bp2371 Preliminary Language Tuition II

Faculty of Sports Studies
Spring 2020
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Renata Prucklová (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Renata Prucklová
Language Centre, Faculty of Sports Studies Division – Language Centre
Contact Person: PhDr. Renata Prucklová
Supplier department: Language Centre, Faculty of Sports Studies Division – Language Centre
Timetable of Seminar Groups
bp2371/01: Thu 27. 2. 11:10–12:50 C15/207, Thu 12. 3. 11:10–12:50 C15/207, Thu 26. 3. 11:10–12:50 C15/207, Thu 9. 4. 11:10–12:50 C15/207, Thu 23. 4. 11:10–12:50 C15/207, Thu 7. 5. 11:10–12:50 C15/207, R. Prucklová
bp2371/02: Thu 20. 2. 10:20–12:00 B11/206, Thu 5. 3. 10:20–12:00 B11/206, Thu 19. 3. 10:20–12:00 B11/206, Thu 2. 4. 10:20–12:00 B11/206, Thu 16. 4. 10:20–12:00 B11/206, Thu 30. 4. 10:20–12:00 B11/206, R. Prucklová
Prerequisites
A2 level 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
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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.
Learning outcomes
The output comprises mastering grammar, specific vocabulary, phrases and all language skills: reading, writing, speaking and listening.
Syllabus
  • Unit 1 Referees and Objectivity Countable and uncountable nouns, Articles, Quantifiers/some, any, much, many, few, little, a lot, plenty/ (Murphy – Grammarin Use: Units68 – 77, 84, 86) Unit 2 Referees: Qualities (How to be a good referee) Phrasal verbs(copy) Unit 3 Ice hockey Officials’ Signals “If” and the Conditional /zero, first, second/ (Murphy – Grammar in Use: Units 37, 38) Unit4 Football Officials’ Signals Passive Voice (Murphy – Grammar in Use: Units 41 – 43) Unit 5 Hockey quiz: How well do you know your NHL rule book? Relative Clauses (Murphy – Grammar in Use: Unit 91 – 93) Unit 6 You are the referee: Test your knowledge of the rules of the football game Vocabulary and grammar revision
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, speaking, 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 an exam which is written and oral - written multiple-choice test comprising grammar and vocabulary, oral presentation of given topics.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Teacher's information
The exam at the end of the course comprises testing all language skills: speaking, reading, writing, listening. The written part comprises 2 listening tasks (gap filling + T/F questions), 2 reading tasks (gap filling, supplying the right paragraph title), 7 grammar tasks - sentence transformation (conditional clauses + passive voice + modal verbs), multiple choice (much, many, few + prepositions), inf.+-ing, articles, modal verbs, vocabulary (matching exercise) + writing an e-mail letter within an academic environment. The oral part will be based on the topics posted in the oral exam topics. The topics: Human body, Injuries and Qualities of officials are for both ice-hockey and football referees, the others are for either respective group. The floorball referees may choose their group (hockey or football).
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019.
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