Course detail

English Language B1 - 1

FP-AJ1BAcad. year: 2011/2012

The course is intended to teach English as a foreign language at general level. It follows up on the basic language knowledge and skills obtained at the previous stages of study.

Language of instruction

English

Number of ECTS credits

2

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Mgr. Dita Gálová, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Foreign Languages (ÚJ)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Students will be made familiar with general vocabulary for the workplace, as well as grammar structures for everyday communication at B1 level (intermediate).

Prerequisites

Course is intended for students who are familiar with the language at A2 level (elementary to pre-intermediate)

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Course-unit credit is awarded on condition of having attended the seminars actively, worked out assigned tasks and passed a credit test.

Course curriculum

1. U1 An international Project. Tense review. Present Simple and Present Continuous. Action and state verbs.
2. U1 Personal information. Introductions, greetings. Welcoming a visitor.
3. U2 New companies. Past Simple and Present Perfect Simple. Used to. Subject and object questions.
4. U2 Work file. Company and job profile. Answering the phone. Making and changing appointments.
5. U3 Word languages. Comparative and superlative adjectives. Relative clauses.
6. U3 Adjectives file. Personal attitudes and qualities. Giving opinions. Agreeing and disagreeing. Participating in a meeting or discussion.
7. U4 Consumer trends. Present Continuous, Past Simple. Adjectives and adverbs.
8. U4 Food file. Advice and suggestions.
9. U5 Time for a break. Passives.
10.U5 Leisure and fitness activities. Leaving a recorded message. Using mobile phones.
11.U6 Home and away. Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect. Gerunds.
12.U6 Requests and offers. Exchanging information.
13.Credit test

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The course is intended to teach English as a foreign language at general level. Students learn basic grammar and lexical structures at B1 level (pre - intermediate-intermediate) necessary for everyday communication.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Attendance at seminars is systematically checked by the teacher, as well as students' systematic work. Absence may be in justified cases compensated for by the agreement with the teacher.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Not applicable.

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme MGR Master's

    branch MGR-ŘEP , 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional
    branch MGR-PFO , 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional
    branch MGR-UFRP , 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional

Type of course unit

 

Language exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Mgr. Martina Vránová, Ph.D.
Mgr. Ilona Pavlíková