JVp020 English for Social Educators - B

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2019
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Christopher Williams, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Radim Herout (assistant)
Mgr. Gabriela Hublová, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Christopher Williams, M.A., 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
JVp020/01: Thu 10:00–11:50 učebna 59, Ch. Williams
JVp020/02: Wed 12:00–13:50 učebna 59, Ch. Williams
Prerequisites
JVp019 English for Soc. Educators – A
Pass in JVp019 course. The JVp020 course represents a B1 CEFR level course in intermediate English for specific purposes. The course consists of two basic components:i) grammar at the B1 CEFR level which is mainly explained using the examples of the general or general academic English language, ii) specific vocabulary related to the disciplinary/topic orientation of the course in question. Emphasis is put on four language skills, speaking and writing as well as listening and reading comprehension.
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 vocabulary presented within the four topic-based units (T1―T4) while using all four language skills.
2 Students will further develop their oral presentation skills.
3 Students will produce a piece of writing in the form of a report.
4 Students will acquire grammar competence specified in the below-mentioned grammar chapters at the B1 CEFR level.
Learning outcomes
By the end of the course, the student will be able to: understand spoken LSP texts at B1 level of the CEFR; understand written LSP texts at B1 level of the CEFR; successfully participate in a spoken interaction dealing with relevant LSP issues at B1 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 B1 level of the CEFR.
Syllabus
  • Multidisciplinary focus of social education is reflected in topic-based orientation of the individual courses taught at the Faculty of Education. This course (B) is geared towards a range of social issues, including:
  • Controversial issues and transformative education
  • Human rights
  • Immigration and working with displaced people
  • Crime and punishment
  • Working with vulnerable groups
  • Grammar chapters:
  • 1 Modal verbs
  • 2 Conditionals 0, 1 and 2
  • 3 Simple passive
  • 4 Countable x uncountable nouns, quantifiers
  • 5 Relative pronouns, relative clauses
  • 6 Phrasal verbs
  • 7 Verbs + (bare) infinitives, verbs + ing forms
  • 8 Prepositions, prepositional phrases
  • 9 Determiners
Literature
  • Preliminary English Test. CUP 2012
  • www.macmillandictionary.com
  • Náhradní obsah: E-learning materials in IS.MUNI.CZ
  • HASHEMI, Louise and Barbara THOMAS. PET preliminary English test : practice tests. Harlow: Pearson Education, 2003, 216 s. ISBN 9780582824218. info
  • Cambridge preliminary English test : with answers. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001, 138 s. ISBN 0521797136. info
Teaching methods
Oral presentation, pair and group work, role plays, discussion, frontal as well as student-centred instruction.
Assessment methods
Course completion requirements:
1 Attendance and active participation in the seminars (2 classes can be missed)
2 Submitting home written assignments in the respective IS application in due time (specified by course instructor)
3 FINAL EXAM: Written part: Test (reading, writing, listening, grammar and vocabulary), pass mark 65%. Spoken part: follows after the successful completion of the written part. Monologue: introduction of your professional goals, about 1 minute. Dialogue in pairs: discussion of a topic studied during the term (see topics 1-4), about 6 minutes. Final grade: Grade A (100―90 points), Grade B (89―84), Grade C (83―77), Grade D (76―71), Grade E (70―65 points).
Only students who have completed the above tasks and satisfied the above requirements may sit 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.
General note: Kurz úrovně B1 zakončený písemnou a ústní zkouškou na úrovni B1.
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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