Course detail

English Language B1 - 2

FP-AJ2BKAcad. year: 2012/2013

The course is intended to teach English as a foreign language at general level. Also dealt with is ESP. It is focused on practical, everyday communication for the international workplace.

Language of instruction

English

Number of ECTS credits

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Mgr. Dita Gálová, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Foreign Languages (ÚJ)

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. It is a follow-up to the course AJ1BK, successful completion of which is a necessary prerequisite for the course AJ2BK.

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). Final evaluation reflects the student’s systematic work and the knowledge tested by the examination. The examination consists of a written and an oral part and corresponds to the B1 level according to the Common European Framework. The credit test and exam have one regular term and two resits.

Course curriculum

Session 1 (5h) - U5, U6: outline of grammar and vocabulary. Introductory tutorial.
Session 2 (5h) - U7, U8: outline of grammar and vocabulary. Checking comprehension.
Session 3 (5h) - revision of grammar and vocabulary. Test.
Self study

Units to be studied in summer semester:
U5: Time for a break. Passives. Leisure and fitness activities. Leaving a recorded message. Using mobile phones.
U6: Home and away. Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect. Gerunds. Requests and offers. Exchanging information.
U7: Changing lives. Fairtrade. Past Simple and Present Perfect Simple. Trends and graphs. Company benefits. Opinions and suggestions. Agreeing and disagreeing.
U8: Crossing cultures. Modal verbs. Descriptions. Word building. Invitations.

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

Basic literature

Not applicable.

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme MGR-KS Master's

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

  • Programme MGR-CŽV lifelong learning

    branch MGR-ŘEP-CŽV , 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
    branch MGR-PFO-CŽV , 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

39 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Mgr. Jaroslav Trávníček