English B1-2 (FSI-0A6)

Academic year 2023/2024
Supervisor: Mgr. Martina Vránová, Ph.D.  
Supervising institute: ÚJ all courses guaranted by this institute
Teaching language: English
Aims of the course unit:

The aim of the course it to enhance individual abilities of students to express themselves in English at the B1+ level in general and academic contexts. The previously gained knowledge of grammar and vocabulary will be revised and systematically expanded with academic vocabulary.
Learning outcomes and competences:

After passing this course (and the follow-up course 0A6) students should be able to communicate in English independently at B1+ level.
Prerequisites:

The minimum entry requirement is the knowledge of A2+ grammar and vocabulary.

Links to other subjects:
povinná neslučitelnost : English 3 [A3]
povinná neslučitelnost : English 4 [A4]
povinná neslučitelnost : English 6 [A6]
compulsory prerequisite: English - Exam B1 [7AZ]
Course contents:

The 0A6 course 0A6 is a follow-up to 0A5 in the winter semester and targets students before they take the compulsory B1 exam (GEN3 or 7AZ) who need to develop their general English at the B1+ level of CEFR and extend it with academic language. It can also be selected by students who finished courses A5, A6 and need the general language course to fix their knowledge.
Teaching methods and criteria:

This is a general English course to extend basic professional curriculum.
The goal of the course is to develop communicative skills that allow an individual to communicate in the English language. Primarily listening and speaking are practiced.
Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes:

Final evaluation covers the student’s work in the exercises and the knowledge tested by a credit test and examination. The examination oral and the B1 level of CEFR.

Controlled participation in lessons:

Attendance is compulsory and is checked on a regular basis. Students are allowed to miss two seminars. 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                  
Course curriculum:
    Language exercise

Week 1: Unit 5 Behavioral Science – Listening 1 (A Lifetime of Risks), evaluating evidence
Week 2: Unit 5 Behavioral Science – Listening 2 (Science on the Edge), listening for numbers
Week 3: Unit 5 Behavioral Science – Video (The Voyage of Magellan), word families, past perfect, short presentation
Week 4: Unit 6 Neurology – Listening 1 (What Kind of “Smart” is AI?), inferring speaker’s attitude
Week 5: Unit 6 Neurology – Listening 2 (Asking the Right Questions about AI), justifying claims
Week 6: Unit 6 Neurology – Video (Alan Turing), gerunds and infinitives, group discussion
Week 7: Unit 7 Economics – Listening 1 (Sudden Wealth), signposting
Week 8: Unit 7 Economics – Listening 2 (Happiness Breeds Success … and Money!), choosing between opinions
Week 9: Unit 7 Economics – Video (Two Brothers), agreeing and disagreeing, group discussion
Week 10: Unit 8 Behavioral Science – Listening 1 (Learning from Failure), examples
Week 11: Unit 8 Behavioral Science – Listening 2 (An Interview with Mohannad Abu-dayyah), paraphrasing
Week 12: Unit 8 Behavioral Science – Video (Hurricane Katrina), prefixes, simple past and present perfect, clarifying, pair discussion
Week 13: Review
Literature - fundamental:
1. Craven, Miles, and Kristin Donnalley Sherman. 2020. Q: Skills for Success 3. Listening and Speaking. Third edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Literature - recommended:
2. MURPHY, Raymond. English grammar in use: a self-study reference and practice book for intermediate learners of English : with answers. 4th ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, c2012. ISBN 978-0-521-18906-4.
The study programmes with the given course:
Programme Study form Branch Spec. Final classification   Course-unit credits     Obligation     Level     Year     Semester  
N-OBN-P visiting student --- no specialisation -- Cr,Ex 3 Elective 2 1 S
B-OBN-P visiting student --- no specialisation -- Cr,Ex 3 Elective 1 1 S