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English for Political Sciences II - JLB006
Title: Angličtina pro politology II
Guaranteed by: Centre for Language Learning and Pedagogical Training (23-KJP)
Faculty: Faculty of Social Sciences
Actual: from 2025
Semester: summer
E-Credits: 3
Examination process: summer s.:
Hours per week, examination: summer s.:0/2, Ex [HT]
Capacity: unknown / 147 (147)
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://Soubory
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
Pre-requisite : JLB005
Is interchangeable with: JLM006
In complex incompatibility with: JLB053
In complex pre-requisite: JLM001
Annotation -
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. There is no single textbook for this one-year course. Details will be given and texts supplied by the teacher as the course progresses. Any circulation of the materials is prohibited.
Last update: Panešová Kamila, Mgr. (27.01.2026)
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. (27.01.2026)
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.

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

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

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

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

Britská a americká periodika

 

TO REVISE GRAMMAR 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.

 

www:

www.dictionary.com (on-line monolingual English dictionary)

www.ldoce.online.com (on-line monolingual English dictionary)

www.bbc.news.co.uk, www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish

www.foreignpolicy.com



Last update: Panešová Kamila, Mgr. (02.02.2025)
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. 
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

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: Panešová Kamila, Mgr. (27.01.2026)
Requirements to the exam -

The assessment of the student´s performance consists of five parts. Each part is compulsory.

The total is 100 points, to get the credits students need 51% of the total, i.e. 51 points. 

                                                                            

1. Midterm test                               20 points

2. Final test                                    40 points                                                           

3. Debate                                        20 points                                                                                          

4. Lecture review                            15 points

5. Class work                                    5 points              

 

Notes:

Ad 1 and 2. Requirements for the written mid-term and end-of-year test paper: 

Pass level for both tests is 50%.

The mid-term test takes place in the middle of the semester. Students have one attempt.

The final test takes place once the term is finished. Students have three attempts.     

 

Ad 3. Debate requirements

The assessment of the student's performance is based on three parts. Each part is compulsory. The debate requirements include:

1)  Before the debate

-  prepare and send a handout based on your research of topic and vocab study (a template will be supplied)

2)  On the day of the debate (see the schedule)

-  take part in the debate (deliver a proposition speech, a rebuttal speech and join in the open session)

3)  After the debate

-  write a self-assessment of your performance, analyse your strengths and weaknesses (a template will be supplied

Ad 4. Lecture review

During the semester, the student attends a lecture or debate in English organised by an institute, faculty, or university. The lecture must be related to the student's field of study. The student then writes and submits a short summary (250 words) and prepares to discuss the review orally as a part of the final exam.

 

FINAL ASSESSMENT:

0-50 % = F 
51-60 % = E 
61-70 % = D 
71-80 % = C 
81-90 % = B
91% and more = A 

A - outstanding performance with only minor errors,

B - above the average standard but with some errors,

C - generally sound work with a number of notable errors,

D - fair but with significant shortcomings,

E - performance meets the minimum criteria,

F - fail – considerable further work is required

Last update: Panešová Kamila, Mgr. (27.01.2026)
Syllabus -

CURRICULUM FOR SUMMER TERM 

Skills

Argumentation and debating skills 

Listening, note taking and reporting

Academic writing 

Describing visual information

AI literacy

 

Topics:

Governments, systems and regimes

Democracy and democratic deficit

Political ideologies

Political parties and participation

Last update: Panešová Kamila, Mgr. (27.01.2026)
Entry requirements -

Students are eligible to enroll in this course on successful completion of the prerequisite course JLB005.

The required level of English is B2+ level (upper-intermediate) according to the Common European Framework.

Last update: Panešová Kamila, Mgr. (01.02.2024)
 
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