CJVA1M English for Academic Purposes I.

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Eva Juhasová (lecturer)
Mgr. Lenka Hanovská, Ph.D. (assistant)
Mgr. Dana Plíšková (assistant)
Mgr. Martina Šindelářová Skupeňová (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Eva Juhasová
Language Centre Faculty of Arts Division – Language Centre
Contact Person: Mgr. Dana Plíšková
Supplier department: Language Centre Faculty of Arts Division – Language Centre
Timetable
Mon 12:00–13:40 K33, except Mon 13. 11.
Prerequisites
((FAKULTA(FF)&&(TYP_STUDIA(BMN))&&(FORMA(P))&&(!PROGRAM(B-AJ_)||!PROGRAM(B-AJA_)||!PROGRAM(B-MA)||!PROGRAM(N-AJU_)||!PROGRAM(N-SAKS_)||!PROGRAM(N-DUA_)||!PROGRAM(N-AJ_ )||!PROGRAM(N-AJA_)||!PROGRAM(N-SAKSA_)||!PROGRAM(N-PAJ_)||!OBOR(AJ)||!OBOR(AJA)||!OBOR(AJU)||!OBOR(PAJ)))||(FAKULTA(CST)&&(OBOR(MUSFF))))
This course is intended for students who have an intermediate/upper-intermediate knowledge of English. This is a compulsory foundation course with various language options for students of Master's studies.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
The capacity limit for the course is 15 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 6/15, only registered: 0/15, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/15
Course objectives
The course English for Academic and Professional Purposes I is aimed at developing academic/professional linguistic skills. The course deals with: 1. Reading - working with academic/professional texts that relate to the areas of study of FA, and developing orientation, comprehension, and summarizing skills in relation to the readings; 2. Writing - expanding skills of summary writing, expressing ideas, and writing reports that pertain to the student's field of study; 3. Speaking and presentation development are important aspects of the course. Students must prepare a presentation (10 minutes long) given on an interesting topic relating to their field of study. This should be done using the relevant language and presentation tools provided in this course. Presentation preparation also involves improving abilities in leading/participating in discussions and responding to questions, requests, or comments appropriately. Other oral skills involve discussions, expressing one's own ideas, paraphrasing others' ideas, and summarizing the main ideas of academic/professional texts. 4. Listening skills - focus on developing aural comprehension in the context of discussions, presentations, and recordings. The focus is on understanding the main ideas of academic/professional audio texts, although listening for specific detailed information is also done.
Learning outcomes
Students present their learning portfolio at the end of the course. It will comprise of the compulsory assignments below plus any other extra work the students do for their English: - language learning history (at least 100 words connected to their field of study) - abstract to their own academic text - their own academic argumentative text (app. 700-800 words) - ppt presentation (the topic of their own Bc or Mgr thesis can be presented)
Syllabus
  • study skills
  • argumentation
  • writing
  • presenting
  • interculturality
  • employability
Literature
    required literature
  • AI Seminar materials for the CJVA1M course
    not specified
  • Murphy, R. English Grammar in Use, CUP 1995
  • All the materials needed will be provided in an ELF page of this course
Teaching methods
Discussions in class, presentations prepared by students, reading assignments, writing exercices
Assessment methods
The course consists of weekly seminar sessions, students regular and active participation is expected. Students must prepare a presentation given on an interesting topic relating to their field of study. This should be done using the relevant language and presentation tools provided in this course.
Language of instruction
English
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught each semester.
General note: Předpokládá se vstupní úroveň alespoň B1.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Spring 2007, Autumn 2007, Spring 2008, Autumn 2008, Spring 2009, Autumn 2009, Spring 2010, Autumn 2010, Spring 2011, Autumn 2011, Spring 2012, Autumn 2012, Spring 2013, Autumn 2013, Spring 2014, Autumn 2014, Spring 2015, Autumn 2015, Spring 2016, Autumn 2016, Spring 2017, Autumn 2017, Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Spring 2019, Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023.
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