IAJk04 Language Practice 1B - AJ

Faculty of Education
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/0/.7. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Bc. Mgr. Sonia Homolka (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Žaneta Voldánová (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Irena Hůlková, Ph.D.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Mgr. Jana Chocholatá, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Prerequisites (in Czech)
SOUHLAS
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 course's main objective is to develop speaking, reading, writing, and listening skills at the Intermediate Level (level B1 according to CEFR). The basic study material is the Outcomes Intermediate supplemented by various additional materials. Throughout the semester students are encouraged to link theory in the classroom to practice at schools via practical tasks. At the end of the course, students should be able to: discuss everyday topics, communicate in everyday situations, read and listen to authentic texts at the Intermediate Level, and communicate in the language fluently.
Learning outcomes
By the end of the course, the students will develop speaking, reading, writing, and listening skills at the Intermediate Level (B1 according to CEFR); they will be able to discuss everyday topics, communicate in everyday situations, read and listen to authentic texts at the Intermediate Level and communicate in the language fluently. Developing English skills and encountering EFL methodology can help students prepare better for possible opportunities of teaching English to their future pupils.
Syllabus
  • The basic study material is the coursebook Outcomes INTERMEDIATE (Student's book), see Literature below. The syllabus includes Units 5 to 8, the focus is on speaking and listening activities and the development of students' vocabulary and grammar.
Literature
    required literature
  • DELLAR, Hugh and Andrew WALKLEY. Outcomes. Second edition. Andover: National Geographic Learning, 2016, 213 stran. ISBN 9781305093348. info
    not specified
  • MURPHY, Raymond. Essential grammar in use : a self-study reference and practice book for intermediate students : with answers. 2nd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003, x, 350. ISBN 052143680X. info
  • HASHEMI, Louise and Raymond MURPHY. English grammar in use supplementary exercises : with answers. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004, vi, 136. ISBN 0521755484. info
  • REDMAN, Stuart and Ruth GAIRNS. Test your English vocabulary in use : pre-intermediate & intermediate. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000, 142 s. ISBN 0521779804. info
  • REDMAN, Stuart and Ruth GAIRNS. Test your English vocabulary in use : pre-intermediate & intermediate. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000, 142 s. ISBN 0521779804. info
Teaching methods
lectures, class discussion, pair work, group work, brainstorming, individual assignments, observation
Assessment methods
Requirements: Maximum number of points per semester: 100 Pass mark: 70 (part of this sum is also the final written and oral test, students must obtain at least 70% for these final tests - if not: two resits of the final test are offered) Written test: 40 points Oral test: 30 points; Progress test: 10 points; Journal: 20 points
Language of instruction
English
Follow-Up Courses
Study support
https://moodlinka.ics.muni.cz/course/view.php?id=3723
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: 8 konzultací.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
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