Course detail

New Headway Intermediate 1

FIT-BAN3Acad. year: 2023/2024

The course of English for intermediate students orientated on both general and technical English. An integrated approach is applied during the teaching of this course. After a grammar section with many tasks highlighting the new grammar, there is at least one activity for speaking, listening, reading and writing in every unit. There is a strong lexical component in the course. Technical texts are subject specific but the teacher's objective is teaching language, not subject knowledge.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

3

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

PaedDr. Alena Baumgartnerová

Department

Department of Foreign Languages (UJAZ)

Entry knowledge

To pass the BAN2 course or to acquire "31 - 40" points in the entrance language test (instruction is in Czech only).

Recommended prerequisite: Headway Pre-Intermediate 2

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Semester credit test: min. 24 - max. 40 points

Examination - reading comprehension: min. 15 - max. 30 points 

                       - listening: min. 15 - max. 30 points

 


Teaching methods include language seminars and homework.Compulsory seminar ( 75% attendance) are held every week and students are obliged to fulfill achievements as part of their home study.

Aims

Acquisition of new vocabulary. Developing grammar knowledge. Developing the language skills: reading, speaking, listening and writing. Introducing and revising common phrases of spoken English. Work with semi-technical texts.
To be able to speak about topics contained in the textbook accurately and fluently (with a certain errortolerance).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   To be able to use basic reading techniques (scanning, skimming, selecting what is relevant).To be able to follow English lessons, to follow instructions, descriptions and explanations, to take notes when listening.                                                                                                                       To be able to understand a complicated sentence construction and relationsbetween sentences from a language point of view; to acquire new semi-technical vocabulary.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Basic literature

Harding, K.; Lane, A.: International Express intermediate, 3rd edition OUP.2014 (EN)
PaedDr. Baumgartnerová,A.:Soubor technických textů, gram. a lexikálních cvičení k samostatné práci (EN)

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

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Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme BIT Bachelor's, 2. year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional

  • Programme IT-BC-3 Bachelor's

    branch BIT , 2. year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional

  • Programme BIT Bachelor's, 2. year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional

Type of course unit

 

Language exercise

26 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

PaedDr. Alena Baumgartnerová

Syllabus

  1. 1.  Introduction, tense revision, Pres. Simple a Continuous, stavová a dějová slovesa.
    2.  Unit 1: grammar+vocabulary
    3.  Unit 1: work skills+functions                                           
    4.  Unit 2: opakování Past Simple a Pres. Perfect Simple + continuous, vocabulary
    5.  Unit 2: work skills+functions
    6.  Unit3: grammar - predictions+vocabulary
    7.  Unit3: work skills+functions
    8.  Unit 4: grammar - comparisons+vocabulary
    9.  Unit4: work skills+functions
    10. Unit5: způsobová slovesa+vocabulary
    11. Unit5: work skills+functions                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             12. Revision: sample test + tech.text (mock exam)
    13.Semester  test  

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