2011. ISBN 978-80-247-3577-1.
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? Michael Mc Carthy, Felicity O?Dell. Academic Vocabulary in Use. cambridge, 2008.
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