SPAJ002 English for hearing impaired students II

Pan-university studies
Autumn 2015
Extent and Intensity
2/2. 2 credit(s) (plus 2 credits for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: z (credit). Other types of completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Zuzana Fonioková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Ilja Rajdová (assistant)
Mgr. et Mgr. Eva Barnová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Lenka Křivánková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Tomáš Kvítek (seminar tutor)
Mgr. et Mgr. Hana Mihai (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Lenka Schormová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. et Mgr. Lenka Tóthová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Daniela Cincibus Vacková (assistant)
Mgr. Jan Fikejs (assistant)
Bc. Dana Peňázová (assistant)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Petr Peňáz
Support Centre for Students with Special Needs
Contact Person: Mgr. Ilja Rajdová
Supplier department: Support Centre for Students with Special Needs
Timetable of Seminar Groups
SPAJ002/A: Mon 21. 9. to Tue 22. 12. Mon 16:30–18:05 117, T. Kvítek, Nepřihlašuje se. Určeno pro studenty se zdravotním postižením.
SPAJ002/B: Wed 23. 9. to Tue 22. 12. Wed 16:40–18:15 108, E. Barnová, Nepřihlašuje se. Určeno pro studenty se zdravotním postižením.
Prerequisites
hearing impairment; SPAJ001 English for hearing impaired students I or placement based on the result of a placement test taken at the Teiresias Centre
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those 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, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
B1 level of English
Syllabus
  • 1) VOCAB: family, personality adjectives; GRAMMAR: present tenses revision, questions; PRACTICAL: classroom language; WRITING: describing yourself
  • 2) VOCAB: body, prepositions of place, prepositions of time (before, after, until); GRAMMAR: relative clauses (defining and non-defining), so, because, although, when...; PRACTICAL LANGUAGE: saying hello + good bye
  • 3) VOCAB: holidays, weather prepositions of time, irregular verbs; GRAMMAR: past simple revision, past continuous, who+what - subject/object (questions with and without auxiliaries); WRITING: postcard/e-mail from holidays
  • 4) VOCAB: clothes (What are you going to wear?), opposite verbs; GRAMMAR: future tenses: will, going to, present continuous; WRITING: informal e-mail (information about a planned trip/holiday camp);
  • 5) VOCAB: verb phrases - make, do, take; GRAMMAR: present perfect simple +for, since, yet, already (x past simple)
  • 6) VOCAB: adjectives and adverbs, animals; GRAMMAR: adjectives and adverbs revision (comparative+superlative, as...as, superlative+ever+present perfect); PRACTICAL LANGUAGE: agreeing/disagreeing
  • 7) VOCAB: time expressions, food and restaurants; GRAMMAR: tense review
  • 8) VOCAB: films + books; GRAMMAR: passive (present and past simple and future); WRITING: film/book review
  • 9) VOCAB: verbs + ing , verbs + to; GRAMMAR: uses of infinitive (purpose, have something done, certain verbs), verbs followed by –ing; PRACTICAL LANGUAGE: feelings + opinions
  • 10) VOCAB: noun formation, adjectives ending -ed or -ing; GRAMMAR: have to, don’t have to, must, mustn’t, should, may, might; PRACTICAL LANGUAGE: asking politely
  • 11) VOCAB: health and lifestyle, illnesses; GRAMMAR: quantifiers: most, none, both, all, (n)either, too, too much/many, (not) enough; something, nothing, anybody, everywhere...; PRACTICAL LANGUAGE: giving wishes; WRITING: CV
  • 12) VOCAB: prepositions of movement, sports, school subjects, life events; GRAMMAR: expressing movement, used to
  • 13) VOCAB: confusing verbs, get + … (get old etc.); GRAMMAR: first conditional; revision of articles
  • 14) VOCAB: social events; GRAMMAR: second conditional; PRACTICAL ENGLISH: Would you mind if I opened the window?; WRITING: a formal letter
  • 15) VOCAB: summary of phrasal verbs, revision of vocabulary; GRAMMAR: word order of phrasal verbs; revision of tenses
Teaching methods
individual, pair and group work
Assessment methods
credit: end-of-course written test
exam: end-of-course written test, in-class essay + discussion about the essay (oral or online chat-based)
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
Teacher's information
https://elf.phil.muni.cz/elf2/course/view.php?id=2854
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2004, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, 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, Spring 2016, Autumn 2016.
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