CJVA1B English for Academic Purposes I.

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Eva Juhasová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Šárka Roušavá, B.A. (seminar tutor)
Agnieszka Suchomelová-Polomska, M.A. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Lenka Hanovská, Ph.D. (assistant)
Mgr. Dana Plíšková (assistant)
Mgr. Martina Šindelářová Skupeňová (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Šárka Roušavá, B.A.
Language Centre Faculty of Arts Division – Language Centre
Contact Person: Mgr. Dana Plíšková
Supplier department: Language Centre Faculty of Arts Division – Language Centre
Timetable of Seminar Groups
CJVA1B/01: Thu 10:00–11:40 L10, except Thu 16. 11., E. Juhasová
CJVA1B/02: Mon 10:00–11:40 L33, except Mon 13. 11., A. Suchomelová-Polomska
CJVA1B/03: Wed 14:00–15:40 L33, except Wed 15. 11., Š. Roušavá
Prerequisites
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Designed as PREPARATION for CJVA2B (the compulsory English course), CJVA1B is intended for students who have an intermediate/upper-intermediate knowledge of English. This is an ELECTIVE course for practicing and developing various language skills for students of Bachelor's studies.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
The capacity limit for the course is 48 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 33/48, only registered: 0/48, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/48
Course objectives
This course is aimed at developing general and academic language skills (including appropriate grammar and vocabulary), as well as those needed by students in their field of study. The course deals with:

1. Speaking and presentation development - students must prepare a short oral presentation (6-8 minutes) on a topic relating to one of the seminar themes, or an aspect of the student's study area or interest. Presentation preparation also involves improving abilities in leading/participating in discussions and responding to questions, requests, or comments appropriately. Other oral skills involve discussions, expressing one's own ideas, paraphrasing others' ideas, critiqing peer work and summarizing the main ideas of academic texts.

2. Reading - working with academic texts that relate to the areas of study of FA students, and developing orientation, comprehension, and summarizing skills in relation to the readings;

3. Writing - expanding skills of summary writing, expressing ideas, and writing texts that pertain to the student's field of study;

4. Listening - developing aural comprehension in the context of discussions, presentations, and recordings. Tasks are based on understanding the main ideas of audio extracts, as well as specific details.
Learning outcomes
At the completion of the course, the student is able to do the following at a level of at least B1+ (CEFR):

1. Give a short presentation based on the criteria presented in the course, and respond appropriately to discussion questions posed afterwards; speak spontaneously and comprehensibly in the context of the class (e.g. discussions, expressing one's own ideas, paraphrasing, summarizing and critiquing others' ideas, including those that are in person, recordings and texts).

2. Read, understand and work with academic texts;

3. Write a variety of short texts (e.g. email correspondence, academic summary and other texts that pertain to the student's field of study);

4. Understand spoken language in the context of discussions, presentations, videos and recordings.
Syllabus
  • 1. Language
  • 2. Presentation Skills
  • 3. Sights & Travel
  • 4. University Education
  • 5. Information: Libraries & Internet
  • 6. Eco-tourism
  • 7. Communication
  • 8. Multiculturalism
  • 9. Culture/Pop Culture
  • 10. American English vs. British English
  • 11. People and Society
  • Note: The topics, order and content of the seminars may differ slightly during the semester from the above.
Literature
    required literature
  • AI Seminar materials for the CJVA1B course
    recommended literature
  • Murphy, R. English Grammar in Use, CUP 1995
  • Swan, M. Practical English Usage, OUP 1995
  • Thomson, A.J., Martinet, A.V.A Practical English Grammar, OUP 1986
  • BBC broadcasting, Euronews and CNN
    not specified
  • ŠTĚPÁNEK, Libor, Janice DE HAAFF, Alena HRADILOVÁ and David SCHÜLLER. Academic English – Akademická angličtina: Průvodce anglickým jazykem pro studenty, akademiky a vědce (Academic English: a guide for students, academics and scientists). Praha: Grada, 2011, 224 pp. ISBN 978-80-247-3577-1. info
  • Slabá, D., Strnadová, Z. Obecně odborná angličtina/Professional English, Leda 1995
Teaching methods
academic skills in English, presentations prepared by students, discussions in class, reading assignments, grammar exercises, listening exercises, tasks based on short videos, language learning log
Assessment methods
Requirements for course completion:

- 70% seminar attendance
- short oral presentation (6-8 minutes) on a topic relating to an aspect of the student's study area or interest. This should be based on the structure provided in the Presentation Skills seminar and on the Presentation Criteria posted in the Study Materials folders.
- short written assignments (e.g. formal email, short summary)
- language learning log (about 100 entries)
Language of instruction
English
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught each semester.
General note: Předpokládá se vstupní úroveň alespoň B1.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Spring 2007, Autumn 2007, Spring 2008, Autumn 2008, Spring 2009, Autumn 2009, Spring 2010, Autumn 2010, Spring 2011, Autumn 2011, Spring 2012, Autumn 2012, Spring 2013, Autumn 2013, Spring 2014, Autumn 2014, Spring 2015, Autumn 2015, Spring 2016, Autumn 2016, Spring 2017, Autumn 2017, Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Spring 2019, Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024, Spring 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2023, recent)
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