Course detail

English B2-1

FSI-0A7Acad. year: 2022/2023

The course is aimed at students who reached at least the B1 level of English. It offers an extension of the English language skills at B2 level using the communicative approach.

Language of instruction

English

Number of ECTS credits

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Mgr. Petr Klouda

Department

Institute of Foreign Languages (ÚJ)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

After passing this course students should be able to communicate in English independently, to least B2 entry level. The knowledge and skills gained should contribute to more fluent speaking and communcation in personal, academic as well as professional environments. The course can also be used as preparation for international English language exams.

Prerequisites

The minimum entry requirement is the 7AZ exam, i.e. the knowledge of B1 grammar and vocabulary.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Language instruction as an extension of basic professional curriculum.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Students‘ assessment is carried out based on the attendance record, active participation in classroom discussions and the results of the final test.

Course curriculum

Not applicable.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The aim of this crouse it to reinforce individual abilities of students to express themselves in English. The previously gained knowledge of grammar and vocabulary will be revised and systematically expanded in real contexts.

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

Attendance is compulsory.

In well-founded cases, extra absences can be made up for after consulting the situation with the teacher.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

EALES, Frances a Jane COMYNS CARR, 2011. Speakout: upper intermedite. Harlow: Pearson. ISBN 978-1-4082-1933-1.

Recommended reading

R. Murphy, English Grammar in Use, 2004

Elearning

eLearning: currently opened course

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme B-OBN-P Bachelor's 1 year of study, winter semester, elective
  • Programme N-OBN-P Master's 1 year of study, winter semester, elective

Type of course unit

 

Language exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Mgr. Petr Klouda

Syllabus

Week 1: introduction, communicative activities
Week 2: questions; personality adjectives
Week 3: present perfect vs. past simple; feelings, experiences
Week 4: present perfect simple vs. continuous; social issues
Week 5: the passive; technology and privacy
Week 6: used to/would/be used to; habits
Week 7: future tenses; locations
Week 8: narrative tenses; sayings
Week 9: wishes and regrets
Week 10: expressing likes and dislikes; reading
Week 11: articles, inventions
Week 12: conditionals; advertising
Week 13: credit test

Elearning

eLearning: currently opened course