JVp021 English for Social Educators - C

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2022
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Christopher Williams, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Radim Herout (assistant)
Jitka Autratová (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
JVp021/01: Tue 8:00–9:50 učebna 33, except Tue 25. 10., Ch. Williams
Prerequisites
Students enrolling in the course are expected to have reached the minimum CEFR level of B1+.
This is a course of academic, specialist and specific English at the B2 CEFR level.
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 topics while using all the language skills, i.e. reading and listening comprehension, writing and speaking.
2 Students will deepen their knowledge and skills of spoken academic presentation with a single or multiple interlocutors.
3 Students will acquire the conventions of formal academic writing in English
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.
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 at the CEFR B2 level
- produce an essay;
- successfully participate in a spoken interaction dealing with relevant issues at the B2 level of the CEFR;
- use selected specialist terminology;
- show a good command of selected grammar structures at the CEFR B2 level;
Syllabus
  • The multidisciplinary focus of social education is reflected in the topic-based orientation of the individual courses taught at the Faculty of Education.
  • Topic 1 Human Behaviour & The Social Environment
  • Topic 2 Substance Abuse
  • Topic 3 Anger Management
  • Topic 4 Special Educational Needs (SEN)
  • Topic 5 Mental Health and Stress Reduction
Literature
    required literature
  • E-learning and in-class materials designed for language for academic purposes courses.
    recommended literature
  • HASHEMI, Louise and Barbara THOMAS. Cambridge grammar for first certificate : with answers. 1st ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003, xii, 260. ISBN 0521533368. 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
  • Cambridge First Certificate in English. Past papers. Reading, Listening, Use of English.
  • Cambridge English First 5, CUP 2012, ISBN: 9781107603318
    not specified
  • www.macmillandictionary.com
Teaching methods (in Czech)
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
2 Sharing Good Practice (Presentation)
3 Listening & writing
4 Reading & writing
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Information on completion of the course: Pro úspěšné ukončení předmětu jsou předepsány v semestru průběžné kontroly, jejichž výsledky jsou započítávány do závěrečného hodnocení. Kurz je určen pro studenty s minimální úrovní anglického jazyka B1 dle SERRJ.
The course is taught annually.
General note: Kurz úrovně B2 navazuje na kurzy B1 z bakalářského studia.
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.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2022, recent)
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