JVp016 English for Special Educators - B

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2019
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Belinda Rachael Allan, M.Ed. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Dita Hochmanová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Jana Kollárová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Mirjana Georgieva Slavíková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Anna Bízková Doleželová (assistant)
Zbyněk Cincibus (assistant)
Mgr. Radim Herout (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Dita Hochmanová, Ph.D.
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
JVp016/T01: Thu 19. 9. to Sun 22. 12. Thu 13:30–15:15 108, J. Kollárová, Nepřihlašuje se. Určeno pro studenty se zdravotním postižením.
JVp016/01: Mon 14:00–15:50 učebna 59, D. Hochmanová
JVp016/02: Thu 12:00–13:50 učebna 22, D. Hochmanová
JVp016/03: Mon 12:00–13:50 učebna 59, D. Hochmanová
JVp016/04: Mon 16:00–17:50 učebna 59, B. Allan
JVp016/05: Wed 12:00–13:50 učebna 63, B. Allan
JVp016/06: Thu 12:00–13:50 učebna 33, M. Slavíková
Prerequisites
JVp015 English for SE - A
In the compulsorily-optional English for Special Educators B, the students will continue to develop their language and academic skills in English on B1 level. The English for Special Educators B course can be attended only by those students who finished the course English for Special Educators A successfully.
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 aim of the course English for Special Educators B is to develop students' language skills and some academic skills in English on B1 level. Students will acquire the overview of the basic specialist vocabulary/terminology connected to their field of study (on B1 level).
Learning outcomes
By the end of the course, the student will be able to: understand spoken as well as written LSP language at B1 level of the CEFR; successfully participate in a spoken interaction dealing with relevant LSP issues; give an oral presentation on a specialist topic; show a good command of selected grammar structures and specialist vocabulary at B1 level of the CEFR
Syllabus
  • SP4BP_2AB1 English for Special Educators B Topics: Revision of special needs terminology, Visual Impairment, Hearing Impairment, Intellectual Impairment, Autistic Spectrum Disorders, Speech Impairment, Specific Learning Difficulties, Physical Impairment
  • Grammar: Modal verbs, Conditional clauses, Simple passive, Countable x uncountable nouns, Relative pronouns/clauses, Phrasal verbs, Verbs – gerund x infinitive, Prepositions, Prepositional phrases (adjectives, verbs), Question tags.
Literature
    required literature
  • E-learning resources in IS.MUNI.CZ
    recommended literature
  • MURPHY, Raymond. Essential grammar in use : a self-study reference and practice book for elementary students of English : with answers. Second edition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1997, 300 s. ISBN 0521559286. info
  • 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 0521532892. info
    not specified
  • NAYLOR, Helen and Raymond MURPHY. Essential grammar in use supplementary exercises : with answers. 1st ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1996, 106 s. ISBN 052146997X. info
  • Hashemi, Louise. Cambridge Practice Tests for PET 1. Cambridge University Press,
  • Cambridge preliminary English Test 1 - 5. Cambridge University Press.
  • CRAVEN, Miles. Listening extra : a resource book of multi-level skills activities. 1st ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004, 136 s. ISBN 0521754623. info
Teaching methods
90-minute seminars, activities and tasks developing students' language skills and competencies, class and group discussions, grammar and vocabulary practice, presentations, home preparation, mind-mapping, presentation and soft skills practice, opinion and information sharing, giving arguments etc.
Assessment methods
Exam requirements: 1) Active participation in seminars and careful preparation for each seminar + attendance - 2 absences admitted 2) Oral presentation 3) Final Exam – written + oral part. It is necessary to pass both parts of the final exam for at least 65%. The student who has not completed all requirements(including active participation) during the semester cannot take the final exam.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Information on completion of the course: Kurz je ukončen písemnou a ústní zkouškou na úrovni B1 SERRJ.
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2018, autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2019, recent)
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