JVp022 English for Social Educators - D

Faculty of Education
Spring 2021
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Christopher Williams, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer)
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
JVp022/01: Tue 12:00–13:50 učebna 63, Ch. Williams
Prerequisites
JVp021 English for Soc. Educators - C
A pass in JVp021 (English for Social Educators - C).
The course of academic, specialist and specific English at the B2 CEFR level. Speaking is developed mainly through interaction with single or multiple interlocutors with a focus on specialist topics of social education. In the writing domain, the emphasis is laid on the ability to formulate and structure an abstract of Master thesis and a brief literature review while employing the conventions of the genres in question. In this respect attention is also paid to the correct use of lexico-grammatical items to ensure linguistically and logically fluent text. Lexico-grammatical items presented within the instruction of academic writing are of general academic nature, while the vocabulary (see T1―T5) below are discipline/disciplines specific. Grammar at the B2 CEFR level is explained using the examples of the general or general academic English language.
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 employing all the language skills, i.e. reading and listening comprehension, writing and speaking.
2 Students will deepen their knowledge and skills of spoken academic discussion with a single or multiple interlocutors using the platform of the social education issues.
3 Students will solidify the knowledge of conventions of formal academic writing in English and practise essay writing.
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.
5 Students will practise and solidify the below mentioned grammar chapters of the B2 CEFR level with a special emphasis on sentence transformations.
6 Students will acquire the basics of peer-review.
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 on CEFR B2 level B2
- produce an argumentative essay;
- successfully participate in a spoken interaction dealing with relevant LSP issues at B2 level of the CEFR;
- give an oral presentation on a specialist topic;
- use selected specialist terminology in the topics covered in the course;
- show a good command of selected grammar structures at B2 level of the CEFR;
Syllabus
  • Multidisciplinary focus of social education is reflected in the topic-based orientation of the individual courses taught at the Faculty of Education. This course (D) is geared towards the psychological dimension of social education including the specifics of foreign language learning. Being the highest English course on the Master´s programme, it also has a strong focus on academic writing skills and foreing language learning terminology to allow discussion and metadiscussion of indvidual learning styles.
  • Topic 1 PSYCHOLOGY (brain, multiple intelligences model, hard vs. soft skills, IQ, emotional intelligence).
  • Topic 2 SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY (interpersonal phenomena, especially group dynamics, social influence, etc., and intrapersonal phenomena, esp. self-reception, social cognition, etc.).
  • Topic 3 LEARNING STYLE AND STRATEGIES for foreign language learning (cognition, metacognition, knowledge, skills, strategies).
  • Topic 4 ACADEMIC WRITING (abstract as an academic written genre, its functions and "moves", advanced cohesive devices, basics of peer review, principles of constructive feedback for academic written work).
  • Topic 5 PERSONALITY PSYCHOLOGY. Psychoanalytic perspective (structure of personality, dynamics of personality, defence mechanisms, etc.), humanistic perspective (self-concept, etc.).
  • Grammar chapters:
  • 1 Transitional expressions
  • 2 A, some, any, no
  • 3 Articles
  • 4 Conditionals O, I, II and III
  • 5 Countable, uncountable nouns
  • 6 Phrasal verbs
  • 7 Prepositional phrases
  • 8 Reported speech
  • 9 Sentence transformations
Literature
    required literature
  • IS.MUNI e-learning materials
    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
  • First Certificate in English. Past papers. Reading comprehension.
  • Cambridge English First 5, CUP 2012, ISBN: 9781107603318
  • GOUGH, Chris. English vocabulary organiser :100 topics for self-study. Hove: LTP language, 2001, 224 s. ISBN 1-899396-36-5. info
  • CRAVEN, Miles. Listening extra : a resource book of multi-level skills activities. 1st ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004, 136 s. ISBN 0521754623. info
  • MCCARTHY, Michael a Felicity O'DELL. English vocabulary in use :[upper-intermediate]. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2007, 309 s. ISBN 978-0-521-67743-1.
    not specified
  • MURPHY, Raymond, Brigit VINEY and Miles CRAVEN. English grammar in use : a self-study reference and practice book for intermediate learners of English : with answers [and CD-ROM]. 4th ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2012, x, 380. ISBN 9780521189392. info
  • MCCARTHY, Michael and Felicity O'DELL. Academic vocabulary in use. First published. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008, 176 stran. ISBN 9780521689397. info
  • DE CHAZAL, Edward and Louis ROGERS. Oxford EAP : a course in English for academic purposes. 1st pub. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2013, 223 s. ISBN 9780194002011. info
  • DE CHAZAL, Edward and Sam MCCARTER. Oxford EAP : a course in English for academic purposes. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012, 152 s. ISBN 9780194001786. info
  • www.macmillandictionary.com
Teaching methods
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 (up to 2 classes can be missed)
2 Master thesis abstract
3 Peer-review of master thesis abstract
ONLY STUDENT WHO HAVE SATISFIED THE ABOVE REQUIREMENTS CAN SIT THE FINAL EXAM
4 FINAL EXAM:
Written part: Test (reading comprehension, listening comprehension, grammar and vocabulary, writing), pass mark 65%.
Spoken part: follows the successful completion of the written part. Monologue: presentation of Master thesis project, 3 minutes. Dialogue with a peer using a topic randomly picked by students. Both students present for the entire duration of the spoken exam, pass mark 65%.
Final grade composed of the written and spoken part:
A(100―93%), B (92―86%), C (85―79%), D(78―72%), E (71―65%)
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Information on completion of the course: Kurz je ukončen písemnou a ústní zkouškou na úrovni B2 SERRJ.
The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Počet míst v kurzu je limitován kapacitou pracoviště.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2021, recent)
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