AJ01002 Practical English II

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2008
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Jarmila Fictumová (lecturer)
Nicola Catherine Fořtová, B.A., M.A. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Robert Hanč (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Simona Javůrková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Soňa Pazderová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Zuzana Regan (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel, B.A.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Tomáš Hanzálek
Timetable of Seminar Groups
AJ01002/A: Mon 8:20–9:55 G21, S. Pazderová
AJ01002/B: Mon 8:20–9:55 G22, R. Hanč
AJ01002/C: Mon 10:00–11:35 G21, Z. Regan
AJ01002/D: Mon 10:00–11:35 G22, R. Hanč
AJ01002/E: Mon 13:20–14:55 G21, J. Fictumová
AJ01002/F: Mon 13:20–14:55 G22, Z. Regan
AJ01002/G: Wed 16:40–18:15 G21, S. Javůrková
AJ01002/H: Wed 16:40–18:15 G22, N. Fořtová
AJ01002/J: Wed 18:20–19:55 G21, S. Javůrková
Prerequisites (in Czech)
AJ01001 Practical English I
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
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Course objectives
Cambridge Advanced English, lessons 6-10; English or Czenglish, entries 151-274. The main aim of the course is to revise and consolidate what students have already learnt, and to develop and extend their knowledge further. This concerns both the language systems and the skills. The course will contain: - discussions and communication activities that will help students improve their command of spoken English. - reading texts with tasks to read more effectively and to appreciate the implications and style of a text - listening exercises with tasks to improve students' listening skills - useful practical techniques that students can use in their writing - activities to practise the functional language needed in different situations - grammar revision, with special focus on the 'problem areas' caused by L1 interference - work on pronunciation - vocabulary development activities - work on idioms and collocations Students will be encouraged to improve their English in the self-access mode.
Syllabus
  • Timetable: W1 Feedback on the credit test Work & Leisure W2 6.1, 6.2, 6.3 Communication W3 6.1A, 6.4, 6.5 EoC 151 160 Farming W4 7.1A, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4 EoC 161 178 Climate W5 7.5, 7.6, 7.7, 7.9 EoC 179 189 Nature W6 8.1, 8.2, 8.3A EoC 190 196 Body W7 8.4, 8.5, 8.6 EoC 197 206 Health W8 9.1D, 9.2, 9.3A EoC 207 223 Sport W9 9.4, 9.5, 9.6 EoC 224 240 Media W10 10.1B, 10.2.B, 10.3A EoC 241 260 Modern Society W11 10.4, 10.5 A EoC 261 274 Education W12 10.6, 10.7 EoC Revision 1 - 274
Literature
  • JONES, Leo. New Cambridge advanced English. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1998, 192 s. ISBN 052162939X. info
  • SPARLING, Don. English or Czenglish? : jak se vyhnout čechismům v angličtině. 2. vydání. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1991, 274 stran. ISBN 8004259693. info
  • HEWINGS, Martin. Advanced grammar in use with answers : a self-study reference and practice book for advanced learners of English. 1st pub. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1999, ix, 340. ISBN 0521498694. info
  • FICTUMOVÁ, Jarmila, John CECCARELLI and Tony LONG. Advanced conversation practice : Success at the state exam. Vyd. 1. Brno: Jazyková škola Brno, Kotlářská 9, 2002, 211 pp. dotisk prvního vydání. info
  • FICTUMOVÁ, Jarmila. Advanced Conversation Practice - Vocabulary Lists. první. Brno: Jazyková škola Brno, Kotlářská 9, 2002, 139 pp. Konverzace pro pokročilé - slovníček. info
  • VINCE, Michael. Advanced language practice. 1. ed. Oxford: Heinemann, 1994, viii, 295. ISBN 0-435-24124-9. info
  • GRAVER, B. D. Advanced English practice. Third edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1986, 320 stran. ISBN 0194321819. info
  • GUDE, Kathy. Advanced listening and speaking CAE. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998, 152 s. ISBN 0194533476. info
  • ASPINALL, Patricia and Annette CAPEL. Advanced masterclass CAE : student's book. Edited by Kathy Gude. New ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999, 206 s. ISBN 0194534278. info
  • BROADHEAD, Annie. Advance your English : a short course for advanced learners : coursebook. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000, 74 s. ISBN 052159779X. info
  • BROADHEAD, Annie. Advance your English : a short course for advanced learners. 1st publ. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000, 60 s. ISBN 0521597765. info
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Seminar; Assessment: computer-based written test / Seminá; Hodnocení: písemný test na počítači
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: 10 skupin studentů
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