JVp020 English for Social Educators - B

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Taught in person.
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Radim Herout (assistant)
Belinda Rachael Allan, M.Ed. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Jana Kollárová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. et Mgr. Ondřej Pelech (seminar tutor)
Jitka Autratová (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Radim Herout
Language Centre, Faculty of Education Division – Faculty Branches of University Departments – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jitka Autratová
Supplier department: Language Centre, Faculty of Education Division – Faculty Branches of University Departments – Faculty of Education
Timetable of Seminar Groups
JVp020/01: Mon 12:00–13:50 učebna 53, B. Allan
Prerequisites
JVp019 English for Soc. Educators – A
Pass in JVp019 course. The JVp020 course represents a B1/B1+ CEFR level course in intermediate English for specific purposes. The course consists of two basic components:
i) grammar at the B1/B1+ CEFR level which is mainly explained using the examples of the general or general academic English language,
ii) specific vocabulary related to the disciplinary/topic orientation of the course in question. Emphasis is put on four language skills, speaking and writing as well as listening and reading comprehension.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
1) Increase students' language skills and systems to achieve B1/B1+ level of the CEFR.
2) Further develop students' academic and professional skills (teaching a lesson about social pedagogy, writing a professional email, working with vocabulary)
Learning outcomes
By the end of the course, the student will be able to:
- understand spoken and written social pedagogical texts at B1/B1+ level of the CEFR;
- successfully participate in a spoken interaction dealing with relevant social pedagogical issues at B1/B1+ level of the CEFR;
- give a mini-lesson on a specialist topic;
- use selected specialist terminology with natural and sophisticated control;
- show a good command of select grammar structures at B1 level of the CEFR.
Syllabus
  • The multidisciplinary focus of social education is reflected in topic-based orientation of the individual courses taught at the Faculty of Education. This course (B) is geared towards a range of social issues, including:
  • Controversial issues and transformative education
  • Human rights
  • Immigration and working with displaced people
  • Crime and punishment
  • Working with vulnerable groups
Literature
    required literature
  • Course materials in MOODLINKA
    recommended literature
  • www.macmillandictionary.com
    not specified
  • Preliminary English Test. CUP 2012
  • HASHEMI, Louise and Barbara THOMAS. PET preliminary English test : practice tests. Harlow: Pearson Education, 2003, 216 s. ISBN 9780582824218. info
  • Cambridge preliminary English test : with answers. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001, 138 s. ISBN 0521797136. info
Teaching methods
Oral presentation/mini-lesson, pair and group work, role plays, and discussions.
Assessment methods
Course completion requirements:
1) Active participation in the seminars
2) Submitting portfolio assignments in due time (specified by course instructor)
3) Presentation of learning journey (when creating the portfolio and throughout the course). Sat during the exam period in small groups of 4-6 (presenting your learning journey and answering questions about your learning and thinking when making the portfolio)
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Information on completion of the course: Kurz je ukončen písemnou a ústní zkouškou na úrovni B1 SERRJ.
The course is taught annually.
General note: Kurz úrovně B1 zakončený písemnou a ústní zkouškou na úrovni B1.
Teacher's information
https://moodlinka.ics.muni.cz/
Online activities of reading, writing, listening along with quizzes and games are the preparation work for the classroom sessions. Classroom sessions include completing projects in teams which use and practice the language already learnt from the online preparation activities.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2024.
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