AJPV_JC3A Language Practice 3A

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2011
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Ailsa Marion Randall, M.A. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Aaron Marc Collier, B.A.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jana Popelková
Timetable of Seminar Groups
AJPV_JC3A/01: each odd Wednesday 12:30–14:10 učebna 54, A. Randall
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 15 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/15, only registered: 0/15
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
Students will work on broadening their vocabulary and speaking skills. The focus is on areas of vocabulary typical of English, such as idioms, phrasal verbs, collocations, etc. Students work with materials provided, search for information on the Internet, create vocabulary activities to teach a particular set of words or phrases and evaluate these activities. Students also work on an on-line project - on-line glossary, and thus help each other develop their knowledge of English vocabulary.
Syllabus
  • Session 1: Introduction (summary of vocabulary, upper-intermediate and advanced level
  • Sessions 2 - 5: idioms, proverbs, similes - vocabulary development, matching execrices, providing definitions, working out meanings from context
  • Sessions 6 -9: euphemisms, new words in English, oxymorons, palindromes
  • Sessions 10 - 12: students' presentations and activities prepared by students and their evaluation
Literature
  • MCCARTHY, Michael and Felicity O'DELL. English vocabulary in use. 2nd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001, vi, 309. ISBN 0521677432. info
  • MCCARTHY, Michael and Felicity O'DELL. Test your English vocabulary in use : upper-intermediate. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001, 150 s. ISBN 052166568X. info
  • REDMAN, Stuart and Ruth GAIRNS. Test your English vocabulary in use : pre-intermediate & intermediate. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000, 142 s. ISBN 0521779804. info
  • WATCYN-JONES, Peter. Vocabulary games and activities for teachers. Illustrated by Nigel Andrews. London: Penguin English, 1993, vi, 154 s. ISBN 0-14-081386-1. info
  • WATCYN-JONES, Peter and Deirdre HOWARD-WILLIAMS. Pair work. New ed. Harlow: Penguin English, 2002, 96 s. ISBN 0582514630. info
  • READ, Carol and Alan MATTHEWS. Tandem plus :pair work activities for beginners, elementary and lower-intermediate students. Walton-on-Thames Surrey: Nelson, 1991, [80] s. ISBN 0-17-555880-9. info
  • Oxford advanced learner's dictionary. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000, 1 CD-ROM. ISBN 0194367959. info
Teaching methods
pair work, group work, homework, group project, students' presentations
Assessment methods
Discussion, group project, self-tests (in an e-learning course) and final presentations
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 1 hodina.
Teacher's information
http://moodlinka.ped.muni.cz/course/view.php?id=1922
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2011, recent)
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