Course detail

English Language B1 - 2

FP-AJ2BAcad. year: 2012/2013

The course is intended to teach English as a foreign language at general level. Also dealt with is ESP. It is focused on practical, everyday communication for the international workplace.

Language of instruction

English

Number of ECTS credits

4

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Mgr. Dita Gálová, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Foreign Languages (ÚJ)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Students will be made familiar with general vocabulary for the workplace, as well as grammar structures for everyday communication at B1 level (intermediate).

Prerequisites

Course is intended for students who are familiar with the language at pre-intermediate level. It is a follow-up to the course AJ1B, successful completion of which is a necessary prerequisite for the course AJ2B.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Course-unit credit is awarded on condition of having attended the seminars actively, worked out assigned tasks and passed a credit test. Final evaluation covers the student’s work in the exercises and the knowledge tested by the examination. The examination consists of a written and oral part. The exam corresponds to the B1 level according to the Common European Framework. The credit test and exam have one regular term and two resits.

Course curriculum

1. U5 Time for a break. Passives.
2. U5 Leisure and fitness activities.
3. U5 Leaving a recorded message. Using mobile phones.
4. U6 Home and away. Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect.
5. U6 Gerunds.
6. U6 Requests and offers. Exchanging information.
7. U7 Changing lives. Fairtrade. Past Simple and Present Perfect Simple.
8. U7 Trends and graphs. Company benefits.
9. U7 Opinions and suggestions. Agreeing and disagreeing.
10.U8 Crossing cultures. Modal verbs.
11.U8 Descriptions. Word building.
12.U8 Invitations.
13.Credit test

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The course is intended to teach English as a foreign language at general level. Students learn basic grammar and lexical structures at B1 level (intermediate) necessary for everyday communication.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Attendance at seminars is systematically checked by the teacher, as well as students' systematic work. Absence may be in justified cases compensated for by the agreement with the teacher.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Basic literature

Not applicable.

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme MGR Master's

    branch MGR-UFRP , 1. year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
    branch MGR-ŘEP , 1. year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
    branch MGR-PFO , 1. year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional

Type of course unit

 

Language exercise

26 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Mgr. Ilona Pavlíková
Mgr. Martina Vránová, Ph.D.