np925 English Language I

Faculty of Sports Studies
Autumn 2011
Extent and Intensity
0/2. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Iuliia Ievstignieieva (lecturer)
Mgr. Jana Kubrická, Ph.D. (lecturer)
PhDr. Renata Prucklová (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Renata Prucklová
Language Centre, Faculty of Sports Studies Division – Language Centre
Contact Person: PhDr. Renata Prucklová
Timetable of Seminar Groups
np925/s1: Mon 9:35–11:05 E34/224, J. Kubrická
np925/s2: Mon 15:50–17:20 D33/227 velká zasedací místnost, I. Ievstignieieva
np925/s3: Tue 16:05–17:35 E34/224, I. Ievstignieieva
Prerequisites
B1 level of English according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages is expected.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The aim of the course is to deepen students’ existing knowledge in all common sport disciplines, sport related topics while refining their reading, oral and written comprehension as well as reproduction in English. At the end of the course students are required to have reached level B2 of CEF. Successful graduates of this course will acquire a more advanced command of professional terminology in sport science, health, anatomy and various sport disciplines. Students will be trained to effectively deliver public speeches in the field of sport. Besides, the study will focus on practising more difficult grammatical phenomena as well as developing writing skills, including paragraph and academic writing.
Syllabus
  • 1st Week: Introductory Lesson
  • 2nd Week: Classification of Sports/ Grammar and Vocabulary Revision
  • 3rd Week: Human Body and Physiology and Benefits of Exercise –Gerund, Infinitive, Adverbs, Adjectives
  • 4th Week: Sports Injuries, Resuscitation/ Giving Instructions, Descriptions, Explanations
  • 5th Week: Fitness and Medical Problems/ Modals (advanced)
  • 6th Week: Preventing Illness: Heart Disease/ Reading Skills
  • 7th Week: Sport Marketing / Different styles
  • 8th Week: Sport Nutrition, Lifestyle / Listening Skills
  • 9th Week: Sports Training/ Conditional III
  • 10th Week: Sports Equipment/ Joining Sentences - Conjunctions
  • 11th Week: Coaching Skills and Roles / Phrasal Verbs
  • 12th Week: Sport and Business, Planning a Career / Letter of Application, Motivation Letter. Numbers and Abbreviations
  • 13th Week: Winter Revision Revision
  • 14th Week: Examination week
Literature
    recommended literature
  • HEWINGS, Martin. Advanced grammar in use : a self-study reference and practice book for advanced learners of English : with answers. 2nd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005, ix, 294. ISBN 0521614031. info
Teaching methods
Language seminar: reading, listening, writing...
Assessment methods
The course is focused on creating an effective learning climate by implementing the principles of communicative approach, engaging students in problem-based learning, and using a case method simulations that promote active learning. Students are supposed to find topics for each week in the interactive syllabus section, and prepare them for the following classes. The classes comprise practising reading, writing and speaking skills. Frequently used methods and procedures to reach these objectives are: for oral skills: practising of delivering presentations + their evaluation and analysis, class discussions, brainstorming activities, practising of giving instructions; for listening: selective listening, making notes from listening, listening for key words; for reading: finding key words in a text, skimming, scanning, checking understanding of a text(true/false etc.), making comments on the text; for writing: productive + reproductive writing, academic writing (paragraph, summary etc.) The course is completed by a written multiple-choice credit test including grammar and vocabulary. After a proper registration class-attendance becomes compulsory, 3 missed attendances are accepted.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010.
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