AJ - Advanced VI. - YBJ141

• Title: AJ - Advanced VI.
• Guaranteed by: Programme SHV - Language and Literature Module (24-KO)
• Faculty: Faculty of Humanities
• Actual: from 2019
• Semester: both
• E-Credits: 2
• Hours per week, examination: 0/2, MC [HT]
• Capacity: winter:unknown / unknown (20); summer:unknown / unknown (20)
• Min. number of students: unlimited
• 4EU+: no
• Virtual mobility / capacity: no
• State of the course: not taught
• Language: Czech
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Old code: YBJ0011ZI
• Note: you can enroll for the course repeatedly; course can be enrolled in outside the study plan; enabled for web enrollment; you can enroll for the course in winter and in summer semester
• Guarantor: Mgr. Lily Císařovská; Anthony Johns

Annotation

English

Last update: Mgr. Lenka Halbichová (31.08.2017)

Remedial English for students who receive instruction in English, detailed information and syllabus will be available around mid-September.

Czech

Last update: Mgr. Lily Císařovská (18.09.2017)

The course aims to help undergraduate students to improve their proficiency in the English language. It will focus on their developing an academic level in English by helping them prepare for their exams and by managing the course duties. The skills that we will learn are commonly required at European or American universities and it is absolutely necessary to have good English communicating and writing skills to be successful in academia.

Teaching methods

Last update: Anthony Johns (11.09.2019)

Methods

During this course, we will cover a range of materials connected with Speaking, Listening, Grammar, Writing, Reading and Pronunciation of English. These materials will incorporate concepts based on subjects connected with the Humanities, namely Psychology, Philosophy, Literature, Music, Film, Sociology, Gender, Art and Anthropology, as well as other related subjects. Students will be regularly tested on their English skills and regular writing homework is given. 

Assessment will be based on participation and attendance as well as the standard of submitted homework and test results.

Requirements to the exam

Last update: Anthony Johns (11.09.2019)

Summative assessment is by homework submitted at the end of each class, to be given in at the beginning of the following class.

 

The midterm paper is a formative paper. The topic of the midterm paper has to be related to the academic paper that we will read before the midterm. The word limit for the midterm paper is max. 1 500 words. To submit the midterm paper is a necessary condition for submitting the final paper.

The final paper will be incorporated into the summative assessment. The topic of the final paper has to be related to the academic paper that we will read during the second part of the term. The word limit for the final paper is max. 1 500 words.

0-100 points and marks will be distributed based on the following three criteria and the mark scheme.

1.)   argument

2.)   presentation

3.)   knowledge and understanding

 

Points 0-100	Mark
>70	first
60-69	second
40-59	third
<40	fail

 

If a student’s paper is found to have exceeded the specified word limit for an assessment, his or her work will be subject to a penalty: deduction of 7 points off the final score.

The assessment criteria will be discussed in the class more in detail.

Syllabus

Last update: Anthony Johns (11.09.2019)

 

Students will follow a series of debates, presentations and discussions of various forms of themes related to the humanities subjects. Students will be continuously assessed on their understanding of the grammatical, written, listening, speaking, pronunciation and reading aspects of the material covered in each lesson. Students are required to attend regularly and submit homework in order to ensure sufficient progress and achievement in the required areas of the course.