CJVS301 Oral expression

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Taught in person.
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jitka Žváčková (lecturer)
Mgr. Dana Plíšková (assistant)
Mgr. et Mgr. Bára Sobotková (assistant)
Mgr. et Mgr. Petra Trávníková, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Jitka Žváčková
Language Centre Faculty of Social Studies Division – Language Centre
Contact Person: Mgr. Jitka Žváčková
Supplier department: Language Centre Faculty of Social Studies Division – Language Centre
Prerequisites
(( FAKULTA ( FSS )&& TYP_STUDIA ( BMN ) && FORMA ( P ))||( OBOR ( MUSFSS )))
Basic course designed primarily for the students of the Faculty of Social Studies. Minimum level of Spanish B1/B1+ according to CEFR.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
The capacity limit for the course is 15 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/15, only registered: 0/15, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/15
Course objectives
Development of the speaking skills in the academic context. Expanding vocabulary, development of the fluency of oral expression, presenting information, expressing and defending the opinion. Development of critical thinking and team collaboration.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student wil be able to: - give reasons and explanations for opinions, plans and actions - deliver short, rehearsed announcements on a topic pertinent to everyday occurrences in his/her field which, despite possibly very foreign stress and intonation, are nevertheless clearly intelligible - give a prepared straightforward presentation on a familiar topic within his/her field which is clear enough to be followed without difficulty most of the time, and in which the main points are explained with reasonable precision. - write straightforward connected texts on a range of familiar subjects within his field of interest - summarise, report and give his/her opinion about accumulated factual information on familiar matters within his/her field with some confidence.
Syllabus
  • Presentation of current news.
  • Debates in pairs.
  • Group discussions.
  • Group work.
  • Panel discussion.
  • Role play.
Literature
  • BARALO, M., GENIS PEDRA, M.: vocabulario medio B1. Anaya ELE, 2011. ISBN: 8467815361
  • BARALO, M., GENIS PEDRA, M.: vocabulario B2. Anaya ELE, 2012. ISBN: 8467813695
  • FERRER PEÑARANDA, Carlos, Santiago FARIÑA a Klára SÝKOROVÁ. ¡Habla y opina! : intenzivní kurz španělské konverzace. 1. vyd. Brno: Edika, 2014. 215 s. ISBN 9788026604501.
  • Náhradní obsah: ACOSTA VERA, J.M.: Hablar en público, Esic, 2013, ISBN-10: 8473568958
Teaching methods
Presentations, discussions. Pair/group work.
Assessment methods
Class exercises. Presentation of news. 2 oral presentations on a chosen topic (of 7 min long). Active class participation is obligatory (70% attendance).
Language of instruction
Spanish
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
Information on the per-term frequency of the course: pouze v jarním semestru.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
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