Course detail

English 1

FSI-A1Acad. year: 2007/2008

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

2

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Ing. Radim Přímal

Department

Institute of Foreign Languages (ÚJ)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Students will be made familiar with general vocabulary for the workplace and simple grammar for everyday communication.

Prerequisites

Course is intended for beginners or false beginners.

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 seminars actively, worked out assigned tasks and passed a credit test.

Course curriculum

Not applicable.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The aim of the course is to equip students for real-life tasks, such as describing problems or giving instructions, that arise in a wide range of technical occupations.

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

Attendance at seminars is systematically checked by the teacher. Students are allowed to miss 2 seminars. As long as the number of missed seminars is higher, additional condition may be set up by the teacher in justified cases in order to meet the course-unit credit requirements.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Not applicable.

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme B3901-3 Bachelor's

    branch B2379-99 , 1. year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
    branch B3942-99 , 1. year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
    branch B3910-00 , 1. year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
    branch B3904-00 , 1. year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
    branch B3940-00 , 1. year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional

  • Programme B2341-3 Bachelor's

    branch B2381-00 , 1. year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
    branch B2339-00 , 1. year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional

Type of course unit

 

Language exercise

26 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Mgr. Ivana Findurová
PhDr. Jaroslava Hrubá
Mgr. Hana Jánská
Eva Minaříková
Ing. Radim Přímal
Mgr. et Mgr. Vendula Soběslavská
Mgr. Ondřej Vévoda

Syllabus

1. Introduction, pronunciation, U1
2. U1 - Phone numbers, What is it?, Verb "to be"
3. U2 - Spelling, Numbers 1-100, Checking an Order
4. U2 - I work for...., Basic Phrases
5. U3 - Buing food, I need..., How much is it?, Review and Remember U1-3
6. U4 - Telephone phrases, Following instructions
7. U5 - Plural forms, Ordinal numbers, Describing facilities
8. U6 - Materials, Shapes, It's made of..., Verb "to have", Review and Remember U4-6
9. U7 - Explaining what things do (can /can't), Dimensions, Movement verbs
10.U8 - Getting information-questions, 3rd person -s, Decimal numbers
11.U9 - Negatives, Warning signs, Colours, should, Making questions, Review and Remember U7-9
12.U10- Prepositions of place, What time is it?, Here or there?
13.Course-unit credit test

Exercise

13 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Mgr. Ivana Findurová
PhDr. Jaroslava Hrubá
Eva Minaříková
Ing. Radim Přímal
PhDr. Zuzana Svobodová

Syllabus

1-13. Practicing intonation and pronunciation of typical English sounds and revising vocabulary and grammar in short phrases.