Course detail

English Intermediate MA 1 - winter

FaVU-2AINV/M-ZAcad. year: 2019/2020

Students enhance their vocabulary, speaking, listening, writing, and reading skills at intermediate level. They improve their knowledge of various grammar phenomena such as conditionals, modals, wish sentences, reported speech, etc. They learn to speak both about general topics and topics related to their artistic disciplines and beyond. This course corresponds to B1 level of English.

Language of instruction

English

Number of ECTS credits

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Mgr. et MgA. Barbora Lungová

Department

Department of Art History and Theory (KTDU)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Continuous assessment: essays, tests, papers , general test at the B1 level at the end of the semester. Students should be able to describe their artistic project both in a written and spoken form, they should be able to understand a short text from an art magazine, understand the basic ideas contained in an interview/lecture/presentation of a native speaker (artist, theoretician).

Prerequisites

Placement test.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Seminar form; emphasis is laid on a balanced structure of the class - each class should consist of speaking, listening, reading, sometimes writing. Students are encouraged to have an equal opportunities to speak, hence discissions are led in small groups/pairs.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

General B1 test at the end of the semester.

Course curriculum

Life Intermediate 1 - 3

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Improving of complex language skills and preparation for the general linal B1 test at the end of the semester.

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

Attendance IS mandatory. Two absences per semester.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

-Life Intermediate, Stephenson Helen et al. (EN)

Type of course unit

Seminar

52 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Mgr. et MgA. Barbora Lungová

VUT

Faculties

University Institutes

Parts

English Intermediate MA 1 - winter

Type of course unit