AJ2BP_PJ1B Practical Language 1B

Faculty of Education
Spring 2019
Extent and Intensity
0/4/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Ing. Katarína Lexová, M.A. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Helena Worthington, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Irena Headlandová Kalischová, Ph.D.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jana Popelková
Supplier department: Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Timetable of Seminar Groups
AJ2BP_PJ1B/01: Tue 13:00–15:50 učebna 58, K. Lexová
AJ2BP_PJ1B/02: Thu 13:00–15:50 učebna 64, K. Lexová
AJ2BP_PJ1B/03: Mon 10:00–12:50 učebna 64, K. Lexová
AJ2BP_PJ1B/04: Tue 16:00–18:50 učebna 64, K. Lexová
AJ2BP_PJ1B/05: Wed 17:00–19:50 učebna 64, K. Lexová
AJ2BP_PJ1B/06: Mon 10:00–12:50 respirium (5. nadzemní podlaží), H. Worthington
AJ2BP_PJ1B/07: Tue 11:00–13:50 učebna 6, H. Worthington
Prerequisites
AJ2BP_PJ1A Practical Language 1A
Students must pass the first semester of Practical Language (AJ2BP_PJ1A) before entering this course.
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
Students will develop all four skills, reading, listening, speaking and writing, for better communication. As they are expected to be at an upper-intermediate level (CEFR B2-C1), they will work on extending the range and accuracy of the language as well as the register.
They will learn to analyze the language for teaching purposes and will be aware of the fact that they have changed their roles - from being the users of the language into being the source of information about the language and language model providers.
Learning outcomes
By the end of the year, students will be able to (SWBAT) do the following things:
* Given a text written for the general public, SWBAT recognize the most important ideas and produce an oral summary.
* Given a range of general topics, SWBAT initiate, maintain, and end discourse naturally with effective turn-taking.
* Given a range of general topics, SWBAT write texts that demonstrate a good grasp of writing conventions, including grammatical correctness, and showing a wide range of vocabulary.
Syllabus
  • The students will cover units 5-7 from Clive Oxenden: New English File Upper-intermediate. Student's Book. Oxford University Press.
Literature
  • KAY, Susan, Vaughan JONES, Philip KERR and Jon HIRD. Inside out. 1st ed. Oxford: Macmillan, 2001, 159 s. ISBN 0-333-75760-2. 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 0521537622. info
  • KERR, Philip. Inside out., [Upper intermediate]., Workbook. 1st publ. Oxford: Macmillan Heinemann English language teaching, 2001, 96 s. : il. ISBN 0-333-75761-0. info
  • SPARLING, Don. English or Czenglish? : jak se vyhnout čechismům v angličtině. 2. vydání. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1990, 274 stran. ISBN 8004259693. info
  • BOHUSLAVOVÁ, Libuše, Věra JANÍKOVÁ, Jana TÁBORSKÁ and Věra SLÁDKOVÁ. Evropské jazykové portfolio pro dospělé studenty v České republice (European Language Portfolio for adult learners in the Czech Republic). 1st ed. Praha: Scientia,spol.s r.o. pedagogické nakladatelství, Praha 6, 2004, 43 pp. ISBN 80-7183-313-4. info
Teaching methods
This class, as in the previous semester, uses a variety of teaching methods such as pair and group work, class and online forum discussions (in moodl), short class presentations, role-plays, and acted-out dialogues, and learning centers. The Moodl B site provides students with more self-study materials.
Assessment methods
Students will attend a total of 3 hours every week.
The general pass mark for this course is 70%.
Passing the course will be dependent on a continuous assessment of the work during the semester and the results on the final test and speaking test.
The tasks of the continuous assessment will make up 30% of the course, and will be specified by the teacher.
Students are also expected to study the book English Grammar In Use in their own time.
The final test will consist of evaluation of the students grammar and vocabulary based on the course book as well as general reading (FCE level), writing and listening sections. The final test will include various tasks from FCE tests. A test of speaking will also be administered with a pass mark 70 points.
The general pass mark for this course is 70% which includes both the continuous assessment and the final test.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018.
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