AJ1RC_JC2B Practical Language 2B

Faculty of Education
Spring 2007
Extent and Intensity
0/0/36. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Renata Jančaříková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Gabriela Oaklandová
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Mgr. Petra Hoydenová
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 course is aimed at the development and improvement of the students' language skills through a range of reading, speaking and listenting activities. Students should broaden their vocabulary and become more confident using it within particular contexts. Special emphasis is placed on the students' ability to communicate their ideas meaningfully and correctly, carry out conversations and improve their knowledge of grammar at intermediate level.
Syllabus
  • The course is based mainly on the material of the coursebook 'Inside Out Intermediate' (namely Units 9 - 11) and additional activities from other sources. Week 1 - 4: Unit 9 introduction (soap operas, family relations; reported speech, say v. tell, phrasal verbs). Week 5 - 8: Unit 10 (time management, work; modals, time prepositions). Week 9 - 12: Unit 11 (travelling, holidays; modals, past perfect). Week 13: Review, summary
Literature
  • KAY, Susan, Vaughan JONES and Jon HIRD. Inside out. Oxford: Macmillan Heinemann English language teaching, 2000, 159 s. ISBN 0-333-75754-8. info
  • KERR, Philip. Inside out. Oxford: Macmillan Heinemann English language teaching, 2000, 95 s. ISBN 0-333-75755-6. info
  • MURPHY, Raymond. Essential grammar in use : a self-study reference and practice book for intermediate students : with answers. 2nd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003, x, 350. ISBN 052143680X. info
  • MCCARTHY, Michael and Felicity O'DELL. English vocabulary in use : [upper-intermediate & advanced]. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1994, vi, 296. ISBN 0521423961. info
  • HORNBY, Albert Sydney. Oxford advanced learner's dictionary : of current English. Edited by Sally Wehmeier - Michael Ashby. 6th ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000, xii, 1539. ISBN 0194315851. info
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Requirements: attendance 80%, active participation, all assigned homework and preparation throughout the whole term, tests after each unit, EXAM - oral interviews in pairs (topics discussed during the term, vocabulary)
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: konzultace.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2015, Spring 2017, Spring 2018.
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