AJ51050 Language Test Preparation (On-line)

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2014
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Jarmila Fictumová (lecturer)
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
AJ51050/01: No timetable has been entered into IS.
AJ51050/02: No timetable has been entered into IS.
AJ51050/03: No timetable has been entered into IS.
AJ51050/04: No timetable has been entered into IS.
AJ51050/05: No timetable has been entered into IS.
AJ51050/06: No timetable has been entered into IS.
Prerequisites
good knowledge of English (at least CAE level)
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
The main aim of the course is to revise and consolidate what students have already learnt, and to develop and extend their knowledge further. More challenging practice for AJ51110 Zkouška z anglického jazyka. This examination is compulsory in all MA courses. For exemptions see the PE section of the department's website.
Syllabus
  • 1. Choose the test and sign up for it in the Elf (read About the course in the Elf course) 2. ONE of the following textbooks Destination: Units 21-26 or NCAE: Units 1-10 or 11-20 or NPTP: Units 1-6, 7-12 or 13-18 3. Study regularly every week and do the respective tests in the Elf. The pass/fail line is 70%. 4. Study the sets of Hot Potato Exercises: Collocations and Phrasal Verbs 5. Sit the Final test from the chosen part + the HotPot exercises (details to be specified later).The pass/fail line is 70%.
Literature
  • 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
  • POWELL, Debra. Common mistakes at CAE : --and how to avoid them. Illustrated by Julian Mosedale. 3rd printing. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006, 64 s. ISBN 9780521603775. info
  • MOORE, Julie. Common mistakes at proficiency : --and how to avoid them. 1st pub. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005, 64 s. ISBN 9780521606837. info
  • GUDE, Kathy. Advanced listening and speaking CAE. 3rd impression. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003, 152 s. ISBN 0194534251. info
  • SIDE, Richard and Guy WELLMAN. Grammar and vocabulary for Cambridge advanced and proficiency : fully updated for the revised CPE. Harlow: Longman, 2002, 288 s. ISBN 0582518210. info
  • SIDE, Richard and Guy WELLMAN. Grammar and vocabulary for Cambridge advanced and proficiency : fully updated for the revised CPE. Harlow: Longman, 2002, 288 s. ISBN 0582518210. info
  • SIDE, Richard and Guy WELLMAN. Grammar and vocabulary for Cambridge advanced and proficiency : fully updated for the revised CPE. Harlow: Longman, 2002, 288 s. ISBN 0582518210. info
  • MANN, Richard, Jacky NEWBROOK and Judith WILSON. New proficiency gold [with key]. Harlow: Longman, 2002, 175 s. ISBN 0582507332. info
  • JONES, Leo. New progress to proficiency. 1st pub. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002, 304 s. ISBN 0521007895. info
  • JONES, Leo. New progress to proficiency. 1st pub. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002, 304 s. ISBN 0521007895. info
  • JONES, Leo. New Cambridge advanced English. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1998, 1 zvuková. ISBN 0521629403. info
  • JONES, Leo. New Cambridge advanced English. New ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1998, 224 s. ISBN 0521629411. info
  • CAPEL, Annette and Patricia ASPINALL. Advanced masterclass CAE : student's book. Edited by Kathy Gude. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1996, 206 s. ISBN 0194533433. info
  • GUDE, Kathy. Practice tests for proficiency. London: Bell & Hyman, 1985, 95 s. ISBN 0713523441. info
Teaching methods
This is a self-study course. Students use the suggested textbooks and on-line materials to improve their skills.
Assessment methods
Self-study using the materials in the online course. Students enrolled in this course have to pass the required tests (pass is 70%).
Language of instruction
Esperanto
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
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=536
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2008, Spring 2009, Autumn 2009, Spring 2010, Autumn 2010, Spring 2011, Autumn 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Autumn 2013.
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