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Lecturer(s)
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Tesařová Petra, Mgr.
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Černá Lucie, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Frömmelová Vendula, PhDr. Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Students will gradually acquire a basic repertoire of vocabulary items and will practise their use in concrete situations. They will also acquire the basic grammatical structures. Topics: témata: Where are you from?; describing people; clothes; holidays; the story behind the photo; One dark October evening - verb phrases; plans and dreams; let us meet again; what is the word? Patente and teenagers; fashion and shopping; lost weekend; no time for anything; superlative cities; How much is too much? Are you a pessimist? I'll never forget you; the meaning of dreaming Pronunciation practice will be aimed at the acquisition of words and phrases in a way intelligible to native speakers. It will be focused predominantly on practical aspects of English speech performance. The students will first familiarize themselves with the system of English phonemes (vowels, diphthongs, consonants) and the most commonly used types of phonetic and phonemic transcription using simplified English sources. Simultaneously, the will acquire the rules and production of English word stress. All the areas of English pronunciation mentioned above are covered and practised against the background of the Czech language. This approach enables the students to analyse and correct the most common mistakes in pronunciation. An additional focus is placed on practising orthography and spelling. The participants will, in a simplified mode, take part in interactions (in pairs or groups). Listening performance will contain expressions that are concerned with the actual participants, their families and close environment. The listening texts will be performed slowly and clearly. The reading texts will also be simple, containing mostly familiar words and simple sentences. The participants will practise writing concise simple texts (e.g. a formal and informal email, photo blog, description of a place they live)
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Multimedia supported teaching, Students' portfolio, One-to-One tutorial, Skills demonstration, Task-based study method, Seminar classes, Individual study, Students' self-study, Textual studies
- Presentation preparation (report in a foreign language) (10-15)
- 15 hours per semester
- Individual project (40)
- 40 hours per semester
- Contact hours
- 52 hours per semester
- Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40)
- 20 hours per semester
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| prerequisite |
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| Knowledge |
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| Students of this course should be students of primary education programme. |
| Minimum of B1 level of English according to Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). For B1 specification see Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. |
| learning outcomes |
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| gradually acquire a basic repertoire of vocabulary items and grammatical structures; familiarize with the system of English phonemes (vowels, diphthongs, consonants) and the most commonly used types of phonetic and phonemic transcription; acquire the rules and production of English word stress. |
| Skills |
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| understand conversation on basic topics, such as personal information, family, shopping, etc.; understand simple messages and statements; understand descriptions of events, feelings and wishes in personal letters; read with comprehension texts containing predictable information, such as railway timetables, menus, advertisements; communicate and react in routine situations; use simple phrases to describe themselves, their family, education and employment; produce simple written texts. Phonetics and phonology: read phonetic transcription; explain basic phonetic and phonological terms and explain their function and use in language; compare and evaluate the language of written and oral performance; apply the rules of correct pronunciation. |
| teaching methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Multimedia supported teaching |
| Task-based study method |
| Textual studies |
| Skills demonstration |
| Self-study of literature |
| Individual study |
| Students' portfolio |
| One-to-One tutorial |
| Seminar classes |
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| Test |
| Skills demonstration during practicum |
| Portfolio |
| Individual presentation at a seminar |
| Continuous assessment |
| Self-evaluation |
| 6 progress tests, 1 final |
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Recommended literature
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Oxford studijní slovník. Výkladový slovník s českým překladem hesel.. Oxford: Oxford University Press,, 2010. ISBN 978-0-19-430-3.
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COE, N., M. HARRISON & PATERSON, K. Oxford Practice Grammar. (s výkladem gramatiky v češtině).. Oxford: Oxford University Press,, 2008. ISBN 987-0-19-457975-9.
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LATHAM-KOENIG, C., OXENDEN, C. & SELIGSON, P. English File. Pre-intermediate. Multipack A, third edition.. Oxford: Oxford University Press,, 2013. ISBN 978-0-19-451796-6.
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