AJ2BK_PJ2A Practical Language 2A

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2013
Extent and Intensity
0/0/2. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Ing. Mgr. Věra Eliášová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Ailsa Marion Randall, M.A. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Irena Headlandová Kalischová, Ph.D.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jana Popelková
Supplier department: Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Timetable of Seminar Groups
AJ2BK_PJ2A/OS01: Fri 27. 9. 13:55–15:35 učebna 6, Fri 18. 10. 13:55–15:35 učebna 6, Fri 1. 11. 13:55–15:35 učebna 6, Fri 15. 11. 13:55–15:35 učebna 6, Fri 29. 11. 13:55–15:35 učebna 6, Fri 13. 12. 13:55–15:35 učebna 6, V. Eliášová
Prerequisites
( AJ2BK_PJ1B Practical Language 1B && AJ2BK_GRAB Grammar B && AJ2BK_CF1B Phonetics Seminar B ) || AJ2BK_SOZK Complex Exam
Successful completion of A2BK_SZOK.
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 main objective is to improve the students' English in all four major skill groups: reading, writing, listening, and speaking. Classes will cover Units 1-2 in the coursebook New English File Advanced. As students are training to be teachers, they will be expected to take an active role in their own learning, with an eye toward understanding how to share information with their peers, and later their own students.At the end of the course students should be able to understand how to present a topic of interest to them. They should be able to interpret texts of an advanced level and be able to respond to advanced-level input with a high level of accuracy.
Syllabus
  • The following subjects will be discussed: What is Culture?
  • Interdependance of language and culture
  • American Culture in Context
  • British Culture in Context
  • Writing About Culture
Literature
    recommended literature
  • KAY, Susan, Vaughan JONES, Philip KERR and Jon HIRD. Inside out. 1st ed. Oxford: Macmillan, 2001, 159 s. ISBN 0-333-75760-2. info
    not specified
  • Inside out., Advanced. [Oxford]: Macmillan, 2001, 1 VHS ster. ISBN 0-333-95937-X. info
  • MCCARTHY, Michael and Felicity O'DELL. English vocabulary in use. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002, 315 s. ISBN 0521653975. info
  • SWAN, Michael. Practical English usage. 3rd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005, xxx, 658. ISBN 9780194420983. info
Teaching methods
Students will take part in pair-work, group-work, class discussions and online forums and will be expected to give a presentation and write an assignment.
Assessment methods
Continuous assessment includes an overall passing performance on three reading comprehension tests, an oral presentation and self-assessment of individual portfolios. The final paper - about 500 words (1 page) will take a form of an independent analysis of a topic related to the cultural studies theme.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 24 hodin.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019.
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