Course: Foreign language - English 1

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Course title Foreign language - English 1
Course code CJV/AJ1
Organizational form of instruction Exercise
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Sazanovych Larysa, doc. Ph.D.
  • Válková Silvie, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Psutka Markéta, Mgr.
  • Öbrink Markus Johan, MgA. M.A.
  • Vysloužilová Vanda, Mgr.
  • Bazgerová Zuzana, Mgr.
Course content
Latham-Koenig, Ch. et al. English File Intermediate (fifth edition). Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2025. (units 1A-3A) Study materials in the Moodle system (available to students enrolled in the course).

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Activating (Simulations, Games, Dramatization)
  • Attendace - 24 hours per semester
  • Homework for Teaching - 12 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Course Credit - 12 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The main objective in the first semester of the course is the consolidation of skills (grammar, vocabulary, listening, speaking, reading, writing) students have acquired before attending this course. Students can check their language skills in the placement test at their disposal after enrolling in their studies (http://placement-test.ff.upol.cz). Students must be at least on level A2 to be able to attend this course. They will be working with the English File Intermediate coursebook (5th edition!). In the first semester, they will do the units 1A-3A.
After passing the course students will be able to use the grammar (question forms, present simple and adverbs of frequency, present continuous, identifying relative clauses, past simple and continuous) and vocabulary from the first three units (1A-3A) of the coursebook well. At the end of the whole course (AJ1-AJ4) they will be able to prove that their language skills are at the B1 level according to the Common European Framework of Reference.
Prerequisites
English language on level A2 according to the Common European Framework of Reference. This includes all the language skills, i. e. reading, listening, writing, and speaking. Students must also have grammar and vocabulary skills on the required level.

Assessment methods and criteria
Analysis of linguistic, Systematic Observation of Student, Written exam

Attendance (min. 80 %) Regular work at home Doing assignments Passing the final written test - structure and content based on the study material
Recommended literature
  • Driscoll, L. (2009). Common mistakes at PET and how to avoid them. Cambridge.
  • Latham-Koenig, Ch. et al. (2025). English File Intermediate Workbook (5th edition). Oxford.
  • Latham-Koenig, Ch. et al. (2025). English File Intermediate (5th edition). Oxford.
  • Swan, M. ; Walter, C. (2001). The Good Grammar Book. Oxford.


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