English B2-2 (FSI-0A8)

Academic year 2026/2027
Supervisor: Mgr. Zuzana Wolná  
Supervising institute: ÚJ all courses guaranted by this institute
Teaching language: English
Course type: departmental course
Aims of the course unit:

The aim of this course is to reinforce students' individual competencies in expressing themselves fluently and accurately in English in order to gain greater confidence when communicating in international and multicultural settings.

Previously acquired knowledge of grammar and vocabulary will be reviewed and systematically expanded through practical, real-life contexts. This will improve students' grammatical accuracy and range of vocabulary, as well as their ability to participate in discussions on a variety of general and social topics.

On successful completion of the course, students should be able to communicate in English independently at the B2 level.

The course can also be used as a preparation for international English language exams.
Learning outcomes and competences:
 
Prerequisites:

The minimum entry requirement for this course is the knowledge of B1 grammar and vocabulary according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Links to other subjects:
compulsory prerequisite: English - Exam B1 [7AZ]
Course contents:

The course B2-2 (0A8) is a follow-up course to 0A7 and is intended for students who have achieved the B1 level of English according to The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages and seek to advance their language competence to level B2. The course is likewise beneficial for those students who have already mastered the B2 level and would like to further strengthen and refine their communicative and academic English language skills.

The course primarily focuses on improving students' fluency and communication skills through topic-based discussions addressing a wide range of current-world matters as well as general and personal topics. Frequent communicative classroom interactions aim to increase students' confidence in speaking. Their ability to express themselves fluently in a variety of personal, social and academic contexts will gradually improve, together with their grammatical and lexical accuracy.
Teaching methods and criteria:
 
Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes:

Course-unit credit is awarded on condition of class participation and regular attendance, which is compulsory, with two absences permitted. In well-founded cases, extra absences can be made up for after consulting the situation with the teacher. Obtaining the course-unit credit is a necessary prerequisite for taking the final examination.

The final spoken exam assesses students' ability to express their opinions on a wide range of current social and personal topics, using language appropriate to the level required. The final evaluation reflects the ability to interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity. Grammatical and lexical accuracy must correspond to at least the B2 level. The key criteria of the assessment are as follows: fluency and interaction 30%, grammatical range and accuracy 25%, lexical range 25%, pronunciation 20%. Students must achieve a minimum of 50% to pass the exam.
Controlled participation in lessons:
 
Type of course unit:
    Language exercise  13 × 2 hrs. compulsory                  
Course curriculum:
    Language exercise

Week 1: introduction; icebreakers; modal verbs and their meanings
Week 2: practicing modal verbs; perfect infinitive; generation gap; generational cohorts
Week 3: future perfect simple and continuous; life goals and ambitions; optimism versus pessimism
Week 4: reported speech: statements, questions and requests; media; digital media content and its veracity
Week 5: practicing reported speech; hoaxes vs. disinformation
Week 6: reporting verbs; recognizing deepfakes; social media safety


Week 7: conditionals; decision and indecision


Week 8: mixed conditionals; life-changing decisions
Week 9: verb patterns with -ing form and infinitive; hypothetical preferences; mistakes and errors


Week 10: verb patterns with -ing form and infinitive; memory and memories
Week 11: past modals of deduction; coincidences; unexpected turn of events
Week 12: the use of past modals of deduction; crime in society; types of crime
Week 13: final exam
Literature - fundamental:
1.

CLARE, Antonia, JJ WILSON. Speakout B2: Student´s Book, 3rd Edition. Pearson. [2023]. ISBN 978-1-292-35954-0.
2.

DINGEN, Sheila, Lindsay WARWICK. Speakout B2+: Student´s Book, 3rd Edition. Pearson. [2023]. ISBN 978-1-292407470.
3. EALES, Frances, Jane COMYNS CARR. Speakout: upper intermedite. Harlow: Pearson. [2011]. ISBN 978-1-4082-1933-1.
Literature - recommended:
1. GAIRNS, Ruth, Stuart REDMAN. Oxford Word Skills, upper-intermediate - advanced vocabulary. OUP. [2022]. ISBN 978 0 19460575 5
2.

CARTER, Ronald, Michael McCARTHY. Cambridge Grammar of English.Cambridge. [2006]. ISBN 0-521-67439-5.
The study programmes with the given course:
Programme Study form Branch Spec. Final classification   Course-unit credits     Obligation     Level     Year     Semester  
B-OBN-P visiting student --- no specialisation -- Cr,Ex 3 Elective 1 1 S
N-OBN-P visiting student --- no specialisation -- Cr,Ex 3 Elective 2 1 S
BIT full-time study BITP Information Technology -- Cr,Ex 3 Compulsory-optional 1 2 S
BIT full-time study BITP Information Technology -- Cr,Ex 3 Compulsory-optional 1 2 S