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English for International Studies II - JLB008
Title: Angličtina pro IMS II
Guaranteed by: The Language Centre (23-KJP)
Faculty: Faculty of Social Sciences
Actual: from 2007 to 2007
Semester: summer
E-Credits: 4
Examination process: summer s.:combined
Hours per week, examination: summer s.:0/3, Ex [HT]
Capacity: unknown / unknown (unknown)Schedule is not published yet, this information might be misleading.
Min. number of students: unlimited
4EU+: no
Virtual mobility / capacity: no
State of the course: taught
Language: English
Teaching methods: full-time
Teaching methods: full-time
Level: specialized
Additional information: http://samba.fsv.cuni.cz/~kunzovaj/
Note: course can be enrolled in outside the study plan
enabled for web enrollment
Guarantor: Jana Kunzová, BA
Class: Courses for incoming students
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Annotation -
Last update: Jana Kunzová, BA (03.01.2024)
This course is designed for students of International Relations. A prerequisite for this course is a required minimum knowledge of upper-intermediate level (B2). This course will provide students with the crucial vocabulary from the study field of international relations. In summer semester, the course results in an exam. Grading will be based on the assessment scale with the grades A-F - see the Exam Requirements below.

A successful completion of the course English for International Studies JLB007 is a pre-requisite for enrolment in this course.


MOODLE MANUAL for the first signing in: (in English)
https://dl.cuni.cz/wp-content/uploads/studenti-prihlaseni-navod-aj.pdf


Register through „Zápis do skupin“ (registration for groups) and enter one of the following passwords, depending on your group:

Password for Monday groups: monday1 (the group of 8-9.20), monday2 (the group of 9.30-10.50), monday3 (the group of 11-12.20)

Password for Thursday groups: thursday1 (the group of 2-3.20), thursday2 (the group of 3.30-4.50), thursday3 (the group of 5-6.20)
Aim of the course -
Last update: Jana Kunzová, BA (03.01.2024)

This course aims to bridge the gap between secondary school English and the needs of a university student. Upon the completion of the course students are expected to be able to follow lectures in English with great ease, discuss topics in English with international guests, defend their opinions in English, and undertake internship abroad in an English-speaking countries.

Literature -
Last update: Jana Kunzová, BA (26.01.2023)

REQUIRED MATERIALS:

Set of 10 newspaper articles available on SIS.

Additional materials

 

RECOMMENDED LITERATURE:

Heywood, A. (2007): Politics. Palgrave, 3rd ed.

McLean, I. (2009): The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Politics. OUP.

McCarthy, M., O´Dell, F. (2008) : Academic Vocabulary in Use. CUP.

Hewings, M. (2012): Cambridge Academic English Upper Intermediate. CUP.

Hewings, M., Thaine, C. (2012): Cambridge Academic English Advanced. CUP.

British and U.S. periodicals

 

TO SOLIDIFY GRAMMATICAL STRUCTURES

Paterson, K., Wedge, R. (2013): Oxford Grammar for EAP. OUP.

Murphy, R. (2010): English Grammar in Use (fourth edition), CUP.

Hewings, M (2009): Advanced Grammar in Use (second edition), CUP.

Swan, M. (2005): Practical English Usage, 3rd ed, OUP.

The Oxford Collocations Dictionary for students of English.

 

TO ENHANCE PRESENTATION SKILLS

John Hughes and Andrew Mallett: Successful Presentations, Oxford University Press

 

WEBSITES:

http://www.drudgereport.com/

http://www2.etown.edu/vl/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/

http://nationalgeographic.com/

http://www.foreignpolicy.com/

http://www.nytimes.com/

www.cnn.com

http://www.economist.com/

http://www.worldnews.com/

www.ft.com

www.dictionary.com

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/

www.ted.com
www.uefap.com

 

ONLINE COURSES:

https://www.fsv.cuni.cz/studium/vyuka-jazyku/vyuka-pres-internet

Teaching methods -
Last update: Jana Kunzová, BA (03.01.2024)

The classes are conducted in English only.

Applied method: content-based language teaching

Students will become acquainted with the specialized vocabulary through the reading of a variety of academic texts. Besides reading, the emphasis is also laid on communication, exchange of information and ideas. The method used is pair work, group work, as well as individual work.

Requirements to the exam -
Last update: COTTE (16.02.2012)

EXAM REQUIREMENTS

A. Requirements for the written exam.

1. To pass a written test. The test consists of multiple-choice, gap-filling, word formation, matching, True and False, and other grammar exercises, a short essay (100 words). Test will have 2 parts: the first part will be based on the set of 10 materials assigned for reading and on the knowledge gained during our work with additional material (listening, discussions etc.). The second part will consist of grammar exercises based on the textbook by R.Murphy "English Grammar In Use," and grammar covered in the seminars.

2. A student needs to reach 70% or correct answers in order to pass the test. The time limit is 90 min.

Test Grades

100-91% of correct answers - A

90-81% - B

80-70% - C

To view sample examination test, the set of 10 materials assigned for reading and other relevant materials visit Files (first sing up into the SIS system, click on Subjects, insert the correct code of the given subject and the option Files will be available on the top bar).

B. Requirements for the oral examination

Students have to:

1. give a team presentation (a team consists of 2 or 3 students) before the end of the spring semester. No presentations can be made after the end of the semester. Each performance is assessed individually. The time limit is 5 min. for one student. Presentations should deal with the topics from the field of international relations and their topics must be approved by the teacher.

2. A group of students presenting the topic will prepare one worksheet for the class which will contain the following:

an exercise focusing on important vocabulary used in the presentation /5 items/

type of exercise:T/F or similar based on presentation.

3. Each group/team will prepare two questions related to the presentation with the aim to provoke and moderate discussion.

Even though it is the outcome of the written part of the final examination which plays the major role in the grading process, the outcome of the presentations will be used in the borderline cases to decide which grade a student will get.

Students will start presenting from early March. All students will sign up for a certain date in person either at the beginning of the spring term or in the teacher´s office hours. Students, who do not attend the classes on regular basis, are asked to contact the teacher by the end of March to arrange the date for their presentation.

C. Students who do not attend classes on regular basis (attendance lower than 70%) will be required to hand in two written evaluations of presentations given by other students. In those evaluations they will also mention their opinion on the presented topic. The complete length of those evaluations is two pages A4 (font Times New Roman, size 12, single spacing). The evaluations must be handed in by May 30th 2011 at the latest.

Syllabus -
Last update: COTTE (14.02.2012)

Each week we will examine one major topic from the field of international relations based on the text material. Through readings the students will enlarge their vocabulary and will be encouraged to summarize the article in their own words, to present and defend their own opinions. All the reading material will be available on the SIS. Students are responsible for copying these reading materials prior to the class.
The materials provided to students and used during the course are exclusively for the purpose of study for registered members of the course English for IMS II. They are not intended for wider distribution. Any wider distribution of these course materials is permitted only with the express consent of the course providers, and in the absence of such consent is forbidden.

To stimulate discussion, students may be assigned to give short presentations on assigned readings.

Topics:
1. Presentation (2 classes)
2. Election
3. Undemocratic regimes
4. Freedom versus security
5. News and media (2 classes)
6. The European Union today
7. Energy security
8. The United Nations
9. Poverty
10.Diplomacy, politics

Entry requirements -
Last update: Jana Kunzová, BA (05.01.2024)

The required level of English - B2 (upper-intermediate).

Students are eligible to enroll in this course upon successful completion of the prerequisite course of English for IMS I (JLB007).

 
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