AJ11050 Language Test Preparation (On-line)

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2009
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Jarmila Fictumová (lecturer)
Matthew Nicholls, B.Sc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel, B.A.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Tomáš Hanzálek
Prerequisites
AJ09999 Qualifying Examination
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
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Course objectives
The main aim of the course is to revise and consolidate what students have already learnt, and to develop and extend their knowledge further. The course should prepare the students for the AJ11010 Zkouška z anglického jazyka in the second year and the PE part of the Bachelor's Examination.
Syllabus
  • Nations and nationalities Past Tense Review Inversion Idioms of colour Phrasal Verbs 1 Phrasal Verbs 2 Phrasal Verbs 3 Phrasal Verbs (advanced students) British-American English Animals Proverbs Common Errors
Literature
  • FICTUMOVÁ, Jarmila. Angličtina: Konverzace pro pokročilé.Topic-based Vocabulary for Advanced Learners (Topic-based Vocabulary for Advanced Learners). druhé upravené. Brno: Společnost pro odbornou literaturu - Barrister & Principal, 2008, 303 pp. ISBN 978-80-87029-40-4. učebnice info
  • POWELL, Debra. Common mistakes at CAE : --and how to avoid them. Illustrated by Julian Mosedale. 3rd printing. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006, 64 s. ISBN 9780521603775. info
  • MOORE, Julie. Common mistakes at proficiency : --and how to avoid them. 1st pub. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005, 64 s. ISBN 9780521606837. info
  • GUDE, Kathy. Advanced listening and speaking CAE. 3rd impression. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003, 152 s. ISBN 0194534251. info
  • FRENCH, Amanda. CAE testbuilder : with answer key. Oxford: Macmillan, 2003, 192 s. ISBN 1405014008. info
  • SIDE, Richard and Guy WELLMAN. Grammar and vocabulary for Cambridge advanced and proficiency : fully updated for the revised CPE. Harlow: Longman, 2002, 288 s. ISBN 0582518210. info
  • SIDE, Richard and Guy WELLMAN. Grammar and vocabulary for Cambridge advanced and proficiency : fully updated for the revised CPE. Harlow: Longman, 2002, 288 s. ISBN 0582518210. info
  • SIDE, Richard and Guy WELLMAN. Grammar and vocabulary for Cambridge advanced and proficiency : fully updated for the revised CPE. Harlow: Longman, 2002, 288 s. ISBN 0582518210. info
  • MANN, Richard, Jacky NEWBROOK and Judith WILSON. New proficiency gold [with key]. Harlow: Longman, 2002, 175 s. ISBN 0582507332. info
  • JONES, Leo. New progress to proficiency. 1st pub. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002, 304 s. ISBN 0521007895. info
  • JONES, Leo. New progress to proficiency. 1st pub. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002, 304 s. ISBN 0521007895. info
  • HARRISON, Mark and Rosalie KERR. CAE - practice tests : five tests for the Cambridge certificate in advanced English : with answers. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999, 175 s. ISBN 019453393X. info
  • JONES, Leo. New Cambridge advanced English. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1998, 1 zvuková. ISBN 0521629403. info
  • JONES, Leo. New Cambridge advanced English. New ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1998, 224 s. ISBN 0521629411. info
  • CAPEL, Annette and Patricia ASPINALL. Advanced masterclass CAE : student's book. Edited by Kathy Gude. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1996, 206 s. ISBN 0194533433. info
  • GUDE, Kathy. Practice tests for proficiency. London: Bell & Hyman, 1985, 95 s. ISBN 0713523441. info
  • SWAN, Michael. Inside meaning. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1978, 53 s. ISBN 0521221323. info
Teaching methods
This is a self-study course. Students use the suggested textbooks and on-line materials to improve their skills.
Assessment methods
Self-study using the materials in the online course. Students enrolled in this course have to pass the required tests (pass is 70%).
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught each semester.
Teacher's information
http://elf.phil.muni.cz/elf/course/view.php?id=536
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Autumn 2010, Spring 2011, Autumn 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Autumn 2013, Spring 2014.
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