Course detail

General English II

FSI-GEN2Acad. year: 2021/2022

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.

Language of instruction

English

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 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.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

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.

Course curriculum

Not applicable.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

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.

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

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.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Basic literature

CLARE, Antonia, J. J. WILSON a Stephanie DIMOND-BAYIR. Speakout: intermediate. 2nd edition. Harlow: Pearson Education, [2015]. ISBN 978-1-292-11594-8.

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme B-STI-A Bachelor's 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory
  • Programme B-ENE-P Bachelor's 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory
  • Programme B-FIN-P Bachelor's 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory
  • Programme B-MAI-P Bachelor's 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory
  • Programme B-MET-P Bachelor's 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory
  • Programme B-PDS-P Bachelor's 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory

  • Programme B-STR-P Bachelor's

    specialization STR , 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory

  • Programme B-ZSI-P Bachelor's

    specialization STI , 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory
    specialization MTI , 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory

  • Programme B-PRP-P Bachelor's 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Language exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Mgr. Dita Gálová, Ph.D.
Mgr. Pavla Staňková
Mgr. Miluše Slámečková
Mgr. Jana Denemarková, Ph.D.

Syllabus

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.

Computer-assisted exercise

13 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Mgr. Dita Gálová, Ph.D.

Syllabus

An integral part of the course GEN2 covers the topics and areas dealt with in the main part of the course. The use of authentic videos help students to further practise and develop their language skills.