AJ0110 Language Practice 2B

Faculty of Education
Spring 2020
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Paul Marcus Benjamin Wallace, B.A. (seminar tutor)
Christopher Williams, M.A., 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
AJ0110/02: Tue 8:00–9:50 respirium (5. nadzemní podlaží), Ch. Williams
Prerequisites
None
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 15 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/15, only registered: 0/15, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/15
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Students will use this class to practice their English and mainly develop their vocabulary by studying issues such as idioms, proverbs, similes, collocations, etc. Activities will vary from week to week. As students are training to be teachers, they will be expected to take an active role in their own learning, with an eye toward understanding how to share information with their peers, and later their own students. At the end of the course students will be able to understand and explain English idioms, similes, proverbs, etc. They will be able to prepare a vocabulary exercise and present it and teach it to their peers.
Learning outcomes
The students will be able to express themselves in educated manner using more precise topic based vocabulary. The students will confidently use newly acquired wocabulary on selected topics. The students will be able to select appropriate teaching materials for the selected topics. The students will be able to understand and naturally use idiomatic expressions and apply wide range of vocabulary with appropriate collocations. The students will be able to give non-academic presentations in front of a larger audience.
Syllabus
  • Double session 1 - Television and other media - Is TV appropraite for children?
  • Double session 2 - Fashion - Brands
  • Double session 3 - Food and life style - The Slow movement
  • Double session 4 - Environmental issues - Technology
  • Double session 5 - Business English; basic abbreviations - Language of marketing
  • Double session 6 - Arts - Tourism
Literature
    recommended literature
  • GAIRNS, Ruth and Stuart REDMAN. Oxford word skills. First published. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009, 256 stran. ISBN 9780194620093. info
  • MCCARTHY, Michael and Felicity O'DELL. English collocations in use : how words work together for fluent and natural English : self-study and classroom use. 1st pub. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005, 190 s. ISBN 9780521603782. info
    not specified
  • MCCARTHY, Michael and Felicity O'DELL. English vocabulary in use : [upper-intermediate & advanced]. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1994, vi, 296. ISBN 0521423961. info
  • MCCARTHY, Michael and Felicity O'DELL. English idioms in use. 5th print. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005, 190 s. ISBN 0521789575. info
  • WRIGHT, Jon. Idioms organiser :organised by metaphor, topic and key word. Edited by Jimmie Hill - Morgan Lewis, Illustrated by Bil Stott. Hove: LTP - Language teaching publications, 1999, 296 s. ISBN 1-899396-06-3. info
Teaching methods
class discussion, pair work, group work, work in learning centres, homework, moodl forum discussion, students' mini presentations
Assessment methods
There will be discussion, pair-work and group-work. Course Requirements: Attendence is mandatory, students may miss 1 class but not more. Other requirements: 1. Active participation in lessons. 2. Preparation for lessons and homework where required. 3. Moodlinka course activities. 4. Mini presentations. At the end of the course there will be a vocabulary test. The passmark for the course is 70%, which is made up of a possible 30 marks for continuous assessment and a possible 70 marks for the test.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
General note: Předmět bude realizován, pokud se přihlásí alespoň 15 studentů.
Teacher's information
http://moodlinka.ics.muni.cz/course/view.php?id=2415
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
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