Course detail

English B2-2

FSI-0A8Acad. year: 2024/2025

This is a follow-up course to 0A7. The course is aimed at students who reached at least the B1 level of English. It offers an extension of the English language skills at B2 level using the communicative approach.

Language of instruction

English

Number of ECTS credits

3

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Mgr. Zuzana Wolná

Department

Institute of Foreign Languages (ÚJ)

Entry knowledge

The minimum entry requirement is the knowledge of B1 grammar and vocabulary.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Students‘ assessment is carried out based on the attendance record, active participation in classroom discussions and the results of the final exam.

Attendance is compulsory.

In well-founded cases, extra absences can be made up for after consulting the situation with the teacher.

Aims

The aim of this crouse it to reinforce individual abilities of students to express themselves in English. The previously gained knowledge of grammar and vocabulary will be revised and systematically expanded in real contexts.

After passing this course students should be able to communicate in English independently, to B2 level. The knowledge and skills gained should contribute to more fluent speaking and communcation in personal, academic as well as professional environments. The course can also be used as preparation for international English language exams.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

EALES, Frances a Jane COMYNS CARR, 2011. Speakout: upper intermedite. Harlow: Pearson. ISBN 978-1-4082-1933-1.

Recommended reading

R. Murphy, English Grammar in Use, 2004

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
  • Programme BIT Bachelor's 2 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
  • Programme BIT Bachelor's 2 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional

Type of course unit

 

Language exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Mgr. Zuzana Wolná

Syllabus

Week 1: introduction, communicative activities; question revision
Week 2: modal verbs; age
Week 3: future perfect; optimism and pessimism
Week 4: quantifiers; TV
Week 5: indirect speech
Week 6: conditionals; making decisions
Week 7: -ing form and infinitive; time
Week 8: -ing form and infinitive; crime
Week 9: past modals; scam
Week 10: relative clauses; film
Week 11: participle clauses, art
Week 12: architecture and art
Week 13: exam