| Course title | Language in Use III - CEFR C1 |
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| Course code | KAA/JAC3 |
| Organizational form of instruction | Tutorial |
| Level of course | Bachelor |
| Year of study | not specified |
| Semester | Winter |
| Number of ECTS credits | 6 |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Status of course | Compulsory |
| Form of instruction | Face-to-face |
| Work placements | This is not an internship |
| Recommended optional programme components | None |
| Course availability | The course is available to visiting students |
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| Course content |
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Topics: 1 Proposals, persuasion 2 Small talk, white lies 3 Talks, food, pictures and science 4 Competition entries, mini sagas 5 Travel writing, trips and travel 6 Interpreting facts and figures, climate change 7 Formal letters, how to complain 8 Investigative journalism, stories in the news Grammar and vocabulary themes: Multiple meanings, cleft sentence, emphasizing, hypothesizing, word formation, idioms, prefixes and suffixes, linking devices, collocations, phrasal verbs, homophones and homographs,
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
| Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming) |
| Learning outcomes |
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The course builds on previous practical language courses and focuses on further development of students´ communicative competence in all its aspects - linguistic, pragmatic and strategic. Students will improve their communicative skills and effective use of the language in various contexts by improving their knowledge of grammatical, lexical and stylistic structures. The aim of the course is elimination of insufficiencies in fluency, accuracy, and appropriateness of expression and register, and the increase of ability to pursue effectively the purpose of communication. Within oral and written utterances, students will also employ the knowledge and skills acquired in other classes, such as Presentation Skills (PREZ), English for Specific Purposes (OJA1), Writing Skills (ZPSA), etc. The classes are taught by native speaker.
This subjects supports students in the acquisition of advanced level English language skills. |
| Prerequisites |
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JAC II
KAA/JAC1 ----- or ----- KAA/JAC2 |
| Assessment methods and criteria |
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Written examination, Oral performance analysis, Creative work analysis
Attendance Active participation Final written test and interview. |
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| Study plans that include the course |
| Faculty | Study plan (Version) | Category of Branch/Specialization | Recommended semester | |
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| Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy | Study plan (Version): English for Business (2016) | Category: Philological sciences | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy | Study plan (Version): English for Business (2015) | Category: Philological sciences | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy | Study plan (Version): English for Business (2013) | Category: Philological sciences | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter |