AJc209 Practical Language 1B

Faculty of Education
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/0/2. 8 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Filip Pultar (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Světlana Hanušová, Ph.D.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jana Popelková
Supplier department: Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Prerequisites
Students must have passed Practical Language 1A.
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 purpose of the course is to develop all four skills: reading, listening, speaking and writing.
The initial level of the course is upper-intermediate (CEFR B2-C1); the aim of the course is extension of accuracy, fluency and the register in use of the English language.
Through the analysis of the language for teaching purposes, the students will shift their roles - from being the users of the language towards the language facilitators.
At the end of the course, after 3 semesters of the Practical Language course, the students are expected to achieve advanced level (CEFR C1).
Learning outcomes
Students will increase the proficiency in all four skills: speaking, reading, listening and writing. Students will expand the existing vocabulary and improve their language register. Students will improve their analytical skill of learning materials. Students will be able to express their opinions in a balanced way, highlighting advantages and disadvantages. Students will have had a chance to give an in-class presentation and improve their skill.
Syllabus
  • The core resource of the course is the textbook New English File Upper-intermediate, units 5, 6, 7.
    The student's book will partially be covered in class; the rest will be assigned as self study; additional materials will be available in the online mood-link course support; students are expected to do all exercises assigned by the teacher.
    Additional resource: English Grammar in Use intermediate
Literature
    required literature
  • New English File Upper-intermediate Student's Book by Clive Oxenden, Christina Latham-Koening, OUP 2008
    not specified
  • KAY, Susan, Vaughan JONES, Philip KERR and Jon HIRD. Inside out. 1st ed. Oxford: Macmillan, 2001, 159 s. ISBN 0-333-75760-2. info
  • KERR, Philip. Inside out., [Upper intermediate]., Workbook. 1st publ. Oxford: Macmillan Heinemann English language teaching, 2001, 96 s. : il. ISBN 0-333-75761-0. info
  • MURPHY, Raymond. English grammar in use :a self-study reference and practice book for intermediate students : with answers. second edition. x, 350. ISBN 052143680X. info
Teaching methods
group work, pair work, group and class discussion, on-line activities aimed at improving listening, reading and writing skills, writing
Assessment methods
Attendance is important but not required.
The students are expected to catch up with the work load on their own if they miss the classes.
The continuous assessment will consist of an oral in-class presentation, a progress test, a written assignment and forum participation.
In order to pass the course, the students must achieve 70 per cent on the final written test, 70 per cent on the final speaking test and obtain at least 70 points from the course as a whole.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 24 hodin.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
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