English for Intermediate Students M1
Code | Completion | Credits | Range | Language |
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04XAM1 | Z | 2 | 0+2 | Czech |
- Course guarantor:
- Lecturer:
- Tutor:
- Slavěna Brownová, Jana Kovářová
- Supervisor:
- Department of Humanities and Languages
- Synopsis:
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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. Attention is also paid to extending the knowledge of grammar issues used in EAP.
- Requirements:
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Competence at the CEFR A2 level at least
- Syllabus of lectures:
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University study, curriculum vitae. Basic principles of academic formal language, difference between formal and informal discourse, false friends. Working with various types of dictionaries. Describing objects (shape, size, structure, how it works, introduction to process description), expressing instructions. Extending the knowledge of grammar - word formation, tenses, passive voice, relative clauses, if clauses.
- Syllabus of tutorials:
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The course is run as a series of seminars following the topics and scope of the syllabus mentioned above.
- Study Objective:
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Knowledge:
Morphology, syntax, and lexis at the level appropriate to the course, namely: word formation, tenses, passive voice, relative clauses, if clauses. Basic differences between formal and informal language, fundamental subtechnical vocabulary, false friends.
Skills:
To work with a dictionary, read and understand subtechnical texts, apply the acquired knowledge in more professional contexts both in speaking and writing: to write a formal piece of text based on instructions (guided writing).
- Study materials:
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Key references:
[1] D. Bonamy, Technical English 3, Pearson 2013
[2] teaching materials prepared by the Department of Languages
Recommended references:
[1] R.Murphy - English Grammar in Use, Cambridge University Press 2010
[2] monolingual and bilingual dictionaries
Teaching aids:
language classroom, audiovisuals, PC lab
- Note:
- Time-table for winter semester 2024/2025:
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06:00–08:0008:00–10:0010:00–12:0012:00–14:0014:00–16:0016:00–18:0018:00–20:0020:00–22:0022:00–24:00
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri - Time-table for summer semester 2024/2025:
- Time-table is not available yet
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