Course detail

English for Beginners 2

FP-AZ2Acad. year: 2009/2010

The course is intended to teach English as the second foreign language at general level. It is focused on practical, everyday communication for the international workplace.

Language of instruction

English

Number of ECTS credits

0

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 and simple grammar for everyday communication.

Prerequisites

Course is intended false beginners and begineers who attended and successfully completed the course “English for Beginners I” in the previous semester. The course follows up on the knowledge of grammar and vocabulary acquired (i.e. students have to be familiar with pronunciation, basic phrases, verbs to be and to have, plural, present simple, questions, negative).

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 and worked out all assigned tasks for self-study. Students have to pass a credit test reaching 60% points as minimum.

Course curriculum

1. U1 Introduction. Revision (pronunciation, intonation). Getting to know people.
2. U1 Present Simple (I, you, we, they). Communication.
3. U1 Introductions, greetings, goodbyes.
4. U2 Lifestyles. Present Simple (he, she, it). Adverbs of frequency.
5. U2 Numbers. Telling the time.
6. U2 Time expressions. Telephoning.
7. U3 A great place to work. There is, there are. Some, any.
8. U3 Places in a town. Prepositions.
9. U3 Asking for and giving instructions. Asking for travel information.
10. U4 The road to success. Past Simple. Regular and irregular verbs.
11. U4 Travel and holiday
12. U4 Telephoning. Leaving a message. Spelling.
13. Revision, credit test

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The aim of the course is to equip students for real-life tasks, such as describing problems, handling simple telephone calls, giving instructions, asking for travel information etc. that arise in a wide range of occupations.

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

Attendance at seminars is systematically checked by the teacher. 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

International Express Elementary. Student's Book. Interactive Edition + Pocket Book + MultiROM. ISBN: 9780194568005 (EN)

Recommended reading

Taylor, Liz. International Express. Elementary. Workbook. Oxford: OUP, 2002. ISBN 0-19-457414-8 (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)
McCARTHY, Michael, O’DELL, Felicity: English Vocabulary in Use.With answers. Elementary. Cambridge: CUP, 1999 (EN)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme BAK Bachelor's

    branch BAK-DP , 2. year of study, summer semester, elective

Type of course unit

 

Language exercise

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Mgr. Hana Kučerová