Course: Language Skills - Listening

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Course title Language Skills - Listening
Course code KAJ/BLIS4
Organizational form of instruction Exercise
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 3
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Dömischová Ivona, PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Babická Blanka, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Listening practice focuses on the following task types: Open-ended questions Note-taking Sentence completion Note-completion Ordering Multiple matching Yes/no, true/false questions Multiple choice questions The content of the lessons will be modified according to students' needs.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Projection (static, dynamic)
Learning outcomes
The course concentrates on the comprehension of texts with different styles, accents and geographical varieties that mirror the central place of English in worldwide communication.

Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance, Didactic Test

- 80% attendance - active involvement in the lessons - pass at least 1 out of 2 short listening tests administered during the term, the passing line is 70%
Recommended literature
  • Cambridge ESOL. (2008). Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English 2. Cambridge: CUP.
  • CRAVEN, M.; LOGAN, S.; THAINE, C. (2008). Real Listening and Speaking 4. Cambridge: CUP.
  • FRENCH, A. (2009). CAE Testbuilder. Oxford: Macmillan Education.
  • HAINES, S. (2006). Advanced Skills. Cambridge: CUP.
  • HARRISON, M. (2008). CAE Practice Tests. Oxford: OUP.
  • LYNCH, T. (2004). Study Listening. Cambridge: CUP.
  • MANSFIELD, F.; NUTTALL, C. (2010). Spotlight on CAE. Andover: Heinle.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): English with an Emphasis on Educational Aspects (BB18) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): English with an Emphasis on Educational Aspects (BB17) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter