English for Intermediate Students M1

Lecturer:

Tutor:

Hana Čápová

Supervisor:

Department of Languages

Synopsis:

The course is designed for students who have successfully completed the full secondary school English language course at least at the A2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). It provides an introduction into English for Specific and Academic Purposes (ESP, EAP), i.e., into fundamentals of vocabulary and style typical of professional oral and written communication situations. Thus it covers topics related to the student´s life and needs as well as topics of subtechnical interest, including also fundamentals of formal written communication (CV, letter of application, polite request).

Requirements:

competence at the CEFR A2 level

Syllabus of lectures:

Univesity studies, curriculum vitae, fundmentals of formal writing, letter of application. Basic principles of academic formal language, mathematical expressions. Word formation. Working with a dictionary.

Syllabus of tutorials:

The course is run as a series of seminars following the topics and scope of the syllabus mentioned above.

Study Objective:

Knowledge:

Morphology, syntax, and lexis at the level appropriate to the course, namely: word formation, tenses, subordinate clauses, basic differences between formal and informal vocabulary, fundamental subtechnical vocabulary and mathematical expressions.

Skills:

To apply the acquired knowledge in everyday communication and in more professional contexts both in speaking and writing: to write a formal piece of text based on instructions (guided writing), work with a dictionary, read subtechnical texts, translate a paragraph into Czech.

To qualify for admission to the higher level course.

Study materials:

Key references:

[1] Z.Strnadová - Aiming to Advance, Praha, Leda 2010

[2] teaching materials prepared by the department, see web pages of the teacher

http://people.fjfi.cvut.cz/capovhan

Recommended references:

[3] R.Murphy - English Grammar in Use, Cambridge University Press 2010

[4] monolingual and bilingual dictionaries

Teaching aids:

language classroom, audiovisuals, PC lab

Note:

Time-table for winter semester 2011/2012:

Time-table is not available yet

Time-table for summer semester 2011/2012:

Time-table is not available yet

The course is a part of the following study plans: