A2BK_PJ2B Practical Language 2B

Faculty of Education
Spring 2011
Extent and Intensity
0/0/36. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. et Mgr. Tatiana Tkačuková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Aaron Marc Collier, B.A.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jana Popelková
Prerequisites
A2BK_PJ2A Practical Language 2A || A2BP_PJ2A Practical Language 2A
Students will have finished successfully A2BK_PJ2A.
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
Course objectives
This course will primarily be based on topics connected with different cultural issues (insipred by Units 3-6 in Inside Out Advanced). Through practice, students will become more comfortable and more proficient using new complex structures. They will also develop a more sophisticated sense of the subtleties of English, (collocations, connotations, register, etc). In class, students will be working on their writing skills by writing grammar dictations as a group activity. They will further develop their reading skills (extra material provided) and work on their vocabulary.
Syllabus
  • Cover U 3-6 Inside Out Advanced (including both Student's book and Workbook), extra work required (see below).
  • Topics covered are Newspapers, City, Travelling, Technology, Films and Media, and include grammar, vocabulary, collocations and word linking.
Literature
  • JONES, Ceri, Tania BASTOW and Jon HIRD. Inside out. 1st ed. Oxford: Macmillan, 2001, 159 s. ISBN 0-333-91740-5. info
Teaching methods
The classes will involve class discussions, pair-work and group-work. There will be an on-line course in which students will be expected to participate to improve their writing skills. They will also be asked to complete homework.
Assessment methods
Classes will involve group- and pair-work and all students will be expected to participate. Extra work will be posted in the Moodlinka. To obtain credits for the course, students have to pass the progress test (Use of English, Reading and Listening comprehension tasks, passmark 70%), submit a written assignment, particpate in classes and in online forums.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every other week.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 36 hodin.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2004, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2024.
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