Modern English I - OEBAA2150Z

• Title: Modern English I
• Guaranteed by: Katedra anglického jazyka a literatury (41-KAJL)
• Faculty: Faculty of Education
• Actual: from 2022
• Semester: winter
• E-Credits: 6
• Examination process: winter s.:
• Hours per week, examination: winter s.:0/3, Ex [HT]
• Extent per academic year: 0 [hours]
• Capacity: unknown / 0 (unknown)
• Min. number of students: unlimited
• 4EU+: no
• Virtual mobility / capacity: no
• State of the course: 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. Klára Lancová, Ph.D.
• Teacher(s): Mgr. Tomáš Nechanský

Annotation

The course consists of three 45-minute lessons per week in total. Sign up for one 90-minute and one 45-minute lesson. The aim of the course is to develop students' language skills towards C1 level (CEFR) with a focus on practical skills regarding speaking, reading, writing, and listening. The course is based on systematic work with the core textbook. Homework will be assigned from Advanced Language Practice by Michael Vince.

Last update: Nechanský Tomáš, Mgr. (22.09.2024)

Descriptors

Working with study materials: 10 hours per semester

Last update: Kacafírková Petra, PhDr., Ph.D. (04.09.2023)

Course completion requirements

• Active participation in the seminars
• Attendance of at least 80%
• Passing the credit test (graded) - scoring at least 70%
• Number of exam dates: 1 regular + 2 remedial

CAE certificates with an A, or B grade; and CPE certificates with an A, B, or C grade can be recognized as equivalent to attendance. The certificate must be issued within the last two years.

Last update: Nechanský Tomáš, Mgr. (22.09.2024)

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: Nechanský Tomáš, Mgr. (22.09.2024)

Syllabus

UNIT 1: Success

part A: Finding a job

• Language input: collocations adj. + noun, phrasal verbs + TAKE expressions, mixed verb forms (present/past; simple/perfect/continuous), irregular verbs

part B: Learning experiences

• Language input: vocabulary of feelings, the passive
• Formal essay: register, academic English, cohesion, coherence

(M. Vince HW: G1, G3, G4, G5, G6)

UNIT 2: New Directions

part A: Making a difference

• Language input: describing attitudes, describing characteristics, phrasal verbs, relative clauses

part B: A second chance

• Language input: articles, singular/plural nouns, determiners and pronouns

(M. Vince HW: G14, G15, G22, V9)

UNIT 3: Leisure time

part A: The creative instinct

• Language input: synonyms + phrasal verbs, verbs to describe sounds, metaphors, future forms

part B: Stars in their eyes

• Language input: entertainment, exchanging ideas, modals and semi-modals

(M. Vince HW: G2, G9, G10, V1, V11)

Last update: Nechanský Tomáš, Mgr. (22.09.2024)