FF:CJVA1B English I. - Course Information

CJVA1B English for Academic Purposes I.

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

PhDr. Ivana Malovičová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Šárka Roušavá, B.A. (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Mgr. Libor Štěpánek, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Renata Hajslerová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Martina Šindelářová Skupeňová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Pavel Reich, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Irina Ghindeanu (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Ildikó Roller Bresťák (seminar tutor)
Catherine Niestroj (seminar tutor)
Ludmila Vyskupová (assistant)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Pavel Reich, Ph.D.
Language Centre Faculty of Arts Division – Language Centre
Contact Person: Mgr. Šárka Roušavá, B.A.

Timetable of Seminar Groups

CJVA1B/A: Mon 12:00–13:30 U36, I. Malovičová
CJVA1B/B: Mon 14:00–15:40 U36, I. Malovičová
CJVA1B/C: Tue 14:00–15:40 U44, I. Malovičová
CJVA1B/D: Wed 14:00–15:40 PC26, I. Malovičová
CJVA1B/E: Fri 12:00–13:30 U36, Š. Roušavá
CJVA1B/F: Mon 14:00–15:40 U44, Š. Roušavá
CJVA1B/G: Tue 16:00–17:40 U36, Š. Roušavá
CJVA1B/H: Tue 18:00–19:30 U36, Š. Roušavá
CJVA1B/I: Fri 10:30–12:00 U36, Š. Roušavá
CJVA1B/J: Wed 10:00–11:40 554, L. Štěpánek
CJVA1B/K: Mon 10:00–11:40 U44, R. Hajslerová
CJVA1B/L: Mon 12:00–13:30 U44, R. Hajslerová
CJVA1B/M: Tue 10:00–11:40 PC25, R. Hajslerová
CJVA1B/N: Tue 12:00–13:30 U36, R. Hajslerová
CJVA1B/O: Wed 10:00–11:40 U36, R. Hajslerová
CJVA1B/P: Tue 10:00–11:35 A41 stara, M. Šindelářová Skupeňová
CJVA1B/Q: Tue 11:40–13:15 A41 stara, M. Šindelářová Skupeňová
CJVA1B/R: Tue 15:00–16:35 A41 stara, M. Šindelářová Skupeňová
CJVA1B/S: Wed 8:20–9:55 A42 stara, M. Šindelářová Skupeňová
CJVA1B/T: Wed 10:00–11:35 A42 stara, M. Šindelářová Skupeňová
CJVA1B/U: Thu 10:00–11:35 A49, M. Šindelářová Skupeňová
CJVA1B/V: Mon 11:40–13:15 A45, C. Niestroj
CJVA1B/W: Mon 10:00–11:35 zruseno D31, P. Reich
CJVA1B/X: Mon 11:40–13:15 zruseno D31, P. Reich
CJVA1B/Y: Tue 8:00–9:40 U44, P. Reich
CJVA1B/Z: Tue 10:00–11:40 U44, P. Reich
CJVA1B/Za: Thu 8:20–9:55 zruseno D31, P. Reich
CJVA1B/Zb: Tue 11:40–13:15 A40, C. Niestroj
CJVA1B/Zc: Tue 10:00–11:35 A40, C. Niestroj
CJVA1B/Zd: Wed 8:20–9:55 A47, C. Niestroj
CJVA1B/Ze: Wed 11:40–13:15 A46, C. Niestroj
CJVA1B/Zf: Thu 10:00–11:35 A01, C. Niestroj
CJVA1B/Zg: Thu 8:00–9:40 U36, I. Ghindeanu
CJVA1B/Zh: Wed 16:00–17:40 U44, I. Roller Bresťák
CJVA1B/Zj: Wed 18:00–19:30 U44, I. Roller Bresťák

Prerequisites

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 Bachelor's studies.

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 763 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/763, only registered: 0/763

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

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Course objectives

The course English for Academic 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 & FSS students, 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 (5 - 7 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.

Syllabus

• 1. Language 2. Presentations I 3. Presentations II 4. University 5. Library 6. Gender 7. Tourism 8. Religion 9. Professions 10. Pop Culture

Literature

• AI Seminar materials for the CJVA1B course
• Slabá, D., Strnadová, Z. Obecně odborná angličtina/Professional English, Leda 1995
• Murphy, R. English Grammar in Use, CUP 1995
• Swan, M. Practical English Usage, OUP 1995
• Thomson, A.J., Martinet, A.V.A Practical English Grammar, OUP 1986
• BBC broadcasting, Euronews and CNN

Assessment methods

Class exercices. Home preparation before class is expected. In order to get the credit from the course CJVA1B the student must give a presentation on an academic/professional topic. There is no final test.

Language of instruction

English

Follow-Up Courses

• CJVA2B English for Academic Purposes II

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course is taught each semester.
General note: požaduje se znalost angličtiny na středně pokročilé úrovni.

Listed among pre-requisites of other courses

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  (CJVA2B||CJVVsT||CJVA1B)&&((fakulta(FF)&&typ_studia(BMN)&&(forma(P))&&(!semestr(1))||obor(MUSFF)))  
• CJVA2MLIT Discussing English Literature - An Analytical and Comparative Approach
  (CJVA2B||CJVVsT||CJVA1B)&&((fakulta(FF)&&typ_studia(BMN)&&(forma(P))&&(!semestr(1))||obor(MUSFF)))  

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