AJ91010 Practical English for non-English Majors

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2014
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)
Mgr. Linda Nepivodová, Ph.D. (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
Supplier department: Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable of Seminar Groups
AJ91010/A: Mon 9:10–10:45 VP, N. Fořtová
AJ91010/B: Tue 9:10–10:45 VP, L. Nepivodová
AJ91010/C: Wed 9:10–10:45 VP, L. Nepivodová
AJ91010/D: Thu 9:10–10:45 VP, J. Thomas
AJ91010/E: Fri 9:10–10:45 VP, N. Fořtová
AJ91010/F: Fri 10:50–12:25 VP, J. Thomas
Prerequisites
There are 60 places in this course in Autumn 2014. Levels from elementary to intermediate. There will be a placement test (18.09.2014). Priority is given to students who can attend on Fridays. This course is NOT open to students of the Department of English and American studies at FF or to students of English at Faculty of Education.
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 70 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/70, only registered: 0/70, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/70
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
This course will develop students' language skills (reading, writing, speaking, listening) and systems (vocabulary, grammar, functions, pronunciation) in English. The course is taught by Masters student 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
  • SWAN, Michael. Practical English usage. 3rd ed., New international s. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005, xxx, 653. ISBN 9780194420969. info
Teaching methods
As the teachers are trainees, a wide variety of techniques from the communicative language teaching stable will be utilized.
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 2009, Autumn 2010, Spring 2011, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, 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 2014, recent)
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