CST:SPA004 English D4 - Course Information

SPA004 English for hearing impaired students IV

Extent and Intensity

2/2/0. 2 credit(s) (plus 2 credits for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: z (credit). Other types of completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. et Mgr. Eva Barnová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. et Mgr. Lenka Tóthová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Ilja Rajdová (assistant)
Mgr. Lenka Křivánková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. et Mgr. Hana Mihai (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Markéta Oplatková Plocková (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

PhDr. Petr Peňáz
Support Centre for Students with Special Needs
Contact Person: Mgr. et Mgr. Eva Barnová
Supplier department: Support Centre for Students with Special Needs

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 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

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Course objectives (in Czech)

Tento kurz je určen pro studenty všech fakult Masarykovy univerzity se sluchovým postižením. Slouží jako předstupeň kurzu Angličtina pro neslyšící V, alternativy k povinné výuce odborné angličtiny na některých oborech na MU. Výstupní úroveň tohoto kurzu je přibližně B2 podle Společného evropského referenčního rámce.

Syllabus

• Lesson 1: N3 REVISION
• Lesson 2: GRAMMAR: modals verbs: obligation and necessity
• Lesson 3: VOCABULARY: describing a person; GRAMMAR: modals of deduction
• Lesson 4: VOCABULARY: adjectives –ed/-ing; GRAMMAR: be able to; WRITING: informal letter
• Lesson 5: VOCABULARY: education; GRAMMAR: first conditional, time clauses; WRITING: informal letter
• Lesson 6: VOCABULARY: friendship; GRAMMAR: used to x usually
• Lesson 7: VOCABULARY: housing; GRAMMAR: second conditional
• Lesson 8: GRAMMAR: quantifiers; VOCABULARY: useful verbs; noun formation
• MID-TEST
• Lesson 9: GRAMMAR: articles; verbs and adjectives + prepositions; VOCABULARY: connectors
• Lesson 10: VOCABULARY: work; GRAMMAR: gerunds and infinitives; WRITING: Covering letter; CV
• Lesson 11: VOCABULARY: films; GRAMMAR: passive voice
• Lesson 12: VOCABULARY: sports; GRAMMAR: word formation
• Lesson 13: VOCABULARY: television; GRAMMAR: phrasal verbs; WRITING: essay
• Lesson 14: VOCABULARY: useful adverbs; GRAMMAR: past perfect
• Lesson 15: VOCABULARY: shopping; GRAMMAR: reported speech REVISION
• END-OF-COURSE TEST

Teaching methods

individual work and pair-work activities, e-learning (elf), homework assignments

Assessment methods

Students are allowed two absences in a semester. Absence needs to be previously arranged and approved by the teacher. Additional absences need to be evidenced.
One of the prerequisites for the completion of the course is home preparation and doing assignments.
Students must sit for the midterm test and/or the end-of-course test. Students must obtain at least 60% of the total number of points available in the end-of-course test.
Exam: The final grade is based on the grades achieved in the final test and the mid-test.
Mid-test assessment grid: Less than 40% in the mid-test = -3 points from the end-of-course test score; 40-50% = -2; 50-60%= -1; 60-70% = 0; 70-80% = +1; 80-90% = +2; 90-100% = +3.
Credit: Students must sit for the end-of-course test. Students must obtain at least 60% of the total number of points available in the end-of-course test.

Language of instruction

English

Follow-Up Courses

• SPA005 English for hearing impaired students V

Further Comments

The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.

• Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2019, recent)
  
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