AJ0103 Language Practice A

Faculty of Education
autumn 2020
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Lauren Elizabeth McEvoy (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Kateřina Tomková, Ph.D. (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
AJ0103/01: Wed 18:00–19:50 učebna 75, K. Tomková
Prerequisites
Students are expected to have a B2 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 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
Students will use this class to practise their English and mainly develop their vocabulary by studying issues such as idioms, proverbs, collocations, etc. Activities will vary from week to week. 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. Students will be able to prepare a vocabulary exercise and present it and teach it to their peers, which will be good preparation for them in the future teaching careers.
Learning outcomes
Students will have extended their knowledge of vocabulary as well as language structures; they will be able to respond to a range of topics, and ask additional questions. They will actively contribute to e-learning Moodle forums. Students should feel more confident about their own oral performance in English. They will have practised presenting and peer-reviews.
Syllabus
  • Six topical issues will be covered together with a number of grammatical aspects and chosen vocabulary areas.
Literature
  • MCCARTHY, Michael and Felicity O'DELL. English vocabulary in use : [upper-intermediate & advanced]. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1994, vi, 296. ISBN 0521423961. info
  • MCCARTHY, Michael and Felicity O'DELL. English idioms in use. 5th print. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005, 190 s. ISBN 0521789575. info
  • WRIGHT, Jon. Idioms organiser :organised by metaphor, topic and key word. Edited by Jimmie Hill - Morgan Lewis, Illustrated by Bil Stott. Hove: LTP - Language teaching publications, 1999, 296 s. ISBN 1-899396-06-3. info
  • WATCYN-JONES, Peter. Test your vocabulary. Illustrated by Sven Nordqvist. London: Penguin English, 1982, 83 s. ISBN 0-14-080853-1. info
  • Oxford advanced learner's dictionary. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000, 1 CD-ROM. ISBN 0194367959. info
Teaching methods
class discussion, pair work, group work, work in learning centres, homework, self-tests (an e-learning course), students' presentations
Assessment methods
There will be discussion, pair-work and group-work. Course Requirements: Attendence is mandatory, students may miss 1 class but not more. Other requirements: 1. 80% active participation in lessons; preparation for lessons and homework where required. 2. Placement test (online) . 3. Presentation (in groups). 4. One online forum. At the end of the course there will be a vocabulary test. The passmark for the course is 70%.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
General note: Předmět bude realizován, pokud se přihlásí alespoň 15 studentů.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023.
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