PdF:AJPV_JC4B Language Practice 4B - Course Information
AJPV_JC4B Language Practice 4B
Faculty of EducationSpring 2016
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/1/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
- Teacher(s)
- Bc. Mgr. Sonia Homolka (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Zdeněk Janík, M.A., Ph.D. (seminar tutor) - Guaranteed by
- Mgr. Irena Headlandová Kalischová, Ph.D.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jana Popelková
Supplier department: Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education - Timetable of Seminar Groups
- AJPV_JC4B/01: Tue 12:05–12:50 učebna 64, S. Homolka, Z. Janík
- Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
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 - fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- there are 7 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
- Course objectives
- Students will use this class to practice their reading and speaking skills and enhance their critical thinking. Activities include discussion of issues, analyzing arguments and practising classroom presentation and debate in teams. At the end of the course students will be able to understand in depth some controversial issues from the cultures of English speaking countries. They will be able to prepare and take part in debates on the issues.
- Syllabus
- Session 1 Taking part in classroom discussion
- Session 2 How to make presentation
- Session 3 How to prepare for a debate
- Session 4 Pro Gun and Anti Gun Control in the US
- Session 5 Terrorism and the Rule of Law
- Session 6 Surveillance and Privacy
- Literature
- MCCARTHY, Michael and Felicity O'DELL. English vocabulary in use : [upper-intermediate & advanced]. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1994, vi, 296. ISBN 0521423961. info
- MCCARTHY, Michael and Felicity O'DELL. English idioms in use. 5th print. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005, 190 s. ISBN 0521789575. info
- WRIGHT, Jon. Idioms organiser :organised by metaphor, topic and key word. Edited by Jimmie Hill - Morgan Lewis, Illustrated by Bil Stott. Hove: LTP - Language teaching publications, 1999, 296 s. ISBN 1-899396-06-3. info
- WATCYN-JONES, Peter. Test your vocabulary. Illustrated by Sven Nordqvist. London: Penguin English, 1982, 83 s. ISBN 0-14-080853-1. info
- Oxford advanced learner's dictionary. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000, 1 CD-ROM. ISBN 0194367959. info
- Teaching methods
- class discussion, pair work, group work, work in learning centres, homework, self-tests (an e-learning course), students' presentations
- Assessment methods
- There will be discussion, pair-work and group-work. Course Requirements: Attendence is mandatory, students may miss 1 class but not more. Other requirements: 1. Active participation in lessons. 2. Preparation for lessons and homework where required. 3. Moodlinka course activities. 4. Presentation: debate in team.
- Language of instruction
- English
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
General note: Předmět bude realizován pokud se přihlásí alespoň 10 studentů.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 1 hodina. - Teacher's information
- http://moodlinka.ped.muni.cz/course/view.php?id=2501
- Enrolment Statistics (recent)
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