FSS:CJVTER Terminology of European instit - Course Information

CJVTER Terminology of European institutions

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Abigail Mokra, M.A. et M.A. (lecturer)
Mgr. Dana Plíšková (assistant)
Mgr. et Mgr. Petra Trávníková, Ph.D. (assistant)

Guaranteed by

Abigail Mokra, M.A. et M.A.
Language Centre Faculty of Social Studies Division – Language Centre
Contact Person: Mgr. Dana Plíšková
Supplier department: Language Centre Faculty of Social Studies Division – Language Centre

Timetable of Seminar Groups

CJVTER/01: Mon 14:00–15:40 U44, A. Mokra
CJVTER/03: Wed 18:00–19:40 U36, A. Mokra

Prerequisites

B1/B1+ level of English

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 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/30, only registered: 0/30

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

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Course objectives

The aim of this course is to familiarize students with basic terminology related to the European Union, the European integration process, E.U. policies, institutions, political development, and history. Students will learn to engage this newfound vocabulary for use in both written and listening comprehension practice in their other courses of European studies, and in active conversation about their field of study. The primary objective of this course is vocabulary acquisition, comprehension and practice. This course was conceived to be intended for European Studies students in their first and second semesters of study.

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course, the students should acquire the ability to identify, comprehend, and contextualize basic terminology in relation to the European Union and its institutions.

Syllabus

• Throughout the semester we are going to cover the following topics:
• 1) Introduction to the European Union

• 2) European Union pre- and post-Brexit: Crisis as the “new normal?”

• 3) The End of the Liberal Order in Europe

• 4) Institutions and Policy-Making in the European Union

• 5) EU Member States at the United Nations

Teaching methods

• reading and textual analysis • listening comprehension exercises • class discussions • continuous self-paced homework • one multiple-choice test • presentation skills • academic poster theory

Assessment methods

Specific division of mark scoring:

• Homework: 10 points
• Discussions during class: 10 points
• Summary of written academic article: 10 points
• Summary of spoken lecture: 10 points
• Political party presentation: 20 points
• Didactic exit test: 30 points
• Academic poster creation: 10 points
Total: 100 points


Assignment Descriptions:
1. Academic poster creation: Near the end of the semester we will be learning about how to create an academic poster and why such an activity is relevant in academia. Students will be expected to either create their posters by hand on poster board using markers, glue, glitter, etc., or by using powerpoint and changing the slide format to A3. You will be presenting your poster during the final week of the semester to the class, and for this we will have one meeting wherein all students from both sections of the course should be present to attend. We will discuss the best date to do this around the 3rd week of the semester. Your poster should be based on one of the English language articles assigned for reading homework throughout the semester, such as, for example, an article from Jan Zielonka.

2. Political party presentation: Your presentation should be between 10 and 12 minutes long, not including the time set aside for questions from your classmates at the end. You should sign up for one specific political party of the EU on a list that will be circulated around the 3rd week of the semester. No more than one student may sign up for a single political party, i.e. 5 students may not all present on UKIP. Following your presentation you should expect that your fellow students will provide you with questions and helpful feedback, and I will provide individualized feedback as well on an evaluation form. Your presentation should end with a references slide with all of your sources listed in APA citation format (you may not simply list URLs in a bulleted list). One of these sources must be in English.

3. Summary of a written article: There will be one specific homework assignment where I will ask you to read an article at home, and during the following class I will ask that you draft a summary of this article. We will then peer-review these summaries, and workshop them, to assess the strong and weak points of the summaries. This will allow students to develop an understanding of how to improve their written summary skills, and to express themselves generally, and competently about a topic related to the E.U.

4. Summary of a spoken lecture: There will be one specific homework assignment where I will ask you to watch a lecture at home, and during the following class I will ask that you draft a summary of this lecture. We will then peer-review these summaries, and workshop them, to assess the strong and weak points of the summaries. This will allow students to develop an understanding of how to improve their written summary skills, and to express themselves generally, and competently about a topic related to the E.U.

5. Didactic exist test: There will be a test that will focus on all of the content areas covered throughout the duration of the course. There will be multiple-choice questions and vocabulary matching questions.

Grading Scale:
100-95 A
94-89 B
88-82 C
81-76 D
75-70 E

Language of instruction

English

Further Comments

The course is taught each semester.

• Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2019, recent)
  
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