cr010 English III

Faculty of Sports Studies
Spring 2019
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Wei-lun Lu, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Bc. Oldřich Racek, Ph.D. (assistant)
Mgr. Tomáš Sedláček (assistant)
Guaranteed by
doc. Wei-lun Lu, Ph.D.
Division of Sport Management – Department of Social Sciences and Sport Management – Faculty of Sports Studies
Contact Person: Mgr. Iva Synková
Supplier department: Lifelong Learning Centre – Specialized Units – Faculty of Sports Studies
Prerequisites
B1 level of English according to the Common European Framework of Reference 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.

The capacity limit for the course is 18 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/18, only registered: 0/18
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course is designed to provide students with basic knowledge in various sport disciplines,and sport related topics while successfully mastering reading comprehension and oral as well as written reproduction in English. At the end of the course the students are required to have reached the level B1+ of CEF.
Learning outcomes
Graduates of this course will acquire basic command of professional terminology in sport science, health, anatomy and various sport disciplines. By the end of the course students will be able to effectively deliver presentations in English. In addition, students 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
  • 1st Week: My Field of Study. Occupation and Employment / Writing CV/ Present Simple and Continuous:U3 2nd Week: The History of Sports, The Olympic Games/ Past Simple and Continuous:U6 3rd Week: Basic Human Anatomy/ Present Perfect Simple and Continuous :U7, U10 4th Week: Aspects of Exercise /Giving Instructions/Expressing the Future:U23 5th Week: Sports Injuries, Healthy Lifestyle/ 6th Week: Winter Sports/ Academic Writing – Letter 7th Week: Stadium Team Games/ Conditional U25 , U38 8th Week: Water Sports/ Passive Voice 9th Week: Court Games I/ Articles 10th Week: Athletics / Relative Clauses 11th Week: Gymnastics/ Collocations and Phrasal Verbs 12th Week: Academic Skills: Presentation 13th Week: Revision Lesson
Literature
  • MURPHY, Raymond. English grammar in use : a self-study reference and practice book for intermediate learners of English : with answers. Fourth edition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2012, x, 380. ISBN 9780521189064. info
Teaching methods
Language seminar: speaking,reading, listening, writing, presenting
Assessment methods
The course is taught in the form of seminars. Students will find topics for each week in the interactive syllabus section ("interaktivní osnova"), and prepare them for the following classes. The items: U3 etc. indicate the number of a unit in the above grammar textbook. The course is completed by an academic presentation on a chosen sport-related topic delivered by each student. After a proper registration, class-attendance becomes compulsory, 1 missed attendance is accepted.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012.
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