bk2371 Preliminary Language Tuition II

Faculty of Sports Studies
Spring 2016
Extent and Intensity
0/7. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jana Kubrická, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Renata Prucklová (assistant)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Renata Prucklová
Language Centre, Faculty of Sports Studies Division – Language Centre
Contact Person: PhDr. Renata Prucklová
Supplier department: Language Centre, Faculty of Sports Studies Division – Language Centre
Timetable of Seminar Groups
bk2371/01: Fri 4. 3. 13:15–14:40 C15/207, Fri 1. 4. 13:15–15:30 C15/207, Fri 6. 5. 11:00–12:30 C15/207, R. Prucklová
Prerequisites
A2 level of the European Framework for Languages is expected.
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
The course is designed to provide students with basic knowledge in relevant sport disciplines, sport related topics while successfully mastering reading comprehension and oral as well as written reproduction in English. At the end of the course students are required to have reached level B1+ of CEF. Graduates of this course will acquire basic command of professional terminology in sport science, health, anatomy and the discipline of coaching. In addition, they will gain better command of professionally relevant grammatical phenomena, where the improvement of mainly reproductive communication skills (proper pronunciation, correct spelling, apt use of stylistic registers in written communication and acquisition of basic lexical knowledge) will be emphasized and their eventual mastery expected.
Syllabus
  • Unit 1 Referees and Objectivity Countable and uncountable nouns, Articles, Quantifiers/some, any, much, many, few, little, a lot, plenty/ (Murphy – Grammarin Use: Units68 – 77, 84, 86) Unit 2 Referees: Qualities (How to be a good referee) Phrasal verbs(copy) Unit 3 Ice hockey Officials’ Signals “If” and the Conditional /zero, first, second/ (Murphy – Grammar in Use: Units 37, 38) Unit4 Football Officials’ Signals Passive Voice (Murphy – Grammar in Use: Units 41 – 43) Unit 5 Hockey quiz: How well do you know your NHL rule book? Relative Clauses (Murphy – Grammar in Use: Unit 91 – 93) Unit 6 You are the referee: Test your knowledge of the rules of the football game Vocabulary and grammar revision
Literature
  • MURPHY, Raymond. English grammar in use : a self-study reference and practice book for intermediate students of English : with answers. 3rd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004, x, 379. ISBN 0521537622. info
Teaching methods
Language seminar: reading, listening, writing, speaking, drills...
Assessment methods
The course is focused on creating an effective learning climate through content-based instructions, problem-based learning, class discussions, pair work, group work, etc. Students are supposed to look up the topics for each week in the interactive syllabus section ("interaktivní osnova"),and prepare them for the following class. The items: U3 etc., indicate the number of a unit in the above grammar textbook. The course is completed by a an exam which is written and oral - written multiple-choice test comprising grammar and vocabulary, oral presentation of given topics.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2017.
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