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English B2 - ASZAJ3030
Title: Angličtina B2
Guaranteed by: Language Centre - English (21-JCA)
Faculty: Faculty of Arts
Actual: from 2023
Semester: both
Points: 0
E-Credits: 3
Examination process:
Hours per week, examination: 0/4, C [HT]
Capacity: winter:unknown / 20 (20)
summer:unknown / unknown (20)
Min. number of students: unlimited
4EU+: no
Virtual mobility / capacity: no
Key competences:  
State of the course: taught
Language: English
Teaching methods: full-time
Teaching methods: full-time
Level: basic
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. Blanka Zádrapová
Teacher(s): Terezie Límanová, M.A.
Annotation -
Last update: Mgr. Blanka Zádrapová (06.02.2024)

This is a one-semester course, 2x2 lessons per week.
The course is intended for students at B1+ level of English.
The objective of the course is to develop grammatical competence in students, to acquire academic vocabulary, and enhance all four language skills with regard to the needs of university students.
The objective is also to prepare students for the B2 exam - practising exam type of questions and tasks, essay writing and general exam skills.
The leaving level of English in this course is B2, which corresponds to the tested level of the Foreign Language Exam of the Faculty of Arts.
To find out their level of English, students can take the level test created by the British Council. https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/content

Students enrolling after the start of the term are asked to ask their teacher by email not to miss out on the introductory information.
Aim of the course -
Last update: Mgr. Šárka Kadlecová, Ph.D. (31.01.2023)

The objective of the course is communication competence in English on B2 level and a consolidation of appropriate grammatical structures and vocabulary in students.

Course completion requirements -
Last update: Mgr. Blanka Zádrapová (06.02.2024)

Students will obtain 3 credit points for the course if they fulfill the following requirements.

    • attendance - offline
    • completion of all tasks assigned by the teacher as compulsory in Moodle or other online platforms
    • submission of min. 1 essay (preparation for the Writing part of the B2 exam)
    • passing the credit test at the end of the term (min. 60% of correct answers) 

Literature -
Last update: Mgr. Šimon Dittrich (14.06.2022)

Textbook: Brook-Hart, G., Jakeman, V. Complete IELTS Bands 5-6.5 (StudentsBook), CUP, 2012.

Additional sources: HopkinsD., CullenP., Grammar for IELTS, CUP; CullenP., Vocabulary for IELTS, CUP; Murphy, R., English Grammar In Use, CUP; Vince, M., First Certificate Language PracticeMacmillan.

Additional learning materials will be available for students in the form of copies or scan in Moodle.

Syllabus -
Last update: Mgr. Blanka Zádrapová (06.02.2024)

The course is structured around the units 1 - 8 of the textbook Complete IELTS Bands 5-6. Additional materials are taken from other textbooks focusing on IELTS (or FCE) preparation, grammar and vocabulary practice, and original texts in English. Students will practice all four language skills: reading, listening, speaking and writing.

Overview of grammatical and lexical units

Grammar: comparative, countable and uncountable nouns, present simple, present perfect simple and continuous, past tense, articles, the passive, relative pronouns, conditionals, time conjunctions.

Vocabulary: comparing the meanings of similar words, word formation; study-related vocabulary, the Internet, global problems, economy, technology, money, environment, relationships or fashion and design; basic vocabulary related to the field of study.

Writing: essay structure, types of essays - argumentative, expository.

Reading: preparation for the types of tasks in the B2 exam. 

Listening: preparation for the B2 exam

Speaking: preperation for the B2 exam; giving a presentation

 
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