Modern English I - OEBAA1708Z

• Title: Modern English I
• Guaranteed by: Katedra anglického jazyka a literatury (41-KAJL)
• Faculty: Faculty of Education
• Actual: from 2021
• Semester: winter
• E-Credits: 4
• Examination process: winter s.:
• Hours per week, examination: winter s.:0/2, Ex [HT]
• Capacity: unknown / unknown (unknown)
• Min. number of students: unlimited
• 4EU+: no
• Virtual mobility / capacity: no
• State of the course: not taught
• Language: English
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Note: enabled for web enrollment; priority enrollment if the course is part of the study plan
• Guarantor: PhDr. Petra Kacafírková, Ph.D.

Annotation

The course consists of a total of three 45-minute lessons per week. Sign up for 1x 90 minute lesson + 1x 45 minute lesson! The aim of the subject is to develop students' language skills from B2 level to C1 level (CEFR). The course works with students on the development of practical skills regarding speaking, reading, listening and writing. The course is based on systematic work with the core textbook, however, there are also obligatory resources required by the teacher. Moodle: https://dl3.cuni.cz/user/index.php?id=563

Last update: Kacafírková Petra, PhDr., Ph.D. (10.09.2023)

Descriptors

Working with study materials: 10 hours per semester

Preparation for getting the credit: 5 hodin

Preparation for the exam and the exam: 18 hodin

Last update: Kacafírková Petra, PhDr., Ph.D. (10.09.2023)

Course completion requirements

• Attendance min. 80%
• Active participation
• Working with study materials: 10 hours per semester
• Midterm essay (70% for pass)
• Credit test (70% for pass)

 

 

Last update: Kacafírková Petra, PhDr., Ph.D. (10.09.2023)

Literature

Required literature:

Bell, Jan; Gower, Roger. Advanced Expert Coursebook, 3rd edition. Pearson 2014.

Vince, Michael. Advanced Language Practice. Macmillan 2014.

 

Recommended literature: 

BELL, J; KENNY, N. Advanced Expert Student´s Resource Book, Pearson 2015.

McCARTHY; O'DELL, F. English Idioms in Use. Cambridge University Press, 2002.

McCARTHY; O'DELL, F. English Collocations in Use Advanced. Cambridge University Press, 2008.

McCARTHY; O'DELL, F. English Phrasal Verbs in Use Advanced. Cambridge University Press, 2017

HEWINGS, M. Advanced Grammar in Use. Cambridge University Press, 2015

Last update: Kacafírková Petra, PhDr., Ph.D. (17.10.2022)

Syllabus

1. SUCCESS (WEEK 1-4)

part A: Finding a job (week 1+2)

• Language input: collocations adj. + noun, phrasal verbs + TAKE expressions, mixed verb forms (present/past; simple/perfect/continuous)
• Irregular verbs
• Vince self-study:  G1: present time, G3: past time, G4: present perfect

part B: Learning experiences (week 3+4)

• Language input:  vocabulary of feelings, the passive
• Formal essay: register, academic English, cohesion, coherence
• Vince self-study: G5: passive 1, G6: passive 2 

2. NEW DIRECTIONS (WEEK 5-8)

part A: Making a difference (week 5+6)

• Language input: describing attitudes, describing characteristics, phrasal verbs, relative clauses
• Vince self-study: G15: relative and non-finite clauses, G22: linking words and phrases, V9: people and relationships

part B: A second chance (week 7+8)

• Language input: articles, singular/plural nouns, determiners and pronouns
• Vince self-study: G14: articles

3. LEISURE TIME (WEEK 9-12)

part A: The creative instinct (week 9+10)

• Language input: synonyms + phrasal verbs, verbs to describe sounds, metaphors, future forms
• Vince self-study: G2: future time, V1: leisure activities

part B: Stars in their eyes (week 11+12)

• Language input: entertainment, exchanging ideas, modals and semi-modals (necessity, prohibition, advice, criticism, permission, ability, possibility, probability, deduction)
• Vince self-study: G9: modals, present and future, G10: modals, past,  V11: entertainment

Last update: Kacafírková Petra, PhDr., Ph.D. (17.10.2022)