bp2234 English For Nutritionists

Faculty of Sports Studies
Spring 2015
Extent and Intensity
0/2. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jana Kubrická, Ph.D. (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
bp2234/1: Mon 12:10–13:40 B11/311, J. Kubrická
bp2234/2: Mon 9:40–11:10 E34/225 - seminární místnost, J. Kubrická
Prerequisites
The level A2 of the European Framework 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
Course objectives
The course is designed to provide students with basic knowledge in disciplines related to sports nutrition and regeneration while successfully mastering reading comprehension and oral as well as written reproduction in English. At the end of the course the students are required to have reached the level B1+ of CEF. Graduates of this course will acquire basic command of professional terminology in nutrition, health, anatomy, and physiotherapy. In addition, students 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:. Human Anatomy in General, Basic Anatomical Terminology. Academic Skills: Presentation 2nd week: Benefits of Exercise 3rd week: Injuries in Sport, Listening skills 4th week: Nutrition - an introduction, Revision of tenses 5th week: Sports Nutrition I, Passive Voice 6th week: Sports Nutrition II 7th week: Diet and Age, Grammar: Questions 8th week: Obesity, Modals 9th week: Diet and Myths, Conditional I and II 10th week: Living Longer 11th week: Food Pyramid. Collocations and Phrasal Verbs 12th week: Revision 13th week: Credit Test
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: speaking,reading, listening, writing
Assessment methods
The course is taught in the form of seminars. Students will find topics for each week in the interactive syllabus section ("interaktivní osnova"), and prepare them for the following classes. The items: U3 etc. indicate the number of a unit in the above grammar textbook. The course is completed by a multiple-choice credit test (A,B,C,D) focused both on grammar and vocabulary. After a proper registration, class-attendance becomes compulsory, 1 missed attendance is accepted.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019.
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