CJVA1M English for Academic Purposes I.

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2008
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Ivana Malovičová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Šárka Roušavá, B.A. (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Mgr. Libor Štěpánek, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Renata Hajslerová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. et Mgr. Petra Trávníková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Irina Ghindeanu (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Pavel Reich, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Ludmila Vyskupová (assistant)
Mgr. Martina Šindelářová Skupeňová (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. et Mgr. Petra Trávníková, Ph.D.
Language Centre Faculty of Arts Division – Language Centre
Contact Person: Mgr. et Mgr. Petra Trávníková, Ph.D.
Timetable of Seminar Groups
CJVA1M/A: Tue 18:00–19:30 U44, I. Ghindeanu
CJVA1M/B: No timetable has been entered into IS. L. Štěpánek
Prerequisites
This course is intended for students who have an intermediate/upper-intermediate knowledge of English.This is a compulsory foundation course with various language options for students of Master's studies.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The course English for Academic and Professional Purposes I is aimed at developing academic/professional linguistic skills. The course deals with: 1. Reading - working with academic/professional texts that relate to the areas of study of FA & FSS students, and developing orientation, comprehension, and summarizing skills in relation to the readings; 2. Writing - expanding skills of summary writing, expressing ideas, and writing reports that pertain to the student's field of study; 3. Speaking and presentation development are important aspects of the course. Students must prepare a presentation (6 - 8 minutes long) given on an interesting topic relating to their field of study. This should be done using the relevant language and presentation tools provided in this course. 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, and summarizing the main ideas of academic/professional texts. 4. Listening skills - focus on developing aural comprehension in the context of discussions, presentations, and recordings. The focus is on understanding the main ideas of academic/professional audio texts, although listening for specific detailed information is also done.
Syllabus
  • 1. Language 2. Presentations I 3. Presentations II 4. University 5. Library 6. Gender 7. Tourism 8. Religion 9. Professions 10.Pop Culture
Literature
  • Seminární materiály označené AI v informačním systému-IS-Student-filozofická fakulta, podzim 2005, předmět CJVA1M-Studijní materiály
  • Slabá, D., Strnadová, Z. Obecně odborná angličtina/Professional English, Leda 1995
  • 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
  • Vysílání BBC, Euronews a CNN
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Základní požadavek pro udělení zápočtu je ústní prezentace studenta na akademické/odborné téma. Tyto prezentace probíhají během semestru.
Language of instruction
English
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught each semester.
General note: požaduje se znalost angličtiny na středně pokročilé úrovni. Počet seminárních skupin je limitován kapacitou pracoviště.
Information on course enrolment limitations: orientační gramatický autotest na středně pokročilé úrovni - online
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Spring 2007, Autumn 2007, 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, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2008, recent)
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