FF:cjva1p Online English Course - Course Information

cjva1p Online Course of Academic English for the Humanities I

Extent and Intensity

0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Renata Hajslerová (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Ivana Malovičová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Šárka Roušavá, B.A. (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Mgr. Libor Štěpánek, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Martina Šindelářová Skupeňová (lecturer)
Mgr. Pavel Reich, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Catherine Niestroj (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Ildikó Roller Bresťák (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Martina Šindelářová Skupeňová
Contact Person: Mgr. Martina Šindelářová Skupeňová

Prerequisites

!NOWANY( cjva1U Recognition of English , cjva1b English I. , cjva1m English I. ) && (! CJVA1U Recognition of English ) && (! cjva1b English I. ) && (! cjva1m English I. )
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 Bachelor'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 60 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/60, only registered: 0/60

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

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Course objectives

The Online Course of Academic English for the Humanities I is aimed at developing academic/professional linguistic skills. The content of the course corresponds to a B2 (Common European Framework of Reference) level of English language competence. Students can understand the main ideas of relatively complex text on both concrete and academic/professional topics, including discussions in their field of specialisation; can interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without strain for either party; can produce clear, detailed text on a wide range of academic/professional subjects and explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options.

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

• AI Seminar materials
• 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
• BBC broadcasting, Euronews and CNN

Teaching methods

E-learning tasks : reading assignments, vocabulary tasks, grammar exercices, listening sections, writing tasks

Assessment methods

The course is organized in an e-learning form, students work with study materials individually. At the end of the course, students must prepare a presentation (5 - 7 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.

Language of instruction

English

Follow-Up Courses

• CJVA2B English for Academic Purposes II
• cjva2p Online Course of Academic English II

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course is taught each semester.

Listed among pre-requisites of other courses

• cjva2pk Online Course of Academic English II - Consultations
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