| Course title | English Language - CEFR B2 |
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| Course code | KCJ/AB2 |
| Organizational form of instruction | Tutorial |
| Level of course | Bachelor |
| Year of study | 3 |
| Semester | Winter and summer |
| Number of ECTS credits | 4 |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Status of course | Compulsory-optional |
| Form of instruction | unspecified |
| Work placements | unspecified |
| 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: Home is Best. Travelling. World of Films and Literature. Conspirational Theories - JFK, Lady Di, Elvis. The Young and Their World. How To Be Successful. Grammar: Present Simple and Continuous. Past Simple and Continuous. Present Perfect Simple and Continuous. Past Perfect Simple and Continuous. Present Simple - for expressing future. Present Continuous - for expressing future. Future Perfect and Continuous. Participles. Wish clauses. Concessive clauses. Relative clauses. Time clauses. Indirect speech. Idioms, phrasal verbs. Phrases, e. g. So do I/ Neither do I. Passive Voice. Expressing quantity. Content of Units 1-6 - New Headway Upper-Intermediate including Workbook exercises and listening exercises.
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
| Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book), Methods of individual activities, Skills training |
| Learning outcomes |
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Language course of general English, level CEFR B2. The course focuses on various communicative needs and situations developing language skills, such as reading comprehension of authentic texts, listening comprehension of authentic material, writing various general and academic texts, idioms. Students will broaden their knowledge of grammar. Texts and listening materials reflect on factual and more abstract context.
Students will acquire ability of fluent use of previously gained knowledge in B1 and B1P. The exercises combine new and old knowledge, so confidence and fluency in using the language is also gained. When listening to audio recordings, speaking or writing, students will manage to communicate in complicated situations and comprehend different accents from various speaking areas. |
| Prerequisites |
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Knowledge of English at level B1P at least. At the beginning of semester, students can be tested and on the basis of the entrance test results, they can be redeployed to the course of a different language level according to CEFR.
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| Assessment methods and criteria |
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Written examination
Written test (70% at least). Parts of the test: grammar, listening and reading comprehension. Attendance 80% |
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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): Social Anthropology (2015) | Category: Social sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy | Study plan (Version): Philosophy (2013) | Category: Philosophy, theology | 3 | Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy | Study plan (Version): History (2013) | Category: History courses | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy | Study plan (Version): Historical and Literary Studies (2013) | Category: History courses | 3 | Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy | Study plan (Version): German for Business (2016) | Category: Philological sciences | 3 | Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Summer |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy | Study plan (Version): German for Business (2014) | Category: Philological sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy | Study plan (Version): Historical and Literary Studies (2013) | Category: History courses | 3 | Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy | Study plan (Version): Historical and Literary Studies (2015) | Category: History courses | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy | Study plan (Version): Documental and Archival Services (2013) | Category: History courses | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy | Study plan (Version): Religious Studies (2013) | Category: Philosophy, theology | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy | Study plan (Version): Social Anthropology (2016) | Category: Social sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy | Study plan (Version): Social Anthropology (2013) | Category: Social sciences | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy | Study plan (Version): History (2013) | Category: History courses | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy | Study plan (Version): Humanities (2013) | Category: Philosophy, theology | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy | Study plan (Version): Humanities (2016) | Category: Philosophy, theology | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |