Course: English Language 1

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Course title English Language 1
Course code KSK/@ELI1
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory-optional
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)
  • Voráčová Jaroslava, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Martincová Jitka, Mgr.
Course content
Each lesson is diveded into a grammar part, where the students deepen their knowledge of English grammar, and a communication part, during which the students practice the learnt grammar and boraden their range of vocabulary on a given topic.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Activating (Simulations, Games, Dramatization), Group work, Analyzing and producing audiovisual content
  • Semestral Work - 30 hours per semester
  • Attendace - 40 hours per semester
  • Homework for Teaching - 30 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Exam - 25 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to enable international students arriving to the Faculty of Physical Culture with lower than expected level of English to achieve such a knowledge of English language (as well as communicative and further language skills in English) necessary for successful fulfillment of all requirements of the courses taught in English at the faculty. The students with expected and higher level of English will further their grammar knowledge and will practice communication in English during each lesson.
It is expected that the passing of the course will enable students to...: 1) ... improve their English communication and pronunciation; 2) ...understand without major problems the instruction taught in English, incl. the courses taught by native speakers; 3) ... to enrol theorethical, not only practical courses taught in English.
Prerequisites
The English language knowledge of students who enrolled the course have to be at least on A2 level according to the CEFR.

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance, Analysis of linguistic, Audiovisual documentary, Final project

Attendance - maximum of three classes missed (every extra class missed - minus 10 points) 5x grammar homework Speaking project Attendance in two classes during the International Teaching Week Attitude and activity in the class A: 90-100 B: 80-89 C: 70-79 D: 60-69 E: 50-59 F: 0-49
Recommended literature
  • Gintel, A., & Jirásek, I. (2013). Zážitková pedagogika a výchova v přírodě: cesty vedou dál. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci.
  • Oxenden, C., Latham-Koenig Ch. (2009). New English File pre-intermediate. Oxford University Press.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Physical Culture Study plan (Version): Physical Education and Sports (10) Category: Physical education and sport - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -