Course detail

English: Conversation

FIT-JA3Acad. year: 2009/2010

Characteristics of native-speaker conversation, idioms of the spoken language, the differences between the Czech and English languages and presentations are done here. This course is a specialized one.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

3

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

M. A. Kenneth Froehling

Department

Department of Foreign Languages (UJAZ)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Students will develop the ability to speak English fluently and confidently, especially in less formal contexts. The activities will also increase the students' sensitivity to the way conversations work.

Prerequisites

The prerequisite for this course is a higher knowledge at the BAN4 level.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Not applicable.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Active participation in seminars, semester tests with the pass mimimum of 50 % (= 20 points).

Course curriculum

Item has no outline.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

A variety of themes which are connected with the habits and customs of everyday life.

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

The content and forms of instruction in the evaluated course are specified by a regulation issued by the lecturer responsible for the course and updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Basic literature

Not applicable.

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme IT-BC-3 Bachelor's

    branch BIT , 0 year of study, winter semester, elective

Type of course unit

 

Fundamentals seminar

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

M. A. Kenneth Froehling

Syllabus

  1. Students learn about the aims of the course.
  2. Describing and giving reasons for one's aims in life. Finding solutions to a problem.
  3. Agreeing on a shared holiday. Ranking places for a sightseeing tour.
  4. Choosing someone for a job.
  5. Ranking objects.
  6. Memory, insight into the process of communication. Recognizing the functions of gestures in English.
  7. Ways of being polite in social encounters. Social behaviour in the target language.
  8. Problems people encounter when living in a new country. Assessing the progress of students in the course. A cross-cultural discussion about gifts and giving.
  9. To get students to share opinions. Sharing opinions on family. Telling each other about emotions.
  10. Promoting discussion about inventions. Showing empathy. Things students value in their daily lives. Discussing priorities for the future.
  11. Deciding on individual responsibility for a tragedy. A conflict situation in having to decide what to do.
  12. Discussing the role of secretaries at work. Planning a short holiday.
  13. To be announced.