English Language B2-1
| Code | Completion | Credits | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| B0B04B21 | Z | 3 | 2C |
- Garant předmětu:
- Petra Jennings
- Lecturer:
- Tutor:
- Sheri Elaine Ballard, Jonathon Lee Doose, Petra Jennings, Pavla Péterová, Erik Peter Stadnik, Michael Ynsua
- Supervisor:
- Department of Languages
- Synopsis:
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This course is designed as a full-year, two semester preparation course for the university’s compulsory B2-level English Examination (Anglický jazyk B2 - zkouška - B0B04B2Z*). While the course is focused on helping students reach a level required to pass the B2-level English Examination (or improve their English for a higher mark), it also focuses more on the academic and technical vocabulary and grammar expected of students at the university level.
*NOTE: This exam is also used for determining an appropriate level of English for Erasmus / International Study.
- Requirements:
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A) This course is intended for students who have fulfilled their B1 klasikovaný zápočet requirement (it is highly recommended that students complete Anglický jazyk B1 - klasifikovaný zápočet - B0B04B1K, but it is not mandatory).
B) It is recommended that students take English Language B2-1 prior to taking English Language B2-2, but it is not mandatory.
- Syllabus of lectures:
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In order to receive credit, students are to:
1) miss no more than 2 classes
2) participate actively during class
3) work independently on home assignments (it is expected that students will study for 3 hours per week – outside of class)
4) hand in a written assignment
5) pass two tests with at least a 65% average of the total points
- Syllabus of tutorials:
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1) Week 1 MODULE ONE: Prepositions
2) Week 2 MODULE TWO: Phrasal Verbs
3) Week 3 MODULE THREE: Writing an Essay
4) Week 4 MODULE FOUR: Reading: Cause & Effect Markers; Prepositions & Collocations
5) Week 5 MODULE FIVE: Listening Exercise (Prepositions); Countable & Uncountable Nouns; Prefixes
6) Week 6 MODULE SIX: Midterm Test
7) Week 7 MODULE SEVEN: Reading for Detail
8) Week 8 MODULE EIGHT: Listening Practice
9) Week 9 MODULE NINE: Grammar / Vocabulary: Reporting Verbs
10) Week 10 MODULE TEN: Conjunctions and Sentence Connectors
11) Week 11 MODULE ELEVEN: -ic/ical Endings
12) Week 12 MODULE TWELVE: Final Test
13) Week 13 Spare week
14) Week 14 Spare week
- Study Objective:
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It is recommended that students take both English Language B2-1 and English Language B2-2 prior to taking the B2-level English Examination, but it is not mandatory.
- Study materials:
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1) Hewings, M. (2012). Cambridge University Press. Cambridge Academic English: An Integrated skills course for
2) EAP (English for Academic Purposes). Student’s Book. Upper - Intermediate.
3) McCarthy, M. & O’Dell, F. (2008). Cambridge University Press. Academic Vocabulary in Use.
4) Murphy, R. (2004). Cambridge University Press. English Grammar in Use. Intermediate.
- Note:
- Further information:
- https://moodle.fel.cvut.cz/courses/B0B04B21
- 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
- The course is a part of the following study plans:
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- Software Engineering and Technology (elective course)
- Electrical Engineering, Power Engineering and Management - Applied Electrical Engineering 2016 (elective course)
- Electrical Engineering, Power Engineering and Management - Electrical Engineering and Management (elective course)
- Cybernetics and Robotics 2016 (elective course)
- Open Informatics - Computer Science 2016 (elective course)
- Open Informatics - Internet of Things 2016 (elective course)
- Open Informatics - Software 2016 (elective course)
- Open Informatics - Computer Games and Graphics 2016 (elective course)
- Electrical Engineering, Power Engineering and Management (elective course)
- Open Informatics (elective course)
- Electrical Enginnering, Electronics and Communications (elective course)
- Medical electronics and bioinformatics (elective course)
- Open Informatics (elective course)
- Open Informatics - Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science 2018 (elective course)
- Open Informatics - Internet of Things 2018 (elective course)
- Open Informatics - Software 2018 (elective course)
- Open Informatics - Computer Games and Graphics 2018 (elective course)
- Electronics and Communications 2018 (elective course)
- Electrical Engineering, Power Engineering and Management (elective course)
- Electrical Engineering, Power Engineering and Management - Applied Electrical Engineering 2018 (elective course)
- Electrical Engineering, Power Engineering and Management - Electrical Engineering and Management (elective course)
- Cybernetics and Robotics 2016 (elective course)