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English for Political Sciences I - JLB005
Title: Angličtina pro politology I
Guaranteed by: Centre for Language Learning and Pedagogical Training (23-KJP)
Faculty: Faculty of Social Sciences
Actual: from 2025
Semester: winter
E-Credits: 3
Examination process: winter s.:
Hours per week, examination: winter s.:0/2, C [HT]
Capacity: unknown / 148 (154)
Min. number of students: unlimited
4EU+: no
Virtual mobility / capacity: no
State of the course: taught
Language: English
Teaching methods: full-time
Level: specialized
Additional information: http://web page for registered students only
Note: course can be enrolled in outside the study plan
enabled for web enrollment
priority enrollment if the course is part of the study plan
Guarantor: Mgr. Kamila Panešová
Teacher(s): Mgr. Kamila Panešová
Mgr. Iva Stružková
Class: Courses for incoming students
Is pre-requisite for: JLB006
In complex incompatibility with: JLB053
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Annotation -
Please note that enrolment on the course is conditional upon taking an entrance exam on Monday, 22 September 2025.
You must register for the exam. To do so, please register for the English Entrance Exam for IPS (JLB106) in SIS.
THE LIST OF STUDENTS who do not have to take the entrance test (because they have submitted proof of a certified C1 level or equivalent) can be found here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1rguzpUSGU3NVLxs3gPtzYFUKVC7fKGvHRwusH8QpLsY/edit?usp=sharing


The course is designed primarily for undergraduate students of sociology whose English is at upper intermediate level, i.e. B2-C1 according to the Common European Framework of Reference (for the level description access EVALUATION OF LANGUAGE SKILLS/ENGLISH at https://fsv.cuni.cz/en/academics/language-centre/useful-links).

This course assigns a central role to interaction with English authentic texts (relevant to prospective political scientists) in English. The topics dealt with week by week (concerning e.g. governments, systems and regimes, political ideologies, state, nations and nationalism, global politics, political culture, mass media and political communication, representation, elections and voting, parties and party systems, etc.) will be explored in group discussions and/or workshop activities. At the same time, the course introduces students to aspects of studying academic English, with special attention being given to the language used in academic speech and writing.



Last update: Panešová Kamila, Mgr. (15.09.2025)
Aim of the course -

The aim of this course is to give learners a communicative competence in the target language corresponding to their needs and professional interests. The student will develop a rich vocabulary base relevant to the field of political sciences.

Last update: Panešová Kamila, Mgr. (09.09.2025)
Literature -

LITERATURE:
Texts for registered students will be available on the course web page. Any circulation of the materials is prohibited.

 

RECOMMENDED LITERATURE:

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

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

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

 

TO REVISE GRAMMAR STRUCTURES:

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

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

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

 

ONLINE DICTIONARIES:

www.dictionary.com

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/

https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/

www.ldoce.online.com

 

 

 

 

Last update: Panešová Kamila, Mgr. (05.08.2024)
Teaching methods -

English learning and language development will be based on classroom discussion, debates, workshops, seminars and facilitated sessions. The teacher will frequently be in the role of facilitator but this task will also be assigned to students working in groups in the various sessions. There is a heavy emphasis on oral communication in this course.
Reading assignments will be given and the texts will be used as the basis of in-class discussion and debate, vocabulary work and grammar work. There will be emphasis on working with and developing skills in using appropriate phrasal verbs, collocations and idioms in an attempt to instil a naturalness in the students' English skills.
Students will participate in a variety of learning methods in a mixture of dynamics - individual, pair work, working in larger groups, full class sessions.

Rules for using AI NOTE: This policy is ONLY applicable in this class (JLB005) There are situations and contexts within this course where you will be encouraged to use AI tools to explore how they can be used. This will only be done on a voluntary basis. Outside of those circumstances, you are asked not to use AI tools to generate content (text, video, audio, images) that will end up in any student work (assignments, activities, responses, etc) that is part of your evaluation in this course. When practising your language skills, it is ok to use AI to support your language development. You can use it for brainstorming, creating outlines, even when training written production. Remember it is not ok, however, to use AI to think for us or to do the hard work of figuring out how to express our ideas in our writing. WRITING = THINKING. As with all sources that are used in writing, your own words and thoughts should provide the bulk of your writing. If we wanted to know how Gen AI would write for example an essay, we would ask it. In our class, we are interested in how YOU write an essay and we want to hear your unique voice. Any student work submitted using AI tools should clearly indicate what work is the student’s work, what part is generated by the AI, which prompts have been used and how you worked with the generated content. In such cases, no more than 25% of the student work should be generated by AI. Academically honest use of Gen AI includes providing a full transcript of any Gen AI generated content between you and the Gen AI as part of your working document using the correct citing format. As far as teachers’ work with AI is concerned, any use of artificial intelligence tools will be carried out in a way that protects students' personal data. Student work will not be used to train AI models. More information about AI use can be found in the guidelines set by FSV UK and ethical recommendations provided by Charles University This text has been inspired by Lance Eaton from College unbound and J. Elizabeth Clark from LaGuardia Community College.

Last update: STRUZKOVA (25.09.2025)
Requirements to the exam -

COURSE REQUIREMENTS:

(i) Two minor tests during the semester or one complex test in January (pass level: 65%).

(ii) Timely submission of assignments (glossaries, structured summaries, etc.).

(iii) Active participation in a group project (with the emphasis on using specific vocabularly and academic presentation skills).

(iv) Course attendance is highly advisable.

 

 

Last update: Panešová Kamila, Mgr. (09.09.2025)
Syllabus -

CURRICULUM WINTER 

PART I

Principles of academic English

Elections

Electoral systems

Electoral marketing

PART II

Describing visual data 

Presentation Skills 

Conference style abstract

Survey 

PART III

Presentations/Panel discussions

 

Last update: Panešová Kamila, Mgr. (09.09.2025)
Entry requirements -

Students are required to take an entrance test on Monday, 22 September 2025

Please make sure that you sign up for JLB 106 (Vstupní test z angličtiny pro IPS) via SIS.

The test practice material is available at https://fsv.cuni.cz/studium/vyuka-jazyku/pro-uchazece - Placement test preparation for IPS students.

B2+ level is expected to attend the course.

Last update: STRUZKOVA (04.09.2025)
 
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