bk2363 Preliminary Language Tuition I

Faculty of Sports Studies
Autumn 2014
Extent and Intensity
0/7. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jana Kubrická, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Renata Prucklová (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Renata Prucklová
Language Centre, Faculty of Sports Studies Division – Language Centre
Supplier department: Language Centre, Faculty of Sports Studies Division – Language Centre
Timetable of Seminar Groups
bk2363/01: Fri 3. 10. 17:00–19:15 E34/203 - seminární místnost, Fri 7. 11. 13:15–14:45 E34/203 - seminární místnost, Fri 21. 11. 8:00–9:30 B11/311, R. Prucklová
Prerequisites
Pre-intermediate level of English 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
there are 6 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
The course is designed to provide students with basic knowledge in relevant sport disciplines, sport related topics while successfully mastering reading comprehension and oral as well as written reproduction in English. At the end of the course students are required to have reached level B1+ of CEF. Graduates of this course will acquire basic command of professional terminology in sport science, health, anatomy and the discipline of coaching. In addition, they will gain better command of professionally relevant grammatical phenomena, where the improvement of mainly reproductive communication skills (proper pronunciation, correct spelling, apt use of stylistic registers in written communication and acquisition of basic lexical knowledge) will be emphasized and their eventual mastery expected.
Syllabus
  • 1st week: U1 Football-General Backgroung, Vocabulary List 2nd week: U2 Football-History and Rules, Vocabulary 3rd week: U3 Ice Hockey-General Background, Vocabulary List 4th week: U4 Ice Hockey-History, Vocabulary 5th week: U5 Human Body and Exercise 6th week: U6 Athletic Injuries
Literature
  • MURPHY, Raymond. English grammar in use : a self-study reference and practice book for intermediate students of English : with answers. 3rd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004, x, 379. ISBN 0521537622. info
Teaching methods
Language seminar: reading, listening, writing, drills...
Assessment methods
The course is focused on creating an effective learning climate through content-based instructions, problem-based learning, class discussions, pair work, group work, etc. Students are supposed to look up the topics for each week in the interactive syllabus section ("interaktivní osnova"),and prepare them for the following class. The items: U3 etc., indicate the number of a unit in the above grammar textbook. The course is completed by a written multiple-choice credit test comprising grammar and vocabulary.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Teacher's information
https://is.muni.cz/auth/elearning/warp.pl?fakulta=1451;obdobi=5807;predmet=704215;qurl=%2Fel%2F1451%2Fpodzim2012%2Fbp2363%2Fseminar_02.qwarp;zpet=https:%2F%2Fis.muni.cz%2Fauth%2Fucitel%2Fwarp_predmet_vyber.pl%3Ffakulta%3D1451%3Bobdobi%3D5807%3Bpredmet%3D
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2012, autumn 2013, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016.
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