Course: Foreign language - English 5

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Course title Foreign language - English 5
Course code CJV/AJ5
Organizational form of instruction Exercise
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction English
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Sazanovych Larysa, doc. Ph.D.
  • Öbrink Markus Johan, MgA. M.A.
  • Válková Silvie, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Psutka Markéta, Mgr.
  • Vysloužilová Vanda, Mgr.
Course content
Latham-Koenig, Ch. (2020): English File Intermediate Plus (4th edition). Oxford: Oxford University Press. (units 1-5) 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
In the first semester of the course, students will do the first five units of the English File Intermediate Plus coursebook (4th edition), which develop their communication abilities and include activities related to all four language skills. More focus will be put on receptive skills (listening, reading comprehension) in this semester. A systematic development of students' ability to communicate in their study field language is also part of the course. Before entering the 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 B1 to be able to attend this two-semester course.
After passing the course students will be able to use the grammar (modal verbs, present simple and continuous tenses, present perfect simple and continuous tenses, relative clauses) and vocabulary (units 1-5 of the coursebook) well. At the end of the whole course (AJ5-AJ6) they will be able to prove that their language skills are on level B1+ according to the Common European Framework of Reference.
Prerequisites
English language at the B1 level according to the Common European Framework of Reference. This includes all the language skills, i. e. reading, listening, writing and speaking. Students' grammar and vocabulary skills must also be at 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
  • Latham-Koenig, Ch. et al. English File Intermediate Plus Workbook (4th edition). Oxford. 2020.
  • Latham-Koenig, Ch. et al. (2020). English File Intermediate Plus (4th edition). Oxford.
  • Markus Öbrink. (2019). The Subtle Art of Being Understood. Olomouc.
  • Murphy, R. (2012). English Grammar in Use. Cambridge.
  • Swan, M. (2016). Practical English Usage. Oxford.


Study plans that include the course
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