Course detail

English 2

FSI-A2Acad. year: 2021/2022

The course gives an overview of the English grammar and vocabulary corresponding to secondary school curriculum. It can be useful for students who need to revise the grammar and skills needed in compulsory courses or for General English Exam.

Language of instruction

English

Number of ECTS credits

3

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Mgr. Zuzana Wolná

Department

Institute of Foreign Languages (ÚJ)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Students will revise grammar and vocabulary for everyday communication at the A2-B1 level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Prerequisites

Course is intended for students who need to revise secondary school English during their studies in compulsory courses or before the General English Exam.

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

Course-unit credit is conditioned by active work in the course and by meeting specific requirements of the teacher. The course is concluded by an exam.

Course curriculum

Not applicable.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The aim of the course is to revise secondary school English and help students feel more confident in compulsory courses.

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

Students' performance in the course is systematically checked by the teacher.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Not applicable.

Recommended reading

Hollet, V. Tech Talk. Elementary. Student's Book. OUP 2003 (EN)
MURPHY, Raymond. Essential Grammar in Use. With Answers. A self-study reference and practice book for elementary students of English. 2nd ed. Cambridge: CUP, 2001. ISBN 0-521-55928-6 (EN)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme B-OBN-P Bachelor's 1 year of study, summer semester, elective
  • Programme N-OBN-P Master's 1 year of study, summer semester, elective

Type of course unit

 

Language exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Mgr. Zuzana Wolná

Syllabus

- comparative and superlative adjectives
- present perfect + ever, never, just, yet, already
- present perfect + for, since
- present perfect versus past simple
- present and past passive
- zero and first conditional
- second conditional
- something, anything, nothing