General English I (FSI-GEN1-K)

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]
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:
    Guided consultation in combined form of studies  1 × 13 hrs. compulsory                  
    Guided consultation  1 × 26 hrs. optionally                  
Course curriculum:
    Guided consultation in combined form of studies 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.
    Guided consultation 1. Self-study plan. U1 self-study: Talking about yourself. Learning Languages. Question forms.
2. U1 self-study: Review of verb tenses. Talking about important dates in your life.
3. U1 self-study: Interview advice.
4. U2 self-study: Talking about facts. Narrative tenses.
5. U2 self-study: Present perfect and past simple.
6. U2 self-study: Talk about life stories. Say/tell.
7. U3 self-study: Future - plans and predictions. Future time markers, idioms.
8. U3 self-study: Discuss plans and arrangements.
9. U3 self-study: Dealing with misunderstandings.
10. U4 self-study: Jobs. Must/have to/should (obligation), used to, would.
11: U4 self-study: Personal qualities, adjectives, business.
12: U4 self-study: Participate in a meeting.
13. Revision before the credit test.
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-STR-K combined study STR Engineering -- Cr 0 Compulsory 1 1 W