Course: Foreign Language - Basic Communication and Reading I

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Course title Foreign Language - Basic Communication and Reading I
Course code KKV/PSCZ1
Organizational form of instruction Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 1
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)
  • Raková Zuzana, Mgr.
  • Cajthamlová Alžbeta, Mgr.
Course content
To successfully complete the course, all assignments and written colloquium must be completed. The student is required to work with the learning objects, which have been created for the concrete subject and are available for authorized students in LMS EDIS.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
Learning outcomes
The range of foreign languages from which students can choose: English, German. The course is designed for students with a minimum level of A1.2, the emphasis is on mastering basic grammar, predetermined conversational areas including listening exercises, a significant expansion of vocabulary is expected, including the basics of professional terminology. In case of interest, the course can also be implemented for students with zero initial level, a more intensive pace and the need for individual preparation should be expected.
After finishing the course students will have mastered the basic grammar, predetermined conversational areas, including listening exercises, a significant amount of new vocabulary, including the basics of professional terminology.
Prerequisites
The course is designed for students with a minimum level of A1,2.

Assessment methods and criteria
Final project

Active participation during lessons (max. 2 missed classes), pass the test successfully (70%), work with predetermined texts - reading, analysis, translation.
Recommended literature
  • DRMLOVÁ, Dana et al. (2011). Německy s úsměvem nově. Plzeň: Fraus.
  • Esselborn-Krumbiege, H. Von der Idee zum Text. Eine Einleitung zum wissenschaftlichen Schreiben.
  • McCarthy, M., O´Dell, F. Academic Vocabulary in Use with Answers.
  • Raymond Murphy. (2004). English Grammar in Use. A Self-Study Reference and Practice Book for Intermediate Students of English, 3rd edition (Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, 2004). Cambridge.


Study plans that include the course
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