CJVA451 English for Psychology

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2018
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. et Mgr. Petra Trávníková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Dana Plíšková (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. et Mgr. Petra Trávníková, Ph.D.
Language Centre Faculty of Social Studies Division – Language Centre
Contact Person: Mgr. et Mgr. Petra Trávníková, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Language Centre Faculty of Social Studies Division – Language Centre
Timetable
Thu 9:45–11:15 U44
Prerequisites (in Czech)
FAKULTA(FSS)&&FORMA(P)
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
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
Course objectives
English for Psychology is a skills-based course for Master’s students of psychology and related disciplines. Students will practice listening (listening to lectures and note-taking, identifying the speaker’s point of view), speaking (delivering presentations, developing an argument, small talk), reading (how to understand academic articles, strategies helpful for efficient reading), writing (writing a presentation abstract and position paper, paraphrasing and summarizing). Moreover, great emphasis is paid to building students’ vocabulary, both from the academic word list in general and specific psychological vocabulary and terms.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction. What is psychology?
  • 2. Branches of psychology.
  • 3. Psychology in practice: phobias, mental disorders.
  • 4. Psychology and computers- using computers for doing research, virtual reality.
  • 5. Dreams and personality. Freud and Jung. Consciousness and personality.
  • 6. Memory, its models.
  • 7. Mental disorders: popular myths, stereotypes of mental illnesses.
  • 8. Personality.
  • 9. Modern addictions: Internet, eating disorders, cyberbullying.
  • 10. Parapsychology.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Short, Jane. English for Psychology in Higher Education Studies. Garnet Education, 2011..
Teaching methods
class discussion, giving presentations, reading academic texts
Assessment methods
• Active class participation including giving a short lead to inform others about current topics in psychology.
• Delivering a presentation on topics related to the course syllabus.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2016.
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