Course detail

English Language B1 - 1

FP-AJ1BKAcad. year: 2011/2012

The course is intended to teach English as a foreign language at general level. It follows up on the basic language knowledge and skills obtained at the previous stages of study.

Language of instruction

English

Number of ECTS credits

2

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Students will be made familiar with general vocabulary for the workplace, as well as grammar structures for everyday communication at B1 level (pre-intermediate - intermediate).

Prerequisites

Course is intended for students who are familiar with the language at A2 level (elementary). They are expected to have the knowledge and skills corresponding e.g. to the course AM2 or basic exam from English as second foreign language.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Course-unit credit is awarded on condition of having worked out all assigned tasks in e-learning (with 60% points as minimum).

Course curriculum

Session 1 (5h) - U1, U2: outline of grammar and vocabulary. Introductory tutorial.
Session 2 (5h) - U3, U4: outline of grammar and vocabulary. Checking comprehension.
Session 3 (5h) - U5, U6: outline of grammar and vocabulary. Revision.
Self study

Units to be studied in winter semester:
U1: First meetings. Personal information. Present Simple. Frequency adverbs. Introductions, greetings, goodbyes.
U2: The world of work. Present Simple and Present Continuous. Describing a company. Making contact.
U3: Challenges. Achievements. Past Simple. Leisure. Welcoming a visitor.
U4: Plans and arrangements. Future: Present Continuous, going to + infinitive. Staying at a hotel. E-mails, letters.
U5: Healthy lifestyle. Mass and count nouns. Food. At a restaurant. Some/any, a lot of, much/many, a little/a few.
U6: Flying. Air travel. Comparative and superlative adjectives. Making arrangements.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The course is intended to teach English as a foreign language at general level. Students learn basic grammar and lexical structures at B1 level (pre-intermediate-intermediate) necessary for everyday communication.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Students’ attendance and their work are systematically controlled. Most of the study is organized as self-study.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Not applicable.

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme MGR-KS Master's

    branch MGR-ŘEP-KS , 1. year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional
    branch MGR-PFO-KS , 1. year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

39 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer