A2BK_PJ3B Language Practice 3B

Faculty of Education
Spring 2011
Extent and Intensity
0/0/24. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Dr. Rita Chalmers Collins (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Aaron Marc Collier, B.A.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jana Popelková
Prerequisites (in Czech)
A2BK_PJ3A Practical Language 3A
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
This course provides practical applications for English including speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Students will improve their facility with the language through discussions, exercises, assignments and presentations. The course offers opportunities to explore various techniques of language learning and teaching, while developing a broader understanding of the cultural context. The goal of this course is to maximize the use of English in all forms through activities designed to improve language skills.
Syllabus
  • The syllabus for this course will be integrated with the Teaching Methodology course offered by N. Vojtkova. It will follow the weekly topics in that course supplemented by: collocations and idioms
  • advanced grammar
  • group facilitation
  • micro-teaching
  • writing activities
Literature
  • moodlinka
  • HORNBY, A. S. Oxford advanced learner's dictionary of current english [Oxford University Press, 2001]. Edited by Sally Wehmeier. 6. ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001, xii, 1539. ISBN 0-19-431510-X. info
  • COWIE, Anthony Paul, Ronald MACKIN and I. R. MCCAIG. Oxford dictionary of English idioms. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1993, lxiii, 685. ISBN 0194312860. info
Teaching methods
The course uses a variety of methods including learning centers, discussions, listening exercises and student presentations in an interactive format.
Assessment methods
Students must achieve 70% of points offered in the course by active participation, quizzes, forums and group facilitation.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 24 hodin.
Teacher's information
http://moodlinka.ped.muni.cz/course/view.php?id=1035
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2023.
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