Course: English -B1+

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Course title English -B1+
Course code JC/UPAUF
Organizational form of instruction Tutorial
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction English
Status of course Optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Šebek Jan, Mgr.
Course content
The Placement test. Introduction to each other. Vocabulary practice. Opinions, discussion, agreement, disagreement. Verb tenses. Introductory phrases, greetings, goodbyes. Present Simple, P.Continuous. Travel, rail, bus travel, conversation, situations. Past Simple, P. Continuous. Presentation. Flights, announcements, conversation, situations. Future: will/Present Continuous, going to. Presentation. Staying at a hotel, school dorms, situations. Present Perfect Simple+Continuous. Presentation. At a restaurant, school canteen. Modals 1. Presentation. Making arrangements, exams, school parties. Modals 2. Presentation. Opinions, presentations. 1st Conditional. Presentation. Invitations, cultural differences, cultural shock. 2nd Conditional. Presentations. Thanking for hospitality, saying goodbye. Passives. Presentations. Complaints, conflict situations. Revision. Presentations. Summative written test comprising the standardized test items relevant to the content of the course.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book), Skills training, Stimulating activities (simulation, games, drama)
Learning outcomes
The subject provides more space for the expansion of the knowledge and skills obtained during the previous studies. An emphasis is put on the development of the abilities to apply the adopted language instruments and speech skills to the needs of an effective communication in the practice after graduation (speaking and writing skills, listening and reading comprehension when working with technical and general texts). Subject completion requirements in case of a distance teaching mode: Based on the teacher´s requirements, the student participates in online lessons according to the schedule and completes the assigned tasks via the online systems Moodle / MS Teams.
The students can understand the main ideas of clear input information, he can deal with most of the situations, that can happen during travelling. They can describe their experience, incidents and objectives, they can also present their opinions and plans. The target level is B1.
Prerequisites
- for non-native speakers The student is supposed to be capable of language competence at A2+ level, basic grammar structures, basic general and professional vocabulary to allow us follow up with further specific vocabulary acquirement. The student can communicate by means of simple and common tasks in the basic life and career situations.

Assessment methods and criteria
Didactic test, Student portfolio analysis

The credit will be given on the basis of prepared and presented semestral paper on an assigned theme and on the basis of the end-term test. Subject completion requirements in case of a distance teaching mode: Based on the teacher´s requirements, the student participates in online lessons according to the schedule and completes the assigned tasks via the online systems Moodle / MS Teams.
Recommended literature
  • Cunningham, G.-Redstone Ch. face2face - Intermediate. CUP, 2005. ISBN 0-521-60336-6.
  • e-learning. Presentation How to Make and Deliver it.
  • MACMILLAN. MACMILLAN English Dictionary for Advanced learners.
  • Naunton, Jon. ProFile 2 intermediate.. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005. ISBN 978-0-19-457576-8.


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