FF:AJ41003 Practical English III - Course Information

AJ41003 Practical English III

Extent and Intensity

0/0/0. 4 credit(s) (plus 2 credits for an exam). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Magdaléna Knotková (lecturer), Nicola Catherine Fořtová, B.A., M.A. (deputy)
Mgr. Ivana Králiková (lecturer), Nicola Catherine Fořtová, B.A., M.A. (deputy)

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

AJ41003/01: each odd Friday 12:30–14:05 G12, I. Králiková
AJ41003/02: each odd Friday 9:10–10:45 G25, M. Knotková

Prerequisites

AJ40999 Qualifying Examination || AJ41002 Practical English II
The aim of this course is to consolidate grammar and vocabulary learned in earlier Practical English courses and to prepare students for the Proficiency level exam.

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

• English Language and Literature (programme FF, B-FI)

Course objectives

Destinations C1 & C2 Grammar and Vocabulary with Answer Key by Malcolm Mann & Steve Taylore-Knowles (MACMILLAN) Units 20 - 25

Syllabus

• Week 1 / Unit 21
• Revision
• Grammar: Present time
• Grammar: Past time
• Vocabulary: Thinking and learning
• Vocabulary: Change and technology
• Week 2 / Unit 22
• Revision
• Grammar: Future time
• Grammar: Passives and causatives
• Vocabulary: Time and work
• Vocabulary:Movement and transport
• Week 3 / Unit 23
• Revision
• Grammar: Modals and semi-modals
• Grammar: Conditionals
• Grammar: Unreal time
• Vocabulary: Communication and the Media
• Vocabulary: Chance and nature
• Vocabulary: Quantity and money
• Week 4 / Unit 24
• Revision
• Grammar: Adjectives and adverbs
• Grammar: Clauses
• Grammar: Complex sentences
• Vocabulary: Materials and the built environment
• Vocabulary: Reactions and health
• Vocabulary: Power and social issues
• Week 5 / Unit 25
• Final Test

Literature

• Destinations C1 & C2 Grammar and Vocabulary with Answer Key by Malcolm Mann & Steve Taylore-Knowles (MACMILLAN)
• FICTUMOVÁ, Jarmila. Angličtina: Konverzace pro pokročilé.Topic-based Vocabulary for Advanced Learners (Topic-based Vocabulary for Advanced Learners). druhé upravené. Brno: Společnost pro odbornou literaturu - Barrister & Principal, 2008, 303 pp. ISBN 978-80-87029-40-4. učebnice info
• GOWER, Roger. Grammar in practice 1 : 40 units of self-study grammar exercises : with tests. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002, 69 s. ISBN 9780521665766. info
• QUIRK, Randolph. A Comprehensive grammar of the English language. Edited by David Crystal. 1st pub. London: Longman, 1985, x, 1779. ISBN 0582965020. info
• QUIRK, Randolph, Sidney GREENBAUM and R. A. CLOSE. A University grammar of English. London: Longman, 1974, 174 s. ISBN 0582522803. info

Assessment methods

One final achievement test, compulsory attendance.

Language of instruction

English

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
General note: This course is NOT designated for Erasmus students! List of courses offerd by the Department of English and American studies for Erasmsus students is available at http://www.phil.muni.cz/wkaa/ under "Information for Erasmus students".
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: This course is NOT designated for Erasmus students! List of courses offerd by the Department of English and American studies for Erasmsus students is available at http://www.phil.muni.cz/wkaa/ under "Information for Erasmus students".

Teacher's information

http://elf.phil.muni.cz/elf/course/view.php?id=2366

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