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Lecturer(s)
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Kupilíková Pavlína, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Diviš Jakub, Bc. et Mgr. M.Litt.
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Šestáková Eva, PhDr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Students develop receptive and productive skills, both oral and written. Students expand their vocabulary and practice grammatical phenomena. Topics in which all language skills are developed as well as the language system 1/Development (including thematic grammar, reading, listening, vocabulary, speaking and pronunciation) 2/Alternative travel (including topic-based grammar, reading, listening, vocabulary, speaking and pronunciation) 3/Natural resources (including topic-based grammar, reading, listening, vocabulary, speaking and pronunciation) 4/The news (including thematic grammar, reading, listening, vocabulary, speaking and pronunciation)
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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, Seminar, Field trip
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- 42 hours per semester
- Contact hours
- 52 hours per semester
- Contact hours
- 10 hours per semester
- Presentation preparation (report) (1-10)
- 10 hours per semester
- Preparation for formative assessments (2-20)
- 20 hours per semester
- Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40)
- 40 hours per semester
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| prerequisite |
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| Knowledge |
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| B1+ level of vocabulary and grammar according to CEFR. |
| Skills |
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| B1+ level of vocabulary and grammar according to CEFR. |
| Competences |
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| N/A |
| learning outcomes |
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| Knowledge |
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| range of vocabulary for matters connected to the topics of development, alternative travel, natural resources, the news. |
| grammar elements connected to the topics of development, alternative travel, natural resources, the news. |
| Skills |
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| Can express him- or herself confidently, clearly and politely in a formal or informal register, appropriate to the situation and person(s) concerned. |
| Can communicate spontaneously, often showing remarkable fluency and ease of expression in even longer complex stretches of speech. |
| Can write clear, detailed texts on a variety of subjects related to his field of interest, synthesising and evaluating information and arguments from a number of sources. |
| Can read with a large degree of independence, adapting style and speed of reading to different texts and purposes, and using appropriate reference sources selectively. |
| Can understand articles and reports concerned with contemporary problems in which the writers adopt particular stances or viewpoints. |
| Can understand standard spoken language, live or broadcast, on both familiar and unfamiliar topics normally encountered in personal, social, academic or vocational life. |
| Can give clear, detailed descriptions and presentations on selected subjects related to his/her field of interest, expanding and supporting ideas with subsidiary points and relevant examples. |
| Can use the language fluently, accurately and effectively on selected topics, marking clearly the relationships between ideas. |
| Can communicate spontaneously with good grammatical control without much sign of having to restrict what he/she wants to say, adopting a level of formality appropriate to the circumstances. |
| Competences |
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| N/A |
| 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 |
| Practicum |
| Cooperative instruction |
| Skills |
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| Practicum |
| Cooperative instruction |
| Students' portfolio |
| Individual study |
| Self-study of literature |
| Skills demonstration |
| Textual studies |
| Task-based study method |
| Competences |
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| Seminar |
| assessment methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Test |
| Individual presentation at a seminar |
| Continuous assessment |
| Self-evaluation |
| Skills |
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| Test |
| Skills demonstration during practicum |
| Individual presentation at a seminar |
| Continuous assessment |
| Self-evaluation |
| Competences |
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| Continuous assessment |
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Recommended literature
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HUGHES John, a DUMMETT, Paul. Life. Upper Intermediate. Workbook. 2nd ed.. National Geographic Learning, 2018. ISBN 9781337286282.
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STEPHENSON, Helen, HUGHES, John, a DUMMETT, Paul. Life. Upper Intermediate. Student's Book. 2nd ed.. National Geographic Learning, 2018. ISBN 9781337286121.
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