CJVTER Terminology of European institutions

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2027
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Belinda Rachael Allan, M.Ed. (lecturer)
Mgr. Klára Hanzlíková (assistant)
Mgr. et Mgr. David Zelený (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Belinda Rachael Allan, M.Ed.
Language Centre Faculty of Social Studies Division – Language Centre
Contact Person: Mgr. Klára Hanzlíková
Supplier department: Language Centre Faculty of Social Studies Division – Language Centre
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 15 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/15, only registered: 0/15
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Abstract
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.
Key topics
Throughout the semester we are going to cover European Union terminology, history, current academic scholarship, and current events. Students will select topics of interest in these areas each semester to be the focus of the course; the course materials and topics covered are therefore extremely diverse and vary by semester.
Study resources and literature
  • Politics in the European Union, 2016, Bache and Bulmer, Oxford University Press
  • English for Diplomatic Purposes, 2016, Friedrich, Channel View Publications
Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching
• reading and textual analysis • listening comprehension exercises • class discussions • continuous self-paced homework • presentation skills
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
  • Vocabulary introductions in class
  • Keeping a terminology bank, own methods of terminology learning
  • 2 presentations both EU focused
  • Final reflective synthesis on learning

Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course is taught each semester.
The course is taught every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2017, Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Spring 2019, Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024, Spring 2025, Autumn 2025, Spring 2026, Autumn 2026.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2027, recent)
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