Course detail

English Everyday Conversation.

FEKT-XJA3Acad. year: 2010/2011

The following topics will be covered in the class:

NOBODY NEEDS A GUN
Gun Massacres in schools. Why do people keep guns? Would you ever use a gun?

SWEARING
Is it ok to swear? What swear words do / could you use? In what situations would you swear? What about women and swearing?

OLD ENOUGH TO BE HER GRANDFATHER!
A 70 -year -old man marrries a 25 -year -old girl - is it ok? Why not?

SEX FOR SALE
Prostitution - shall we get rid of it?

THE RIGHT TO DIE
Euthanasia - who has the right to choose?

ADDICTIONS
Alcohol, smoking, drugs, chocolate, shopping, football - what are we hooked on ?

SPORT AND MONEY
Are top sports professionals overpaid?

TELLING LIES
Are we honest? How honest are we? How to tell the truth? When to hide it?

IT SHOULD BE BANNED!
Bullfighting, human cloning, boxing, the Ku Klux Klan - shall we ban them all?

CHILDREN WHO KILL
Who is to blame when children kill someone - the child, the parents, society?

NOT MY TYPE
Biting nails, thin legs, bad complexion - what do you avoid in a partner?

MARRIAGE - FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE?
Does it make any sense to get married nowadays? What is wrong with divorce?

THE SALE OF HUMAN ORGANS
Would you let doctors take out your organs? What about people who sell their organs?

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Mgr. Agata Walek, Ph.D.

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 subject knowledge on the secondary school level is required.

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

40% semester tests
60% exam

Course curriculum

Students learn about the aims of the course
Describing and giving reasons for one's aims in life
Finding solutions to a problem
Agreeing on a shared holiday
Ranking places for a sightseeing tour
Choosing someone for a job
Ranking objects
Memory, insight into the process of communication
Recognizing the functions of gestures in English
Ways of being polite in social encounters
Social behaviour in the target language
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
To get students to share opinions
Sharing opinions on family
Telling each other about emotions
Promoting discussion about inventions
Showing empathy
Things students value in their daily lives
Discussing priorities for the future
Deciding on individual responsibility for a tragedy
A conflict situation in having to decide what to do
Discussing the role of secretaries at work
Planning a short holiday
To be announced

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The themes are connected with the habits and custom of everyday conversation.
Note: The course takes two semesters.

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

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Not applicable.

Type of course unit

Language exercise

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Mgr. Agata Walek, Ph.D.
Mgr. Pavel Sedláček

Syllabus

VUT

Faculties

University Institutes

Parts

English Everyday Conversation.

Type of course unit