Course detail
English Upper Intermediate Higher 3 - MA - Winter
FaVU-2UPPV-M-ZAcad. year: 2017/2018
The course is a continuation of English Upper-Intermediate Lower 1, 2 based on the New English File Upper-Intermediate texbook. During the winter semester, we will go through units 4a, c, and the whole unit 5.
Supervisor
Department
Department of Art History and Theory (KTDU)
Learning outcomes of the course unit
Students will be improving their writing skills (essays, project proposals, reviews, artists statement, press release, etc) and their reading skills (both fiction and non-fiction). They will be improving their analytical thinking and the skills to reflect their thoughts both in spoken and written form.
Prerequisites
In order to register to the course, students either have to have obtained at least one semester of English Upper-Intermediate Lower, passed the placement test at the score of 110 points and higher, or been shortly interviewed by the course teacher B. Lungová.
Co-requisites
Not applicable.
Recommended optional programme components
Not applicable.
Recommended or required reading
Life Upper-Intermediate, Stephenson Helen et al (EN)
Dick, Phillip, K. Ubik. (EN)
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
Assessment consists of a non-letter grade and a letter grade. In order to obtain the non-letter grade, students have to submit all assignments and pass the tests writtent during the semester at an average of 70 or more%. For the final, letter grade, students have to pass the final, general test at a score of 50% and more.
Students will write 1 - 3 short assignments during the semester, including the potential rewrites recommened by the course teacher - these will not be classified.
Final test mapping the knowledge of grammar and vocabulary from the units we have covered during the semester plus the assigned reading.
Students who will not have handed in the written assignments (even though they passed the final test) will not be classified.
Students are entitled for one regular and two resit exam dates.
Language of instruction
English
Work placements
Not applicable.
Course curriculum
English Fille Upper-Intermediate units 4a, 4c, 5a - c and various texts taken from art magazines and academic books on art theory or history.
Aims
Continuous vocabulary building, improving of writing, speaking, listening, and reading skills, improving the academic reading skills, preparation for the final general test on the B2 level at the end of the semester.
Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences
Two absences per semester are allowed.
Classification of course in study plans
- Programme Master's
branch AGD1 , 1. year of study, winter semester, 3 credits, optional
branch AGD2 , 1. year of study, winter semester, 3 credits, optional
branch APD , 1. year of study, winter semester, 3 credits, optional
branch AS1 , 1. year of study, winter semester, 3 credits, optional
branch AKG , 1. year of study, winter semester, 3 credits, optional
branch AS2 , 1. year of study, winter semester, 3 credits, optional
branch AM2 , 1. year of study, winter semester, 3 credits, optional
branch AM1 , 1. year of study, winter semester, 3 credits, optional
branch AM3 , 1. year of study, winter semester, 3 credits, optional
branch AIN , 1. year of study, winter semester, 3 credits, optional
branch AEN , 1. year of study, winter semester, 3 credits, optional
branch AMU , 1. year of study, winter semester, 3 credits, optional
branch ATD , 1. year of study, winter semester, 3 credits, optional
branch APE , 1. year of study, winter semester, 3 credits, optional
branch AVI , 1. year of study, winter semester, 3 credits, optional
branch AGD2 , 2. year of study, winter semester, 3 credits, optional
branch AGD1 , 2. year of study, winter semester, 3 credits, optional
branch APD , 2. year of study, winter semester, 3 credits, optional
branch AM3 , 2. year of study, winter semester, 3 credits, optional
branch AS2 , 2. year of study, winter semester, 3 credits, optional
branch AKG , 2. year of study, winter semester, 3 credits, optional
branch AM1 , 2. year of study, winter semester, 3 credits, optional
branch AS1 , 2. year of study, winter semester, 3 credits, optional
branch AM2 , 2. year of study, winter semester, 3 credits, optional
branch AVI , 2. year of study, winter semester, 3 credits, optional
branch AIN , 2. year of study, winter semester, 3 credits, optional
branch AMU , 2. year of study, winter semester, 3 credits, optional
branch AEN , 2. year of study, winter semester, 3 credits, optional
branch APE , 2. year of study, winter semester, 3 credits, optional
branch ATD , 2. year of study, winter semester, 3 credits, optional