AJ41004 Practical English IV

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2016
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 4 credit(s) (plus 2 credits for an exam). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Ivana Králiková (seminar tutor)
Nicola Catherine Fořtová, B.A., M.A. (seminar tutor)
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
each even Friday 14:10–15:45 G22
Prerequisites (in Czech)
AJ41002 Practical English II && AJ41003 Practical English III
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. This concerns both the language systems and the skills, focusing mainly on grammar and vocabulary. At the end of the course (after three semesters) students should have a good knowledge of the language required at C2-level examinations.
Syllabus
  • Advanced Language Practice Units 1-8 Grammar, Units 1 - 7 Vocabulary.
Literature
    required literature
  • Advanced Language Practice (New Edition) with Key & CD-ROM: Michael Vince, Macmillan 2009, ISBN: 9780230727069.
    not specified
  • JONES, Leo. New progress to proficiency. 3rd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002, 208 s. ISBN 0521635535. info
  • TURTON, N. D. and J. B. HEATON. Longman dictionary of common errors. 2nd ed. Harlow: Longman, 1996, vii, 375. ISBN 0582237521. info
  • HEATON, J. B. and N. D. TURTON. Longman dictionary of common errors : workbook. Essex: Longman, 1988, 63 s. ISBN 0582019869. info
  • Cambridge international dictionary of phrasal verbs. Edited by Elizabeth Walter. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1997, xiii, 381. ISBN 0521565588. info
  • BLACKMAN, Daniel. Tests in English : phrasal verbs : level: upper intermediate and advanced. 2. vyd. Havlíčkův Brod: Fragment, 2002, 133 s. ISBN 8072006304. info
  • SEIDL, Jennifer. Exercises on phrasal verbs. Illustrated by Jane Gedye - Martin Lonsdale. 1st ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1990, 128 s. ISBN 0194327868. info
Teaching methods
This is a self-study course. Students use the suggested textbooks and on-line materials to improve their skills.
Assessment methods
Compulsory attendance during the semester (0 absences)and final exam - computer-based achievement test based on the units from the book covered during the semester (vocab 1-7, grammar 1-8).
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
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=2451
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2005, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019.
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