General English II (FSI-GEN2-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 (A2+) as a minimum, as well as with grammar and vocabulary corresponding to the course GEN1.

Links to other subjects:
povinná neslučitelnost : English 3 [A3]
compulsory co-requisite: General English I [GEN1-K]
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 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. U5: Technology, information. Comparatives and superlatives, question tags.
2. U5: Asking experts. Polite requests. Present and answer questions on your area of expertise. Explain and solve problems.
3. U5: Talk about inventions. Advantages/disadvantages.
4. U6: Real conditionals, hypothetical conditional: present/future, giving news.
5 U6: -ing/-ed adjectives, verb-noun collocations, life events.
6. U6: Talk about emotions, discuss what you would do in different situations.
7. U7: Success: verb phrases. Present perfect simple versus continuous.
8. U7: Present and past ability. Qualifications.
9. U7: Give/clarify opinions. Describe an achievement.
10. U8: Communities, social situations.
11. U8: Articles and quantifiers, relative clauses.
12. U8: Internet, real-world/online activities.
13. Credit test.
    Guided consultation 1. Self-study plan. U5 self-study: Technology, information. Comparatives and superlatives, question tags.
2. U5 self-study: Asking experts. Polite requests. Present and answer questions on your area of expertise. Explain and solve problems.
3. U5 self-study: Talk about inventions. Advantages/disadvantages.
4. U6 self-study: Real conditionals, hypothetical conditional: present/future, giving news.
5 U6 self-study: -ing/-ed adjectives, verb-noun collocations, life events.
6. U6 self-study: Talk about emotions, discuss what you would do in different situations.
7. U7 self-study: Success: verb phrases. Present perfect simple versus continuous.
8. U7 self-study: Present and past ability. Qualifications.
9. U7 self-study: Give/clarify opinions. Describe an achievement.
10. U8 self-study: Communities, social situations.
11. U8 self-study: Articles and quantifiers, relative clauses.
12. U8 self-study: Internet, real-world/online activities.
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 S