ONLINE_AS ONLINE_AS English Online - Speaking

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2015
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Alena Dobrovolná, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Jana Zerzová, M.A., Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Světlana Hanušová, Ph.D.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jana Popelková
Supplier department: Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Prerequisites
The prerequisites are an interest in the subject and a fast Internet connection. The course is suitable for students with B1 level and above.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
To improve students' presentation and discussion skills;
to encourage learners to evaluate their own performance;
to engage in self-monitoring and peer-monitoring as means of improving speaking performance.
At the end of the course the students should be able to use information gathered from different sources to prepare a presentation, to critically assess their and their peers´ language performance, discussion. The tasks try to prepare students for making presentations and for classroom interaction as second-language learners and teachers.
Syllabus
  • 1 Structuring the presentation.
  • 2 Getting the attention of the audience.
  • 3 Structuring the talk.
  • 4 Summarising and ending talk. Procedural vocabulary.
  • 5 Expressing a point of view. Reporting, presenting contrasting or contradictory ideas.
Literature
  • PATERSON, Ken, Caroline CAYGILL and Rebecca SEWELL. A handbook of spoken grammar : strategies for speaking natural English. 1st pub. Peaslake: Delta, 2011, 95 s. ISBN 9781905085545. info
  • GUDE, Kathy. Advanced listening and speaking CAE. 3rd impression. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003, 152 s. ISBN 0194534251. info
  • GUDE, Kathy. Advanced listening and speaking CAE. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998, 152 s. ISBN 0194533476. info
  • HARMER, Jeremy and John ARNOLD. Advanced speaking skills. 1st pub. London: Longman, 1978, xxii, 103. ISBN 0582515106. info
Teaching methods
videos followed by online discussions about features of spoken English, online homework, peer reviews
Assessment methods
2 speaking assignments (describing a picture and commenting on a topic for approx. 1 minute each) – peer reviewed; 1 final assignment – evaluated by the moderator; 4 comments/peer reviews of other students´ performances; studying recordings and detecting certain features (according to the task)
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught each semester.
Note related to how often the course is taught: probíhá 24 hodin 7 dnů v týdnu.
General note: kurz probíhá online; rychlé připojení k internetu nutností; level of English B1 and higher.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: online.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2016, Autumn 2016, Spring 2017, Autumn 2017, Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Spring 2019, Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024, Spring 2025.
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