JVp016 English for Special Educators - B

Faculty of Education
autumn 2020
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Dita Hochmanová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Mirjana Georgieva Slavíková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Anna Bízková Doleželová (assistant)
Mgr. Radim Herout (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Radim Herout
Language Centre, Faculty of Education Division – Faculty Branches of University Departments – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jitka Autratová
Supplier department: Language Centre, Faculty of Education Division – Faculty Branches of University Departments – Faculty of Education
Timetable of Seminar Groups
JVp016/01: Tue 12:00–13:50 učebna 65, D. Hochmanová
JVp016/02: Mon 16:00–17:50 učebna 65, D. Hochmanová
JVp016/03: Thu 10:00–11:50 učebna 53, D. Hochmanová
JVp016/04: Mon 14:00–15:50 učebna 63, D. Hochmanová
JVp016/05: Wed 8:00–9:50 učebna 63, M. Slavíková
JVp016/06: Thu 12:00–13:50 učebna 51, M. Slavíková
JVp016/07: Mon 10:00–11:50 učebna 65, M. Slavíková
Prerequisites
JVp015 English for Sp. Educators - A
In the compulsorily-optional English for Special Educators B, the students will continue to develop their language and academic skills in English on B1 level. The English for Special Educators B course can be attended only by those students who finished the course English for Special Educators A successfully.
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
there are 8 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
The aim of the course English for Special Educators B is to develop students' language skills and some academic skills in English on B1 level. Students will also learn some specialist vocabulary/terminology connected to their field of study (on B1 level).
Learning outcomes
By the end of the course, the student will be able to: understand spoken as well as written LSP language at B1 level of the CEFR; successfully participate in a spoken interaction dealing with relevant LSP issues; give an oral presentation on their experience in the field/a project they would like to realize; summarize a specialized text related to their field of studies, address a specialist from their field in a formal letter; show a good command of grammar structures and vocabulary at B1 level of the CEFR.
Syllabus
  • SP4BP_2AB1 English for Special Educators B
  • Topics: Revision of special needs terminology, Visual Impairment, Hearing Impairment, Intellectual Disability, Autistic Spectrum Disorders, Speech Impairments, Specific Learning Difficulties, Physical Impairment
Literature
    required literature
  • E-learning resources in IS.MUNI.CZ
    recommended literature
  • MURPHY, Raymond. Essential grammar in use : a self-study reference and practice book for elementary students of English : with answers. Second edition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1997, 300 s. ISBN 0521559286. info
  • MURPHY, Raymond. English grammar in use : a self-study reference and practice book for intermediate students of English : with answers. 3rd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004, x, 379. ISBN 0521532892. info
    not specified
  • NAYLOR, Helen and Raymond MURPHY. Essential grammar in use supplementary exercises : with answers. 1st ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1996, 106 s. ISBN 052146997X. info
  • Hashemi, Louise. Cambridge Practice Tests for PET 1. Cambridge University Press,
  • Cambridge preliminary English Test 1 - 5. Cambridge University Press.
  • CRAVEN, Miles. Listening extra : a resource book of multi-level skills activities. 1st ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004, 136 s. ISBN 0521754623. info
Teaching methods
task based 100-minute seminars, activities and tasks developing students' language skills and competencies, class and group discussions, individual assignments, grammar and vocabulary practice, presentations, mind-mapping, presentation and soft skills practice, opinion and information sharing, giving arguments etc.
Assessment methods
In-term requirements: 1) Active participation in seminars and careful preparation for each seminar + attendance 2) Summary of a specialized text 3) Formal letter to a specialist 4) Practical training/project presentation 5) Vocabulary mind map Students need to get at least 65% altogether from the tasks to be allowed to take the oral exam. Final oral exam in the exam period
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Information on completion of the course: Kurz je ukončen písemnou a ústní zkouškou na úrovni B1 SERRJ.
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (autumn 2020, recent)
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