Course: English for Artists 6

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Course title English for Artists 6
Course code UJP/AU6
Organizational form of instruction Tutorial
Level of course Master
Year of study 2
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Laksar Arnošt, Mgr.
  • Kopečná Hien Phuong, Mgr
Course content
Teacher 1 (T1), Teacher 2 (T2) 1. T1: U7 Innovation and technology; 7.1 Presentation skills; 7.2 Grammar: Passives. T2: Art camps 2. T1: 7.3 Reading & Vocabulary: Innovation verbs; U 7.4 Listening & Speaking: Asking and talking about how something works. T2: Art criticism and points of view 3. T1: U8 Balance; 8.1 Presentation skills; 8.2 Grammar: Verb patterns with -ing and infinitive. T2: Reading an arts review 4. T1: U8.3 Reading & Vocabulary: Relaxation; U 8.4 Writing: An email, review UNITS 7 and 8. T2: Project update 1 5. T1: U9 Creative thinking; 9.1 Presentation skills; 9.2 Grammar: Relative clauses. T2: Art competitions 6. T1: U9.3 Reading & Vocabulary: Personality adjectives (1); U 9.4 Speaking: Cooperating in a discussion turn taking. Deadline: Quizzes 1-5 T2: Job interviews / Jobs in art 7. T1: U10 Connections; 10.1 Presentation skills; 10.2 Grammar: Reported speech. T2: Setting up an exhibition 8. T1: U10.3 Reading & Vocabulary: Customer service; U 10.4 Writing: Minutes (2), Review UNITS 9 and 10. T2: Project update 2 9. T1: U11 Resources; 11.1 Presentation skills; 11.2 Grammar: Articles, Quantifiers. T2: Multidisciplinary art 10. T1: U11.3 Reading & Vocabulary: Quantifiers; U 11.4 Speaking: Making and responding to enquiries. T2: Contemporary art (artists I like) 11. T1: U12 Change; 12.1 Presentation skills; 12.2 Grammar: 3rd conditional; Mixed conditional sentences. Deadline: Quizzes 6-10 T2: Work-life balance 12. T1: U12.3 Reading & Vocabulary: Personality adjectives (2); U 12.4 Writing: A letter of complaint; Review UNITS 11 and 12. T2: Project update 3 13. T1: Consultations. T2: Course Evaluation

Learning activities and teaching methods
Multimedia supported teaching, Skills demonstration, Textual studies, Seminar
  • Contact hours - 52 hours per semester
  • Individual project (40) - 50 hours per semester
  • Preparation for formative assessments (2-20) - 20 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 10 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
identify all grammatical tenses (present, past, present and past perfect and future)
differrentiate between questions and negations in all tenses
identify parts of speech
name past simple and participle verb forms
identify subordinate clauses (conditional, time, relative, etc.)
Skills
make declarative sentences and questions in all tenses
justify the choice of a tense
use modal verbs
react to questions and ask questions readily
produce a narrative (e.g. a description)
interpret text (over a page long)
Competences
N/A
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
Specific English describe the process of creating art and tools needed for the students field of study
name steps of organising an exhibition
name tools for relief printing and intaglio
name parts of a book and tools for bookbinding
General English identify passives in all tenses
differentiate between verb patterns (ing / inf)
name vocabulary connected to relaxation, innovation, personality, customer service
identify relative clauses
identify reported speech
identify articles and quantifiers (some, a few, many, atd.)
identify the third and mixed conditional
Skills
Specific English Summarise the student's field of study/work and itroduce it to others through roleplaying (summer art camp)
Interpret the review of an exhibition
Plan and describe the stages of planning one's exhibition
Explain relief printing and intaglio
Come up with a redesign of badly designed products
Choose an art competition and find relevant information about the exhibition
Explain the difference between a hardback and paperback books
Describe the work of a bookbinder
Ask and answer questions in a simulated job interview (roleplay)
General English use the passive voice in all tenses
Implement linking
use verb patterns (ing / inf)
use relative clauses
use reported speech
use articles and quantifiers
use the third and mixed conditional
Presentation skills - principles of storytelling, supporting key points, body language
Competences
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Seminar
Multimedia supported teaching
Textual studies
Skills demonstration
Individual study
Skills
Seminar
Multimedia supported teaching
Textual studies
Skills demonstration
Individual study
Competences
Multimedia supported teaching
Skills demonstration
Seminar
assessment methods
Knowledge
Self-evaluation
Continuous assessment
Project
Test
Oral exam
Portfolio
Skills
Self-evaluation
Test
Portfolio
Continuous assessment
Project
Oral exam
Competences
Portfolio
Continuous assessment
Project
Oral exam
Self-evaluation
Recommended literature
  • Dolejš, J., Benešová, B. English for Artists 6.
  • Helen Stephenson, Lewis Lansford, Paul Dummett. Keynote: Upper Intermediate: student?s book. 2020. ISBN 978-1-305-39913-6.


Study plans that include the course
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