AJ41002 Practical English II

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2011
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 12 credit(s). Type of Completion: PZk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Nicola Catherine Fořtová, B.A., M.A. (lecturer)
PhDr. Simona Kalová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. et Mgr. Alena Zapletalová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Petra Zmrzlá, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel, B.A.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Tomáš Hanzálek
Timetable of Seminar Groups
AJ41002/A: each odd Friday 12:30–14:05 G21, P. Zmrzlá
AJ41002/B: each odd Friday 14:10–15:45 G22, A. Zapletalová
Prerequisites (in Czech)
AJ41001 Practical English I
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
Course objectives
Cambridge Advanced English, lessons 6-10; English or Czenglish, entries 151-274. The main aim of the course is to revise and consolidate what students have already learnt, and to develop and extend their knowledge further. This concerns both the language systems and the skills. The course will contain: - discussions and communication activities that will help students improve their command of spoken English. - reading texts with tasks to read more effectively and to appreciate the implications and style of a text - listening exercises with tasks to improve students' listening skills - useful practical techniques that students can use in their writing - activities to practise the functional language needed in different situations - grammar revision, with special focus on the 'problem areas' caused by L1 interference - work on pronunciation - vocabulary development activities - work on idioms and collocations Students will be encouraged to improve their English in the self-access mode.
Syllabus
  • Cambridge Advanced English, lessons 6-10; English or Czenglish, entries 151-274. The main aim of the course is to revise and consolidate what students have already learnt, and to develop and extend their knowledge further. This concerns both the language systems and the skills. The course will contain: - discussions and communication activities that will help students improve their command of spoken English. - reading texts with tasks to read more effectively and to appreciate the implications and style of a text - listening exercises with tasks to improve students' listening skills - useful practical techniques that students can use in their writing - activities to practise the functional language needed in different situations - grammar revision, with special focus on the 'problem areas' caused by L1 interference - work on pronunciation - vocabulary development activities - work on idioms and collocations Students will be encouraged to improve their English in the self-access mode.
Literature
  • JONES, Leo. New Cambridge advanced English. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1998, 192 s. ISBN 052162939X. info
  • SPARLING, Don. English or Czenglish? : jak se vyhnout čechismům v angličtině. 2. vydání. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1990, 274 stran. ISBN 8004259693. info
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Seminar; Assessment: end-of-semester written and oral exam / Seminář; Hodnocení: písemná a ústní zkouška
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 5x4.
Teacher's information
http://elf.phil.muni.cz/elf/course/view.php?id=2450
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2005, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019.
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