AJ2BK_PJ2A Practical Language 2A

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2011
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Ailsa Marion Randall, M.A. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Aaron Marc Collier, B.A.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jana Popelková
Prerequisites
AJ2BK_SOZK Complex Exam
Successful completion of A2BK_SZOK.
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
The main objective is to improve the students' English in all four major skill groups: reading, writing, listening, and speaking. Classes will cover Units 12-13 in the coursebook Inside Out Upper-Intermediate and Units 1-2 in the coursebook Inside Out Advanced. As students are training to be teachers, they will be expected to take an active role in their own learning, with an eye toward understanding how to share information with their peers, and later their own students.At the end of the course students should be able to understand how to present a topic of interest to them. They should be able to interpret texts of an advanced level and be able to respond to advanced-level input with a high level of accuracy.
Syllabus
  • The following subjects will be discussed:
  • Home
  • Identity
  • Food
  • Schools Special attention will be paid to the interdependance of language and culture.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • KAY, Susan, Vaughan JONES, Philip KERR and Jon HIRD. Inside out. 1st ed. Oxford: Macmillan, 2001, 159 s. ISBN 0-333-75760-2. info
    not specified
  • Inside out., Advanced. [Oxford]: Macmillan, 2001, 1 VHS ster. ISBN 0-333-95937-X. info
  • MCCARTHY, Michael and Felicity O'DELL. English vocabulary in use. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002, 315 s. ISBN 0521653975. info
  • SWAN, Michael. Practical English usage. 3rd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005, xxx, 658. ISBN 9780194420983. info
Teaching methods
Students will take part in pair-work, group-work, class discussions and online forums and will be expected to give a presentation and write an assignment.
Assessment methods
Continuous assessment is based on the results of the mid-term test (25 points), written assignment (20 points), contributions to forums (10 points), and a one-minute class presentation (5 points). The overall number of points students can reach for the course is 60. The mid-term test will include the vocabulary and grammar covered in class or assigned for homework. Students have to get at least 40 points for continuous assessment in order to be allowed to take the final test during the exam period. The final test will include a listening part, a reading part, and an open question that students will have to answer at some length. The pass mark is 70%.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every other week.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 24 hodin.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019.
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