FF:AJ01001 Practical English I - Course Information
AJ01001 Practical English I
Faculty of ArtsAutumn 2007
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
- Teacher(s)
- PhDr. Jarmila Fictumová (seminar tutor)
Nicola Catherine Fořtová, B.A., M.A. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Robert Hanč (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Martina Horáková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Simona Javůrková (seminar tutor)
Matthew Nicholls, B.Sc. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Michaela Pňačeková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Hana Smíšková (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Kateřina Tomková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor) - Guaranteed by
- Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel, B.A.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Tomáš Hanzálek - Timetable of Seminar Groups
- AJ01001/A: Mon 8:20–9:55 G21, R. Hanč
AJ01001/B: Mon 8:20–9:55 G22, M. Horáková
AJ01001/C: Mon 10:00–11:35 G21, M. Horáková
AJ01001/D: Mon 10:00–11:35 G22, R. Hanč
AJ01001/E: Mon 13:20–14:55 G21, N. Fořtová
AJ01001/F: Mon 13:20–14:55 G22, J. Fictumová
AJ01001/G: Wed 16:40–18:15 G21, S. Javůrková
AJ01001/H: Wed 16:40–18:15 G22, M. Pňačeková
AJ01001/I: Wed 18:20–19:55 G21, S. Javůrková
AJ01001/J: Wed 18:20–19:55 G22, M. Nicholls - 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 10 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
- Course objectives
- New Cambridge Advanced English, lessons 1 - 5 English or Czenglish, entries 1 - 150 The main aim of the course is to revise and consolidate what students have already learnt, and to develop and extend their knowledge further. This concerns both the language systems and the skills. The course will contain: - discussions and communication activities that will help students improve their command of spoken English. - reading texts with tasks to read more effectively and to appreciate the implications and style of a text - listening exercises with tasks to improve students' listening skills - useful practical techniques that students can use in their writing - activities to practise the functional language needed in different situations - grammar revision, with special focus on the 'problem areas' caused by L1 interference - work on pronunciation - vocabulary development activities - work on idioms and collocations Students will be encouraged to improve their English in the self-access mode.
- Syllabus
- Week 1 Revision EoC 1-25 Week 2 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 EoC 26-50, Family Week 3 1.4, 1.5, 1.6 EoC 51-75, Climate Week 4 2.1, 2.2, 2.3 EoC 76-100, Sightseeing Week 5 2.4, 2.6 EoC TEST1-100, Clothes Week 6 2.5, 2.7, 3.1 EoC 101-112, Town and Village Week 7 3.2, 3.3, 3.5 EoC 113-120, Culture Week 8 3.4, 3.6, 3.7 EoC 121-127, Home Week 9 4.1, 4.2, 4.4 EoC 128-133, Food Week 10 4.3, 4.5, 4.6 EoC 134-141, Shops Week 11 5.1, 5.2, 5.3 EoC 142-146, Travel Week 12 5.4, 5.5, 5.6 EoC 147-150, Nature
- Literature
- JONES, Leo. New Cambridge advanced English. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1998, 192 s. ISBN 052162939X. info
- SPARLING, Don. English or Czenglish? : jak se vyhnout čechismům v angličtině. 2. vyd. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1990, 274 s. ISBN 8004253296. info
- HEWINGS, Martin. Advanced grammar in use with answers : a self-study reference and practice book for advanced learners of English. 1st pub. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1999, ix, 340. ISBN 0521498694. 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
- FICTUMOVÁ, Jarmila, John CECCARELLI and Tony LONG. Advanced conversation practice : Success at the state exam. Vyd. 1. Brno: Jazyková škola Brno, Kotlářská 9, 2002, 211 pp. dotisk prvního vydání. info
- FICTUMOVÁ, Jarmila. Advanced Conversation Practice - Vocabulary Lists. první. Brno: Jazyková škola Brno, Kotlářská 9, 2002, 139 pp. Konverzace pro pokročilé - slovníček. info
- VINCE, Michael. Advanced language practice. 1. ed. Oxford: Heinemann, 1994, viii, 295. ISBN 0-435-24124-9. info
- BROADHEAD, Annie. Advance your English : a short course for advanced learners : coursebook. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000, 74 s. ISBN 052159779X. info
- CAPEL, Annette and Patricia ASPINALL. Advanced masterclass CAE : student's book. Edited by Kathy Gude. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1996, 206 s. ISBN 0194533433. info
- Assessment methods (in Czech)
- Seminar; Assessment: continuous + computer-based written test / Seminá; Hodnocení: průběžné a písemný test na počítači
- Language of instruction
- English
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: 9 seminárních skupin - Teacher's information
- http://www.phil.muni.cz/elf/course/category.php?id=6
- Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2007, recent)
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