General English I (FSI-GEN1)

Academic year 2021/2022
Supervisor: Mgr. Dita Gálová, Ph.D.  
Supervising institute: ÚJ all courses guaranted by this institute
Teaching language: English
Aims of the course unit:
The aim of the course is to equip students for real-life tasks and everyda communication. It is intended to consolidate the knowledge obtained at secondary school and practice all four language skills.
Learning outcomes and competences:
Students will consolidate general vocabulary and grammar structures for everyday communication at the intermediate level (B1).
Prerequisites:
Course is intended for students who are familiar with the language at the pre-intermediate level as a minimum. They are expected to have the knowledge and skills corresponding to A2 level.

Links to other subjects:
povinná neslučitelnost : English 1 [A1]
povinná neslučitelnost : English 3 [A3]
Course contents:
The course is intended to teach general English as a foreign language at B1 level. It is focused on practical, everyday communication and revising previous knowledge.
Teaching methods and criteria:
Language instruction as an extension of basic professional curriculum.
Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes:
To pass this course it is necessary, apart from active participation in the class and individual home preparation, to pass the credit test (at least 60%) focused on testing grammar and vocabulary. There is a possibility for the student to resit the test.
Controlled participation in lessons:
Attendance at seminars is compulsory and is systematically checked by the teacher. Students are allowed to miss two language seminars and one seminar of computer assisted language learning. In well-founded cases, extra absences can be made up for after consulting the situation with the teacher.
Type of course unit:
    Language exercise  13 × 2 hrs. compulsory                  
    Computer-assisted exercise  13 × 1 hrs. compulsory                  
Course curriculum:
    Language exercise 1. Introduction. U1: Talking about yourself. Learning Languages. Question forms.
2. U1: Review of verb tenses. Talking about important dates in your life.
3. U1: Interview advice.
4. U2: Talking about facts. Narrative tenses.
5. U2: Present perfect and past simple.
6. U2: Talk about life stories. Say/tell.
7. U3: Future - plans and predictions. Future time markers, idioms.
8. U3: Discuss plans and arrangements.
9. U3: Dealing with misunderstandings.
10. U4: Jobs. Must/have to/should (obligation), used to, would.
11: U4: Personal qualities, adjectives, business.
12: U4: Participate in a meeting.
13. Credit test.
    Computer-assisted exercise An integral part of the course GEN1 covers the topics and areas dealt with in the main part of the course. The use of authentic videos help students to further practise and develop their language skills.
Literature - fundamental:
1. CLARE, Antonia, J. J. WILSON a Stephanie DIMOND-BAYIR. Speakout: intermediate. 2nd edition. Harlow: Pearson Education, [2015]. ISBN 978-1-292-11594-8.
Literature - recommended:
2. MURPHY, Raymond. Essential grammar in use: a self-study reference and practice book for elementary students of English : with answers. 3rd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2007. ISBN 978-0-521-67543-7.
The study programmes with the given course:
Programme Study form Branch Spec. Final classification   Course-unit credits     Obligation     Level     Year     Semester  
B-STI-A full-time study --- no specialisation -- Cr 0 Compulsory 1 1 W
B-MET-P full-time study --- no specialisation -- Cr 0 Compulsory 1 1 W
B-PDS-P full-time study --- no specialisation -- Cr 0 Compulsory 1 1 W
B-STR-P full-time study STR Engineering -- Cr 0 Compulsory 1 1 W
B-ZSI-P full-time study STI Fundamentals of Mechanical Engineering -- Cr 0 Compulsory 1 1 W
B-ZSI-P full-time study MTI Materials Engineering -- Cr 0 Compulsory 1 1 W
B-ENE-P full-time study --- no specialisation -- Cr 0 Compulsory 1 1 W
B-FIN-P full-time study --- no specialisation -- Cr 0 Compulsory 1 1 W
B-MAI-P full-time study --- no specialisation -- Cr 0 Compulsory 1 1 W
B-PRP-P full-time study --- no specialisation -- Cr 0 Compulsory 1 1 W