Course: English Language - CEFR A2

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Course title English Language - CEFR A2
Course code KCJ/AA2
Organizational form of instruction Tutorial
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
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)
  • Dobrovolná Milena, Mgr.
  • Ryšavá Lucie, Mgr.
  • Shánělová Hana, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Grammar: Present Simple, Present Continuous - form, spelling, basic use Difference between have/have got Questions words Past Simple, Past Continuous - form, spelling, basic use Quantity (much, many) Some,any Articles Verb patterns 1 Future intentions (going to, will) Comparative and superlative adjectives Present Perfect and Past Simple - form, spelling, basic use Tense revision Topics: People, the Great Communicators Living in the USA Crime and Punishment Shopping Future Life and Profession Millionaires Famous Couples Content of Units 1-7 of New Headway Pre-Intermediate, including Workbook exercises and listening exercises.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Work with text (with textbook, with book), Skills training, Stimulating activities (simulation, games, drama)
Learning outcomes
Language course of general English, level A2 (Pre-Intermediate). The course focuses on various communicative needs of students developing language skills such as reading and listening comprehension, writing (different types of texts), it also supports orientation in natural communicative situations and when using idioms. Students will be familiar with the systems of English tenses and their basic use in everyday situations. Texts and audio materials work with factual and abstract contexts.
Students will acquire ability of wider use of tenses, gain a complete grammar review, learn how to use phrases and phrasal verbs. They will gain the ability to quote and express themselves fluently. After the term, their knowledge will be sufficient enough to hold a common conversation in everyday situations.
Prerequisites
Knowledge of English at level A1P 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.

Assessment methods and criteria
Written examination

Written test (at least 70%). Parts of the test: grammar, listening and reading comprehension. Attendance 80%
Recommended literature
  • HNUK VON WICHER, H. English Grammar. NS Svoboda Praha, 1998.
  • J. and L. SOARS. New Headway Pre-Intermediate Student´s Book/Workbook. OUP, 2004.
  • MURPHY, R. English Grammar in Use, Cambridge, 2004. Cambridge University Press, 1999.
  • MURPHY, R. English Grammar in Use. CUP, 1991.


Study plans that include the course
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Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): English Language Teacher Education (2013) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): Philosophy (2013) Category: Philosophy, theology - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
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): Slavonic Studies of the European Union (2013) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): Slavonic Studies of the European Union (2015) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): Philosophy (2013) Category: Philosophy, theology - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): Cultural History (2013) Category: History courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): Cultural 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 - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): Religious Studies (2015) Category: Philosophy, theology - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): English for Business (2016) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): Cultural History (2013) Category: History courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): English Language Teacher Education (2013) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): Religious Studies (2013) Category: Philosophy, theology - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): Cultural History (2013) Category: History courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): English for Education (2013) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): English for Education (2013) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): Religious Studies (2013) Category: Philosophy, theology - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): Cultural History (2013) Category: History courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): - (2015) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): Philosophy (2015) Category: Philosophy, theology - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): Slavonic Studies of the European Union (2013) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): English for Business (2013) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): German for Business (2016) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): Cultural History (2013) Category: History courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): Protection of Historical Heritage and Archeology (2013) Category: History courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): Protection of Historical Heritage and Archeology (2012) Category: History courses - Recommended year of study:-, 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): Social Anthropology (2016) Category: Social sciences - 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): 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): Slavonic Studies of the European Union (2013) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): English for Business (2015) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
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): Social Anthropology (2013) Category: Social sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): Cultural History (2013) Category: History courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): Resocialization Pedagogy (2013) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - 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): Social Anthropology (2013) Category: Social sciences - Recommended year of study:-, 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 - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): German for Business (2013) Category: Philological sciences - 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: -