Course: English 6

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Course title English 6
Course code UJP/A6
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Latimier Adéla, Mgr.
Course content
1. Unit 7 - TED Talk - The sore problem of prosthetic limbs. Presentation skills - Taking the audience on the journey. Passive. Developing new technology. 2. Unit 7 - Innovative approaches. The real value of digital tools. Online operations. 3. Unit 8 - TED Talk - Work-life balance. Presentation skills - Pace and emphasis. Verb patterns with -ing and infinitive. 4. Unit 8 - Leisure time around the world. Taking a break. 5. Unit 9 - TED talk - Doodlers, unite! Presentation skills - Supporting key points with slides. Relative clauses. Looking for inspiration. 6. Unit 9 - Agreeing to differ. Launching a new project. 7. Unit 10 - Ted talk - 5 ways to listen better. Presentation skills - Body movement and gesture. Reported speech. How can I help? 8. Unit 10 - Cross-cultural awareness. Helplines. 9. Unit 11 - TED talk - Cloudy with a chance of joy. Presentation skills - Being enthusiastic. Articles. Resources. 10. Unit 11 - International movements. Making enquiries. 11. Unit 12 - TED talk - Dare to disagree. Presentation skills - Using pauses. Third conditional. Moments of change. 12. Unit 12 - A letter to my younger self. Managing change.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Collaborative instruction, Multimedia supported teaching, Skills demonstration, Seminar classes, Individual study, Students' self-study
  • Contact hours - 52 hours per semester
  • Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40) - 40 hours per semester
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 40 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
identify individual verb tenses to express equivalents of the Czech present, past and future
distinguish modal verbs for expressing deduction
identify the impersonal passive
name the vocabulary from the area of science and research
name the vocabulary from the field of environmental protection
name the vocabulary from the area of description of graphs and diagrams
Skills
describe and narrate using a range of Czech present, past and future time equivalents
express an opinion and doubt
interpret metaphors and quotes
generalize
present an argument
interpret graphically presented data
structure an essay
write an article (reflection) for a magazine or website
Competences
N/A
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
justify the use of individual verb tenses to express the equivalents of the Czech present, past and future
distinguish between different types of subordinate clauses and conjunctions that introduce them
distinguish between different grammatical and lexical means to express desire and regret
identify the present participle
identify the causative phrase have/get st. done
identify words derived from the word stem
distinguish homophones
name expressions from the areas of finance, advertising, urban architecture, history, life experience, etc.
identify collocations, idioms and metaphors that relate to the thematic area mentioned above
identify the attitudes of speakers in a continuous spoken popular science text
Skills
describe and narrate using a range of Czech present, past and furure time equivalents
describe and narrate using a range of subordinate clauses to express a condition, relationship, wish, regret, cause and effect, etc., and their corresponding conjunctions
to choose appropriately synonymous expressions, idioms and metaphors from the thematic areas of finance, advertising, urban architecture, history, life experience, etc.
use a range of means to express language functions such as interrupting a speaker, requesting a favour, expressing cause and effect, referencing, solving a problem, etc.
write a proposal
write a formal letter of complaint
report in writing on a publication related to the student's field of study
analyze information obtained by listening to a text on a popular science topic
Competences
N/A
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Multimedia supported teaching
Practicum
Textual studies
Skills
Practicum
Individual study
Discussion
Collaborative instruction
Competences
Lecture
assessment methods
Knowledge
Test
Seminar work
Skills
Skills demonstration during practicum
Oral exam
Competences
Oral exam
Recommended literature


Study plans that include the course
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