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2024/2025

Life and Institutions of English-speaking Countries and the CR 1

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Code Completion Credits Range Language
04APR1 Z 2 2S Czech
Course guarantor:
Lecturer:
Tutor:
Nathaniel Patton
Supervisor:
Department of Humanities and Languages
Synopsis:

The course is aimed at preparing the student for the state language examination and is based on topics required for this examination. Great emphasis is placed on training oral presentation of facts about English speaking-countries in comparison with the Czech Republic. The course covers one third of topics for the state language examination.

Requirements:

The course is intended for the APIN students only.

Syllabus of lectures:

One third of topics for the state language examination covering topics related to the United Kingdom versus the Czech Republic.

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:

Relevant facts on English-speaking countries, specific language structures typical of a given topic.

Skills:

To read texts about English-speaking countries, search relevant information in texts, make use of language knowledge in oral communication on topics related to English-speaking countries in comparison with the Czech Republic (dialogue, discussions).

Study materials:

Key references:

P. Whitton, H. Whitton, Life and Culture in the UK, Fraus 2009

Recommended references:

[1] J.Peprník, Britain and the USA Illustrated Realia, Nakladatelství Olomouc, s.r.o. 2004

[2] teaching materials prepared by the Department of Languages

Teaching aids:

language classroom, audiovisuals, PC lab

Note:
Time-table for winter semester 2024/2025:
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Time-table for summer semester 2024/2025:
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The course is a part of the following study plans:
Data valid to 2024-11-01
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