FF:cjva1p Online English Course - Course Information

cjva1p Online Course of Academic English for the Humanities I

Extent and Intensity

0/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Šárka Roušavá, B.A. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. et Mgr. Kateřina Svídová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Martina Šindelářová Skupeňová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Dana Plíšková (assistant)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Šárka Roušavá, B.A.
Language Centre Faculty of Arts Division – Language Centre
Contact Person: Mgr. Šárka Roušavá, B.A.
Supplier department: Language Centre Faculty of Arts Division – Language Centre

Prerequisites

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This course is intended for students of combined form or distance studies. Designed as PREPARATION for cjva2p (the compulsory English course), cjva1p is intended for students who have an intermediate/upper-intermediate knowledge of English.
The course is optional for students in bachelor's degree studies.

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is offered to students of any study field.
The capacity limit for the course is 80 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/80, only registered: 0/80, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/80

Course objectives

This course is aimed at developing general and academic language skills (including appropriate grammar and vocabulary), as well as those needed by students in their field of study. The course deals with:

1. presentation development - students must prepare a short oral presentation (6-7 minutes) on a topic relating to an aspect of the student's study area or interest. Presentation preparation also involves improving abilities in leading/participating in discussions and responding to questions, requests, or comments appropriately.

2.Reading - working with academic texts that relate to the areas of study of FA students, and developing orientation, comprehension, and summarizing skills in relation to the readings.

3. Writing - expanding skills of summary writing, expressing ideas, and writing texts that pertain to the student's field of study.

4. Listening - developing aural comprehension in the context of tasks based on understanding the main ideas of audio extracts, as well as specific details.

Learning outcomes

At the completion of the course, the student is able to do the following at a level of at least B1+ (CEFR):

1. Give a short presentation based on the criteria presented in the course, and respond appropriately to discussion questions posed afterwards; speak spontaneously and comprehensibly in the context of the class (e.g. discussions, expressing one's own ideas, paraphrasing and summarizing others' ideas, including those that are in person, recordings and texts).

2. Read, understand and work with academic texts;

3. Write a variety of short texts (e.g. email correspondence, academic summary and other texts that pertain to the student's field of study);

4. Understand spoken language in the context of discussions, presentations, and recordings.

Syllabus

• The order and the topics themselves might change slightly during the semester.
• 1. Language
• 2. Sights & Travel
• 3. Presentation Skills
• 4. University Education
• 5. Information: Libraries & Internet
• 6. Eco-tourism
• 7. Communication
• 8. Multiculturalism
• 9. Culture/Pop Culture
• 10. American English vs. British English
• 11. People and Society

Literature

required literature
• AI Seminar materials

recommended literature
• ŠTĚPÁNEK, Libor, Janice DE HAAFF, Alena HRADILOVÁ and David SCHÜLLER. Academic English – Akademická angličtina: Průvodce anglickým jazykem pro studenty, akademiky a vědce (Academic English: a guide for students, academics and scientists). Praha: Grada, 2011, 224 pp. ISBN 978-80-247-3577-1. info
• Slabá, D., Strnadová, Z. Obecně odborná angličtina/Professional English, Leda 1995
• Murphy, R. English Grammar in Use, CUP 1995
• Swan, M. Practical English Usage, OUP 1995
• Thomson, A.J., Martinet, A.V.A Practical English Grammar, OUP 1986
• BBC broadcasting, Euronews and CNN

Teaching methods

e-learning tasks available in the Study Materials folders in IS:
reading assignments, vocabulary tasks, grammar exercises, listening sections, writing tasks

Supplementary tasks are available in the Interactive Syllabi section in IS

Assessment methods

The course is organized in an e-learning form; students work with study materials individually.

Requirements for course completion:

- short oral presentation (6-7 minutes) on a topic relating to an aspect of the student's study area or interest. This will be done during the exam period and should be based on the structure provided in the Presentation Skills seminar and on the Presentation Criteria posted in the Study Materials folders.

- submission of a short written summary of your presentation TOPIC to be handed when you give your presentation (80-120 words)

Language of instruction

English

Follow-Up Courses

• CJVA2B English for Academic Purposes II
• cjva2p Online Course of Academic English II

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course is taught each semester.
Note related to how often the course is taught: on-line kurz.

Listed among pre-requisites of other courses

• cjva2pk Online Course of Academic English II - Consultations
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