IAJk10 Qualifying Exam Preparation - AJ

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/0/.7. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Taught in person.
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Bc. Michaela Sojková Šamalová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Jana Chocholatá, Ph.D.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Mgr. Jana Chocholatá, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Prerequisites
IAJk08 Language Practice 2B - AJ && IAJk05 Grammar 2A - AJ && IAJk07 Phonetics and Phonology 2B - AJ
B2 according to SERRJ
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The subject prepares students for the complex exam in the area of English skills and systems at level B2 according to SERRJ. Students are expected to reach this level and prove this when taking the exam. This optional subject is aimed at students who wish to take the state exams in English and thus gain the certificate and teach English at a primary school level. It is also important to register the subject IAJk11 at the same time. If the system makes this impossible, please ask for an exception when the time comes.
Learning outcomes
The subject prepares students for the complex exam in the area of English skills and systems at level B2 according to SERRJ. Students are expected to reach this level and prove this when taking the exam. This optional subject is aimed at students who wish to take up the state exams in English and thus gain the certificate and teach English at a primary school level. Developing their knowledge and language skills will help students become better users of the English language and prepare them for possible opportunities of teaching English to their future pupils.
Syllabus
  • 1. pronunciation revision - level B2 according to SERRJ 2. grammar revision - level B2 according to SERRJ 3. vocabulary revision - level B2 according to SERRJ 4. listening - level B2 according to SERRJ 5. reading - level B2 according to SERRJ 6. writing - level B2 according to SERRJ 7. speaking - level B2 according to SERRJ 8. - 13. focusing on test tasks and their practice: word formation, cloze test, reading, listening, transformations and speaking
Literature
  • Cambridge B2 First (FCE) Authentic Practice Tests 4. Student's Book with Answers and Audio Dowload. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2020. ISBN 9781108780148.
  • KENNY, Nick a LUQUE-MORTIMER, Lucrectia. Cambridge English First Practice Tests Plus 2 (New Edition) Student's Book with Key. Harlow: Pearson Education, 2015. ISBN 9781447966227.
  • ROGERS, Louis and Vanessa Reis ESTEVES. Etpedia : exams. Online. Edited by John Hughes. First published. Hove: Pavilion Publishing and Media Ltd, 2018. 231 stran. ISBN 9781911028802. [citováno 2024-04-24] info
  • Cambridge first certificate in English : official examination papers from University of Cambridge ESOL examinations.. Online. Cambridge: Cambridge University, 2008. 2 zvukové. ISBN 9780521714563. [citováno 2024-04-24] info
Teaching methods
self-study, language advisory, learning centers, one-to-one consultations
Assessment methods
1) Two consultations. 2) Placement test - please bring your IAJk09 placement test results. 3) TPT task - essay - beginning of the semester (language analysis). 4) Language advisory and active self-study. 5) Journal (compulsory parts: notes on self-study, notes based on one-to-one consultations).
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every other week.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 8 konzultací.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
Teacher's information
https://moodlinka.ics.muni.cz/course/view.php?id=2832#section-0
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022.
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