JVp017 English for Special Educators - C

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2022
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Belinda Rachael Allan, M.Ed. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Anna Bízková Doleželová (seminar tutor)
Jitka Autratová (assistant)
Mgr. Radim Herout (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Radim Herout
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
JVp017/01: Tue 12:00–13:50 učebna 33, except Tue 25. 10., A. Bízková Doleželová
JVp017/02: Tue 10:00–11:50 učebna 33, except Tue 25. 10., A. Bízková Doleželová
JVp017/03: Mon 11:00–12:50 učebna 53, except Mon 24. 10., B. Allan
Prerequisites
B1 level knowledge of English is required. The B1 student understands the main points of clear standard input on familiar matters, can enter unprepared into conversation about familiar topics and connect ideas in a simple way, can provide information, take messages, give simple instructions and deal with less routine problems, e.g. complaints. He or she can also describe events, experiences, hopes and ambitions; give reasons, explanations of plans and opinions.
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
there are 24 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
A B2 course whose mission is to develop students' language in receptive (reading, listening), productive (speaking, writing), and interactive modes of communication. Its further aim is to foster autonomy in students by providing them with opportunities to regulate their own learning process (own vocabulary collection and choice of topics). It also offers tasks that will enable students to develop their academic skills, for example researching sources and synthesizing information, and real-life skills (writing their job application) . Last but not least, the course materials provide a wide range of activities that are aimed at helping students to acquire and practise specialist vocabulary.
Learning outcomes
By the end of the course, students will be able to understand spoken texts dealing with SNE topics at B2 level of the CEFR as well as understand written texts dealing with SNE topics at B2 level of the CEFR. Furthermore, they will have familiarised themselves with the language of job advertisements in their specialism and will have written a CV and a covering letter. They will have also tried their hand at writing an academic blog post based on two sources of their choice and demonstrated/presented a SNE technique. They will have collected at least 50 expressions of academic and/or specialist vocabulary of their own choice and reflected on their work during the semester and their progress.
Syllabus
  • Subject-specific topics: issues related to vision loss, hearing loss, speech and language disorders, physical disability and educating students with individual differences. Skills to be practised: writing a CV & covering letter; synthesising information; mediating information and giving feedback. Grammar (self-study): tenses; passive; modals; verb patterns; word formation, B2 sentence structures.
Literature
    required literature
  • In-class materials designed for teaching ESP.
    recommended literature
  • REDMAN, Stuart and Ruth GAIRNS. Test your English vocabulary in use : pre-intermediate & intermediate. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000, 142 s. ISBN 0521779804. 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
  • SEAL, Bernard. Academic encounters : reading, study skills, and writing : content focus, human behavior. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1997, xx, 220. ISBN 9780521476584. info
  • PRODROMOU, Luke. Grammar and vocabulary for first certificate : with key. Essex: Longman, 1999, 319 s. ISBN 9780582400184. 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
  • MCCARTHY, Michael and Felicity O'DELL. Academic vocabulary in use. First published. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008, 176 stran. ISBN 9780521689397. info
Teaching methods
Weekly ninety-minute seminars designed to develop and practise both language competencies (productive, receptive & interactive) and soft skills (researching, synthesising, mediating, presenting, collaborating and reflecting).
Assessment methods
Credit requirements: 1) Attendance (only two undocumented absences are allowed); 2) completing in-term tasks/home preparation for classes; 3) active participation in classes; 4) Submitting writing assignments: a CV & covering letter report; an academic blog post; peer feedback on the blog post 5) Submitting spoken assignments: demonstration of a SNE technique; recorded peer reviews 6) Creating own academic/specialist vocabulary collection; 7) Writing a final reflection on the semestral tasks. Students can achieve up to 80 points. To pass the course, they need to gain 65 % (52 pts) on the graded assignments, and submit all three unscored tasks (CV & covering letter review, vocabulary collection and final reflection). http://www.ped.muni.cz/katedry-a-instituty/cjv/uznavani-predmetu/
Language of instruction
English
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
General note: Kurz na úrovni B2. Předmět navazuje na bakalářské jazykové kurzy úrovně B1.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Level B2 English course for students with entrance knowledge at B1 level of the CEFR. Počet míst v kurzu je limitován kapacitou pracoviště.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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