Course detail

English for Beginners 1

FP-AZ1Acad. year: 2013/2014

The course is intended to teach basic English as the second foreign language at general level. It is focused on practical, everyday communication.

Language of instruction

English

Number of ECTS credits

0

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 and simple grammar for everyday communication.

Prerequisites

Course is intended for beginners or false beginners.

Co-requisites

Not applied.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The course it taught by means of language lessons focused on practicing language skills and developing vocabulary. It includes also individual work of students in the elearning environment.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Course-unit credit is awarded on condition of having attended the seminars actively and worked out all assigned tasks for self-study. Students have to pass a credit test reaching 60% points as minimum. The credit test has one regular term and two resits.

Course curriculum

Pronunciation
Basic phrases and basic vocabulary
Verb to be
Plural
Verb to have / have got
Present simple
Questions
Negative
Credit test

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The aim of the course is to equip students for real-life tasks, such as introducing, asking the way, describing problems or giving instructions.

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

Attendance at seminars is systematically checked by the teacher. Absence may be in justified cases compensated for by the agreement with the teacher.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Pracovní listy a materiály Ústavu jazyků FSI (CS)

Recommended reading

MURPHY, Raymond. Essential Grammar in Use. With Answers. A self-study reference and practice book for elementary students of English. 2nd ed. Cambridge: CUP, 2001. ISBN 0-521-55928-6 (EN)
KOLLMANNOVÁ, Ludmila: Angličtina nejen pro samouky. Leda, 2005 (CS)
McCARTHY, Michael, O’DELL, Felicity: English Vocabulary in Use.With answers. Elementary. Cambridge: CUP, 1999 (EN)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme BAK Bachelor's

    branch BAK-DP , 2. year of study, winter semester, elective

Type of course unit

 

Language exercise

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Mgr. Dita Gálová, Ph.D.