JSFF_AZ2_p Preparation course for Cambridge Advanced exam

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/3/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Nigel James Briggs (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Markéta Pilařová
Language School – Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Markéta Pilařová
Supplier department: Language School – Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
Advanced Exam Preparation is a course focused on developing the language skills necessary to pass the Certificate in Advanced English exam, which is an advanced level Cambridge ESOL exam, at level C1 of the CEFR. The aim of this course is to give students the necessary grounding to enable them to pass the exam: your reading and listening comprehension will be improved, it covers grammar and vocabulary as well as focusing on writing techniques, vocabulary development and speaking skills. In addition, the course aims to improve your exam strategies and to prepare you for the five individual sections, which the exam comprises.
Learning outcomes
students will: approach each part of the exam in such a way as to maximise his/her score, successfully write the compulsory formal and informal letters and other essay formats, use advanced vocabulary and phrasal verbs, solve the grammar tasks in the Use of English section of the test
Syllabus
Textbook: Ready for Advanced reading and listening comprehension grammar and vocabulary writing techniques speaking skills exam strategies mock test
Teaching methods
grammar/vocabulary presentations and practice, mock tests,class discussions, homework
Assessment methods
Credits will be awarded based on attendance - you must meet 80% attendance to be eligible. In the event of long term illness, please contact the course organiser.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught each semester.
The course is taught every week.
General note: Jedná se o placený kurz poskytovaný JŠ FFMU. Bližší informace budou k dispozici na https://jazykovka.phil.muni.cz/ od 10.7.2024.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2023, Autumn 2025.
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