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Modern English I - OPBA4A013A
Title: Moderní angličtina I
Guaranteed by: Katedra anglického jazyka a literatury (41-KAJL)
Faculty: Faculty of Education
Actual: from 2021
Semester: winter
E-Credits: 3
Examination process: winter s.:
Hours per week, examination: winter s.:0/3, MC [HT]
Extent per academic year: 0 [hours]
Capacity: unknown / 309 (unknown)
Min. number of students: unlimited
4EU+: no
Virtual mobility / capacity: no
State of the course: taught
Language: English
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: PhDr. Klára Lancová, Ph.D.
Teacher(s): Gamze Korbek, Ph.D.
Mgr. Tomáš Nechanský
Is pre-requisite for: OPBA4A023A, OPBA4A022A
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. (09.09.2024)
Aim of the course -
  • The student develops productive and receptive language skills in English.
  • The student enhances their communicative competence in English.
  • The student improves their language proficiency according to the CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages).
Last update: Nechanský Tomáš, Mgr. (22.09.2024)
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. (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 resits

CAE certificates with an A or B grade, CPE certificates with an A, B, or C grade, and TOEFL certificates with a score of 100 or above can be recognized as equivalent to attendance. The certificate must be issued within the last two years.

Last update: Nechanský Tomáš, Mgr. (06.12.2024)
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. (09.09.2024)
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. (09.09.2024)
Learning outcomes -

UNIT 1, part A:

  • The student defines and identifies vocabulary related to work, professions, and success.
  • The student applies selected fixed phrases consisting of an adjective/verb and a noun.
  • The student explains collocations with the verb "TAKE."
  • The student applies, explains, and compares present and past tenses in English.

UNIT 1, part B:

  • The student defines and identifies vocabulary related to learning, education, and feelings.
  • The student applies and explains the use of the passive voice in English.
  • The student distinguishes between formal and informal registers.

UNIT 2, part A:

  • The student defines and identifies vocabulary related to change, attitudes, and relationships.
  • The student applies selected fixed phrases related to describing people.
  • The student explains selected collocations and phrasal verbs.
  • The student applies, explains, and compares types of relative clauses in English.

UNIT 2, part B:

  • The student defines and identifies vocabulary related to crime and punishment.
  • The student applies and explains the use of determiners and pronouns in English.
  • The student distinguishes between singular and plural meanings of selected words and phrases with regard to subject-verb agreement.

UNIT 3, part A:

  • The student defines and identifies vocabulary related to free time and leisure activities.
  • The student explains selected collocations, phrasal verbs, and metaphors.
  • The student applies, explains, and compares ways of expressing the future in English.

UNIT 3, part B:

  • The student defines and identifies vocabulary related to entertainment.
  • The student applies, explains, and compares the meanings of modal verbs and their alternatives.
Last update: Nechanský Tomáš, Mgr. (22.09.2024)
 
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