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English for Public And Social Policy I - JLM011
Title: Angličtina pro veřejnou a sociální politiku I
Guaranteed by: The Language Centre (23-KJP)
Faculty: Faculty of Social Sciences
Actual: from 2022
Semester: winter
E-Credits: 3
Examination process: winter s.:
Hours per week, examination: winter s.:0/2, C [HT]
Capacity: unknown / 16 (16)
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
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. Michaela Klírová, M.Phil.
Teacher(s): Mgr. Michaela Klírová, M.Phil.
Class: Courses for incoming students
Incompatibility : JLB031, JLB053
Is pre-requisite for: JLM012
Annotation -
Last update: Mgr. Michaela Klírová, M.Phil. (12.09.2023)
The course is designed for M.A. level students of PUBLIC AND SOCIAL POLICY whose English is at upper intermediate level, i.e. B2 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).
Aim of the course -
Last update: Mgr. Michaela Klírová, M.Phil. (12.09.2023)

The aim of the course is to help students to devolop their communicative and linguistic competence corresponding to their needs and professional interests, so that they are able to function effectively in the target language environment. Students should be able to demonstrate growth in ability to listen, speak, read and write clearly using specialised vocabulary that is commonly used within their field of academic study (ideally progressing towards C1-level).
Literature -
Last update: Mgr. Michaela Klírová, M.Phil. (12.09.2023)

There is no prescribed textbook for this course. Details will be given and materials supplied by the teacher as the course progresses.
N.B. The study materials and texts used in the classes are solely for the use of the students of the English for Public and Social policy course. Any circulation of the materials is prohibited.

Useful links:
http://englishforuniversity.com/
http://www.academicenglishuk.com/
http://www.uefap.com/
http://www.phrasebank.manchester.ac.uk/
www.bbc.news.co.uk, www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish
http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/alcock4e/resources/Glossary.pdf (Glossary)
http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/alcock4e/resources/A_Guide_to_Managing_Assignments_in_Social_Policy.pdf (A Guide to Managing Assignments in Social Policy)
http://www.socscidiss.bham.ac.uk/ (Companion for Undergraduate Dissertations (Sociology, Anthropology, Politics, Social Policy, Social Work and Criminology), "A survival guide to coping with your dissertation")
http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/alcock4e/resources/Illustrations_of_Essay_and_Report_Writing.pdf (Illustrations of Essay and Report Writing)

Dictionaries:
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/
http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/
http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english
http://dictionary.reference.com/
http://oxforddictionary.so8848.com/ (Online OXFORD Collocation Dictionary of English)

Grammar, vocabulary and English usage:
Hewings, M. (2009): Advanced Grammar in Use (second edition), CUP.
Vince, M. (2003): Advanced Language Practice with key, Macmillan Publishers Limited.
Hewings, M., Thaine, C. (2012): Cambridge Academic English Advanced. CUP.
McCarthy, M., O´Dell, F. (2008) : Academic Vocabulary in Use. CUP.
Swan, M. (2005): Practical English Usage, 3rd ed, OUP.

Corpora:
http://corpus.byu.edu/coca (CORPUS OF CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN ENGLISH with 450 MILLION WORDS, 1990-2012)

Other: 
European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research (www.euro.centre.org)
European Commission (www.ec.europa.eu)
European Data Centre for Work and Welfare (www.edacwowe.eu)
European Observatory on Homelessness (www.feantsaresearch.org)
European Observatory on Health Systems and Social Policies (www.euro.who.int)
Eurostat (epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu)
International Labour Office (www.ilo.org)
International Monetary Fund (www.imf.org)
International Social Security Association (www.issa.int)
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (www.oecd.org)
UNdata (data.un.org)
United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (www.unrisd.org)
World Development Indicators (www.data.worldbank.org)
World Factbook (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/)
World Health Organization (www.who.int)
International Council on Social Welfare (www.icsw.org)
Teaching methods -
Last update: Mgr. Michaela Klírová, M.Phil. (12.09.2023)

The classes will be conducted in English.

The primary emphasis of the course is on communication. We shall use relevant authentic materials (content-based learning) and work on various tasks (task/project-based learning) mainly in groups since group work naturally requires that students communicate and interact with others. Apart from working on and presenting "one-session" projects, students will also work on and present several "ongoing" projects (e.g. public speech, academic presentation, debate, mini-seminar, etc.). Reading field-related articles and academic texts, watching videos, following/listening to lectures and talks, discussion and writing summaries, homework assignments and the learners' own learning agenda shall be integral part of our sessions.
Requirements to the exam -
Last update: Mgr. Michaela Klírová, M.Phil. (12.09.2023)

Your end-of-semester score will be based on points you accumulate across continuous and formal assessment.

THE ASSESSMENT WILL BE BASED ON THE FOLLOWING ASPECTS:
- the quality of the Language Portfolio (homework assignments + self-assessment of the overall progress made throughout the semester) 
- individual and group project presentations + written components of each project
- the result of the vocab revision test during the exam session (pass line = 70%)

Detailed information about the requirements is available on MOODLE. (Students will receive their login details in the first week of the winter semester.)

Regular attendance and active participation are expected. It is the student's responsibility to make up for their absence. 

All assignments must be submitted/presented on their due dates. Exceptions can be made only in cases of illness or extra compulsory components of the students' degree subject.
Syllabus -
Last update: Mgr. Michaela Klírová, M.Phil. (12.09.2023)

OUR LANGUAGE CLASS WILL COMPRISE OF:
(i) dealing with chosen topics related to public and social policy (handouts and input from the teacher as well as project work and input from the students),
(ii) presenting the outcomes of the work undertaken and debriefing. 

These are some of the topics we shall/can explore in our classes: Social policy, welfare and welfare state/Civil society * Human rights/Historical perspective * Education * Health and health care * Illness and disability * Old age and ageing * Family/Child protection/Domestic violence * Work and unemployment * Housing and homelessness * Prostitution and human trafficking * Addictions * Penitentiary and post-penitentiary care * Poverty and social exclusion * Ethnic minorities/Roma community * Migration/Immigration/Asylum seekers.
Entry requirements -
Last update: Mgr. Michaela Klírová, M.Phil. (12.09.2023)

Upper-intermediate level of English language proficiency is required, i.e. B2 according to the Common European Framework of Reference (for the level description please access https://fsv.cuni.cz/studium/vyuka-jazyku/hodnoceni-jazykove-dovednosti).
 
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