IAJk04 Language Practice 1B - AJ

Faculty of Education
Spring 2020
Extent and Intensity
0/0/.7. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Bc. Michaela Sojková Šamalová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Veronika Stanislavová (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Tamara Váňová (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Gabriela Oaklandová
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Mgr. Gabriela Oaklandová
Supplier department: Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Timetable of Seminar Groups
IAJk04/OS01: Fri 14. 2. 10:00–11:50 A41 učebna, Fri 21. 2. 10:00–11:50 A41 učebna, Fri 28. 2. 10:00–11:50 A41 učebna, Fri 6. 3. 10:00–11:50 A41 učebna, Fri 13. 3. 10:00–11:50 A41 učebna, Fri 20. 3. 10:00–11:50 A41 učebna, Fri 27. 3. 10:00–11:50 A41 učebna, Fri 3. 4. 10:00–11:50 A41 učebna, Fri 17. 4. 10:00–11:50 A41 učebna, Fri 24. 4. 10:00–11:50 A41 učebna, M. Sojková Šamalová
IAJk04/OS02: Fri 14. 2. 10:00–11:50 A35 učebna, Fri 21. 2. 10:00–11:50 A35 učebna, Fri 28. 2. 10:00–11:50 A35 učebna, Fri 6. 3. 10:00–11:50 A35 učebna, Fri 13. 3. 10:00–11:50 A35 učebna, Fri 20. 3. 10:00–11:50 A35 učebna, Fri 27. 3. 10:00–11:50 A35 učebna, Fri 3. 4. 10:00–11:50 A35 učebna, Fri 17. 4. 10:00–11:50 A35 učebna, Fri 24. 4. 10:00–11:50 A35 učebna, M. Sojková Šamalová
Prerequisites (in Czech)
IAJk02 Language Practice 1A - AJ
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
Abstract
The main objective of the course is to develop speaking, reading, writing and listening skills at the Intermediate Level (B1 according to CEFR). The basic study material is the coursebook New English File Intermediate supplemented by various additional materials. Throughout the semester students are encouraged to link theory in the classroom to practice at schools via practical tasks. At the end of the course students should be able to: discuss everyday topics, communicate in everyday situations, read and listen to authentic texts at the Intermediate Level and communicate in the language fluently.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students will be able to: discuss everyday topics, communicate in everyday situations, read and listen to authentic texts at the Intermediate Level and communicate in the language fluently.
Key topics
  • The basic study material is the coursebook New English File INTERMEDIATE (Student's book and Workbook), see Literature bellow. The syllabus includes Units 6 and 7, the focus is on speaking and listening activities and development of students' vocabulary.
  • 1st lesson: Introduction; Unit 6A - Reported speech: statements, questions and commands
  • 2nd lesson: Unit 6A - Reported speech: statements, questions and commands; Shopping
  • 3rd lesson: Unit 6B - Passive: be + past participle; Cinema
  • 4th lesson: Unit 6B - Passive: be + past participle; Cinema
  • 5th lesson: Unit 6C - Relative clauses (defining and non-defining), What people do
  • 6th lesson: Unit 6 Practical English (Breaking news); Revise and check
  • 7th lesson: Test 1
  • 8th lesson: Unit 7A - Third conditional; Making adjectives and adverbs
  • 9th lesson: Unit 7A - Third conditional; Making adjectives and adverbs
  • 10th lesson: Unit 7B - Question tags, indirect questions; Compound nouns
  • 11th lesson: Unit 7C - Phrasal verbs; Television
  • 12th lesson: Unit 7C: Television - Phrasal verbs
  • 13th lesson: Test 2
  • Exam period: Credit test - oral
Study resources and literature
  • OXENDEN, Clive and Christina LATHAM-KOENIG. New English file. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006, 159 s. ISBN 9780194518000. info
  • MURPHY, Raymond. Essential grammar in use : a self-study reference and practice book for intermediate students : with answers. 2nd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003, x, 350. ISBN 052143680X. info
  • HASHEMI, Louise and Raymond MURPHY. English grammar in use supplementary exercises : with answers. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004, vi, 136. ISBN 0521755484. info
  • REDMAN, Stuart. English vocabulary in use : pre-intermediate and intermediate. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1997, 270 s. ISBN 0521557372. info
  • REDMAN, Stuart and Ruth GAIRNS. Test your English vocabulary in use : pre-intermediate & intermediate. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000, 142 s. ISBN 0521779804. info
  • UR, Penny. Grammar practice activities :a practical guide for teachers. 1. publ. (4. print.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1990, viii, 288. ISBN 0-521-33847-6. info
Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching
lectures, class discussion, pair work, group work, brainstorming, individual assignments(teaching practice task), observation
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
Requirements: Maximum number of points per semester: 200 Pass mark: 140 (part of this sum is also the final written test, students must obtain at least 70% for this final test - if not: two resits of the final test are offered) Written test: 80 points Oral test: 60 points (students gather points that are added to the total sum of points, oral tests do not have resits) Placement test No. 1: 10 points Progress test: 10 points. Other types of continuous assessment: 40 points FURTHER INFORMATION ON POINTS: PROGRESS TEST: 100-95% 10 POINTS 94-85% 9 POINTS 84-75% 8 POINTS 74-70% 7 POINTS LESS THAN 70% 1 POINT
Language of instruction
English
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Teacher's information
PLEASE NOTE! Due to the quarantine in semester Spring 2020, the written part of the credit test will be held via the Information system; the oral part will be held via ZOOM. (The written part of the test will open to all students at the same time; students will be notified of the term three weeks prior to it. Oral part - students will sign up for the terms in IS, and, 2 days before the term, they will be sent an invitation for the ZOOM meeting. One ZOOM meeting will be for two students at a time.) Other types of continuous assessment (journal, essays) have a form of online tasks.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
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