SC4MK_CJAJ English for Social Educators

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2018
Extent and Intensity
0/0/1.3. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Radka Mlýnková (lecturer)
Belinda Rachael Allan, M.Ed. (lecturer)
Christopher Williams, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Gabriela Hublová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Jana Kollárová (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Mgr. Zita Nováková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Lenka Zouhar Ludvíková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Daniela Dvořáková (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Belinda Rachael Allan, M.Ed.
Language Centre, Faculty of Education Division – Faculty Branches of University Departments – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jitka Autratová
Supplier department: Language Centre, Faculty of Education Division – Faculty Branches of University Departments – Faculty of Education
Timetable of Seminar Groups
SC4MK_CJAJ/01: Fri 21. 9. 9:00–12:50 učebna 41, Fri 19. 10. 9:00–12:50 učebna 52, Fri 23. 11. 9:00–12:50 učebna 72, Fri 14. 12. 14:00–16:50 učebna 33, B. Allan
SC4MK_CJAJ/02: Fri 21. 9. 9:00–12:50 učebna 32, Fri 19. 10. 9:00–12:50 učebna 41, Fri 23. 11. 9:00–12:50 učebna 32, Fri 14. 12. 14:00–16:50 učebna 2, Ch. Williams
Prerequisites
Students enrolling in the course are expected to have reached the minimum CEFR level of B1+.
The course of academic, specialist and specific English level at the B2 CEFR level. Speaking is developed mainly through interaction with single or multiple interlocutors with a focus on specialist topics of social education. In the writing domain, the emphasis is laid on the ability to formulate and structure academic argumentation while employing the conventions of the respective academic genre in question. In this respect, particular attention is paid to the correct use of lexico-grammatical items to ensure linguistically and logically fluent text. Grammar at the B2 CEFR level is explained using the examples of the general or general academic English language. Lexico-grammatical items presented within the instruction of academic writing are of general academic nature, while the vocabulary (see T1―T2,T4―T5 below) are discipline/disciplines specific.
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
1 Students will acquire the specific and specialist vocabulary presented within the topic (T1― 2, 4―5) while employing all the language skills, i.e. reading and listening comprehension, writing and speaking.
2 Students will deepen their knowledge and skills of spoken academic discussion with a single or multiple interlocutors using the platform of the social education issues.
3 Students will acquire the conventions of formal academic writing in English with a special emphasis on linguistically and logically fluent argumentation.
4 Students will practise the basic principles and strategies for effective processing of the English language input on the basis of academic, specialist and specific language in the domain of the receptive language skills, to ensure both global and detailed understanding.
5 Students will practise and solidify the below mentioned grammar chapters of the B2 CEFR level with a special emphasis on sentence transformations.
6 Students will acquire basic academic vocabulary through wordformation processes.
Learning outcomes
By the end of the course, the student will be able to: - understand spoken and written texts in the field of social pedagogy on CEFR B2 level B2
- produce an argumentative essay;
- successfully participate in a spoken interaction dealing with relevant LSP issues at B2 level of the CEFR;
- give an oral presentation on a specialist topic;
- use selected specialist terminology with natural and sophisticated control;
- show a good command of selected grammar structures at B2 level of the CEFR;
Syllabus
  • Multidisciplinary focus of social education is reflected in the topic-based orientation of the individual courses taught at the Faculty of Education. In the Master study programme for distance learners, the course is geared towards the medical and psychological issues.
  • Topic 1 ADDICTIONS (alcohol, drugs, drug legalization, workoholism, etc.)
  • Topic 2 DISEASES OF AFFLUENCE, ALLERGIES AND EMERGENCIES (obesity, diabetes, hay fever, myocardial infarction, etc.)
  • Topic 3 ACADEMIC WRITING (basic conventions of academic genres, argumentative essay)
  • Topic 4 PALLIATIVE CARE (euthanasia, patients´ relatives´ rights, etc.)
  • Topic 5 SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY (interpersonal phenomena, esp. group dynamics, social influences, etc., and intrapersonal phenomena, esp. self-perception, social cognition, etc.)
  • Grammar chapters (self-study using materials with answer key):
  • 1 Future forms
  • 2 Present tense ― simple vs. continuous
  • 3 Past tense ― simple vs. continuous
  • 4 Present perfect tenses
  • 5 Sentence transformations I + II
  • 6 Modals
  • 7 Passive forms
  • 8 Wordformation – abstract vocabulary
  • 9 Transitional expressions
  • 10 A, some, any, no
  • 11 Articles
  • 12 Conditionals O, I, II and III
  • 13 Countable, uncountable nouns
  • 14 Phrasal verbs
  • 15 Prepositional phrases
  • 16 Reported speech
  • 17 Sentence transformations
Literature
    required literature
  • IS MUNI CZ online e-learning materials
    recommended literature
  • English Grammar in Use. 2004. info
  • Cambridge English First 5, CUP 2012, ISBN: 9781107603318
  • Cambridge First Certificate in English, CUP 2003, ISBN 0-521-75445-3
  • STEPHENS, Nicholas. Cambridge first certificate. London: New Editions, 2009, 4 CD. ISBN 9789604034574. info
  • HASHEMI, Louise and Barbara THOMAS. Cambridge grammar for first certificate : with answers. 1st ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003, xii, 260. ISBN 0521533368. info
    not specified
  • www.macmillandictionary.com
  • MCCARTHY, Michael and Felicity O'DELL. Academic vocabulary in use. First published. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008, 176 stran. ISBN 9780521689397. info
Teaching methods
Oral presentation, pair work, role plays, discussion, frontal as well as student-centred instruction.
Assessment methods
Course completion requirements:
1 Attendance and active participation in classes (1 consultation can be missed)
2 Argumentative essay
ONLY STUDENTS WHO HAVE SATISFIED THE ABOVE REQUIREMENTS CAN SIT THE FINAL EXAM
3 FINAL EXAM:
Written part: Test (reading comprehension, listening comprehension, grammar and vocabulary, writing), pass mark 65%.
Spoken part: follows the successful completion of the written part. Monologue: presentation of Master thesis project, or professional goals, or current job description, 3 minutes. Dialogue with a peer using a topic randomly picked by students, 6 minutes. Both students present for the entire duration of the spoken exam, pass mark 65%.
Final grade composed of the written and spoken part:
A(100―93%), B (92―86%), C (85―79%), D(78―72%), E (71―65%)
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
General note: Předmět je vyučován v angličtině a je zakončen testem a ústní zkouškou na úrovni B2.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 15 hodin.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Kurz na úrovni B2 (ERR). Znalosti angličtiny se prověřují vstupním testem na úvodní konzultaci. Předmět si zapíší pouze ti studenti, kteří úspěšně absolvovali vstupní test.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017.
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