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Lecturer(s)
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Course content
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Introduction to the course; Discuss speaking experience and ideas of good conversation; Speaking about weather and seasons; describing nature. Agreeing and disagreeing; Island survival activity. Discussion on controversial issue: Gay marriage and parenting. Great Czechs; Politeness and rudeness. Discussion on controversial issue; Family tree (relatives). Relationships and marriage: roles and expectations. Driving; Using a map; Describing locations in the country. Describing houses and flats; Czech education system; University departments. Discussion on controversial issue. Czech system of government; Discussing books and films. The lessons may include various other speaking activities; for example discussions about current events.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Discussion, Instruction based on dialogue, Skills demonstration, Seminar classes
- Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40)
- 16 hours per semester
- Preparation for formative assessments (2-20)
- 10 hours per semester
- Contact hours
- 26 hours per semester
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| Knowledge |
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| be sure to control all verb tenses in simple and continuous form use modal verbs correctly create survey and supplementary questions, including questions on the subject to form a passive voice form relative clauses form conditional sentences master time and place prepositions and prepositional phrases use indirect speech step up adjectives use common adverbs use members correctly recognize and use common phrasal verbs use vocabulary when communicating in everyday situations use common conversational phrases and phrases choose appropriate linguistic means for expressing one's own opinions and arguments use correct pronunciation and intonation |
| Skills |
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| to speak fluently and clearly on general conversational topics describe your experiences, feelings and impressions tell a continuous story or plot formulate and justify clearly their views and attitudes engage appropriately in a discussion, respond promptly, and contribute to interaction with others |
| Competences |
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| learning outcomes |
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| Knowledge |
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| use all common verb tenses with more certainty use more established phrases - collocations use more advanced conjunctions - adverbs, prepositions and conjunctions recognize and use multiple phrasal verbs recognize and use idioms use more advanced linguistic means to express opinions and arguments |
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| to express oneself with greater certainty on general as well as controversial topics engage more confidently in discussions better to defend their views respond appropriately to the views of others |
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| Practicum |
| Multimedia supported teaching |
| Individual study |
| Lecture supplemented with a discussion |
| group and individual conversations |
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| Practicum |
| Collaborative instruction |
| Discussion |
| Individual study |
| group and individual conversations |
| Competences |
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| group and individual conversations |
| assessment methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Skills demonstration during practicum |
| Continuous assessment |
| oral exam |
| Skills |
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| Skills demonstration during practicum |
| oral exam |
| Competences |
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| oral exam |
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Recommended literature
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PORTER, Gillian. Role Play. Oxford University Press, 1991.
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Wallwork, Adrian. Discussions A-Z : a resource book of speaking activities : advanced. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1997. ISBN 0-521-55979-0.
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