np926 English Language II

Faculty of Sports Studies
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
0/2. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Ildikó Roller Bresťák (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Renata Prucklová
Timetable of Seminar Groups
np926/s1: Mon 10:00–11:30 U224, I. Roller Bresťák
np926/s2: Mon 11:45–13:15 U224, I. Roller Bresťák
np926/s3: Mon 13:30–15:00 U224, I. Roller Bresťák
Prerequisites
B1 level of English according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages is required
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of this course is to deepen students’ existing knowledge in all common sport disciplines, sport related topics while refining their reading, oral and written comprehension as well as reproduction in English. At the end of the course students are required to have reached level B2 of CEF. Successful graduates of this course will acquire a more advanced command of professional terminology in sport science, health, anatomy and various sport disciplines. Students will be trained to effectively deliver public speeches in the field of sport. Besides, the study will focus on practising more difficult grammatical phenomena as well as developing writing skills, including paragraph and academic writing.
Syllabus
  • 1st Week: Academic Skills: Lecture structure / Lecture Assignment
  • 2nd Week: Effective public speaking in the field of sport
  • 3rd Week: Sports Psychology/ Personality - Descriptive Adjectives/ Giving an Opinion, Structuring an Argument
  • 4th Week: Sports and the Disabled/ Academic Writing – Collocations
  • 5th Week: Teaching Physical Education/Writing - Essay
  • 6th Week: Sport as Art/ Academic Discussion, Dispute
  • 7th Week: Sport and the Media/ Newspaper Language
  • 8th Week: Sport and Ethics/ Listening Skills
  • 9th Week: Sports Medicine/ Academic Reading
  • 10th Week: Sport and "Fashion" - Sport as a Lifestyle/ Writing a Summary
  • 11th Week: Sports and Globalization – EU Policy on Sport/ Writing Skills - Paragraphs
  • 12th Week: Revision Lesson
  • 13th Week: Credit test
Literature
  • HEWINGS, Martin. Advanced grammar in use : a self-study reference and practice book for advanced learners of English : with answers. 2nd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005, ix, 294. ISBN 0521614031. info
  • 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
Assessment methods
Students will find topics for each week in the interactive syllabus section, and prepare them for the following classes. The classes comprise practising reading, writing and speaking skills. Frequently used methods and procedures to reach these objectives are: for oral skills: practising of delivering presentations + their evaluation and analysis, class discussions, brainstorming activities, practising of giving instructions; for listening: selective listening, making notes from listening, listening for key words; for reading: finding key words in a text, skimming, scanning, checking understanding of a text(true/false etc.), making comments on the text; for writing: productive writing (e.g. writing a formal letter) + reproductive writing (e.g. making notes), academic writing (paragraph, summary etc.) The course is completed by a lecture on a chosen sport topic delivered by each student. After a proper registration class-attendance becomes compulsory, 3 missed attendances are accepted.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012.
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