AJ91010 Preparation for English for Academic Purposes

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2009
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Nicola Catherine Fořtová, B.A., M.A. (seminar tutor)
James Edward Thomas, M.A. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel, B.A.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Tomáš Hanzálek
Timetable of Seminar Groups
AJ91010/A: Wed 15:00–16:35 K12 nerezervovat, N. Fořtová
AJ91010/B: Fri 10:00–11:35 A32 stara, J. Thomas
AJ91010/C: Wed 16:40–18:15 G31, N. Fořtová
AJ91010/D: Fri 11:40–13:15 A32 stara, J. Thomas
Prerequisites
It is only necessary that the students attempt the placement test in the Information System.
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 60 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/60, only registered: 0/60, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/60
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 259 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
This course will develop students' skills (reading, writing, speaking, listening) and systems (vocabulary, grammar, functions, pronunciation) in English, helping course participants to improve their general English and prepare them for the CJV test. The course is taught by teacher trainees of the MU FF English department.
Syllabus
  • The content is determined on a needs basis, as determined in the first week of the course.
Literature
  • New english file
  • BROWN, H. Douglas. Teaching by principles : an interactive approach to language pedagogy. 3rd ed. White Plains: Pearson Education, 2007, xvii, 569. ISBN 9780136127116. info
  • OXENDEN, Clive, Christina LATHAM-KOENIG and Paul SELIGSON. New English file. 1st ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005, 79 s. ISBN 0194384365. info
  • OXENDEN, Clive, Christina LATHAM-KOENIG and Paul SELIGSON. New English file. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004, 3 CD. ISBN 0194384306. info
Teaching methods
The lessons are taught by trainees to undergraduate students as English as a foreign language lessons covering the skills and systems, as well as some testing.
Assessment methods
Mid-semester test
End of course test
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2010, Spring 2011, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Spring 2017, Autumn 2017, Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Spring 2019, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2009, recent)
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