A2BP_PJ2B Practical Language 2B

Faculty of Education
Spring 2014
Extent and Intensity
0/3/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Lucie Podroužková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Irena Headlandová Kalischová, 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
Timetable of Seminar Groups
A2BP_PJ2B/01: Thu 9:20–11:00 učebna 12, L. Podroužková
Prerequisites
A2BP_PJ2A Practical Language 2A
Students will have finished successfully A2BP_PJ2A and started working with the textbook Inside Out Advanced.
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
This course will primarily be based upon Units 2-4 New English File Advanced.Through practice, students will become more comfortable and more proficient using new complex structures. They will also develop a more sophisticated sense of the subtleties of English, (collocations, connotations, register, etc). They will further develop their reading skills (extra material provided) and work on their listening skills. At the end of the course students will understand and be able to discuss topics included in the course, make arguments for and against, discuss and evaluate advantages and disadvantages of particular issues; present, explain and justify their views.
Syllabus
  • Units 2-4 New English File Advanced Coursebook, additional materials for self-study and extra work required based on the materials in the e-learning course.
Literature
    required literature
  • OXENDEN, Clive and Christina LATHAM-KOENIG. New English file. Oxford: Oxford University, 2010, 168 s. ISBN 9780194594585. info
    not specified
  • Inside Out
  • GOMM, Helena and Jon HIRD. Inside out. 1st ed. Oxford: Macmillan Education, 2002, 144 s. ISBN 0-333-97587-1. info
  • Oxford collocations dictionary for students of English. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002, xiii, 897. ISBN 0194312437. info
  • JONES, Ceri and Russell STANNARD. Inside out. Oxford: Macmillan Education, 2001, 96 s. ISBN 0-333-92341-3. info
  • Oxford advanced learner's dictionary. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000, 1 CD-ROM. ISBN 0194367959. info
Teaching methods
class discussion, pair work, group work, listening and speaking activities
Assessment methods
The course finishes with a credit, to obtain this students must pass continuous assessment (based on the work throughout the semester) as well as the credit test (comprising Use of English, Reading and Listening comprehension tasks), passmark 70%.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021.
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