IELTS ACADEMIC II - PREP SEMINAR (International English Language Testing System) - HV3625

• Title: IELTS ACADEMIC II - PREP SEMINAR (International English Language Testing System)
• Guaranteed by: Department of Foreign Languages (22-KJ)
• Faculty: Faculty of Law
• Actual: from 2023
• Semester: summer
• Points: 0
• E-Credits: 4
• Examination process: summer s.:
• Hours per week, examination: summer s.:0/2, colloquium [HT]
• 4EU+: no
• Virtual mobility / capacity: no
• State of the course: not taught
• Language: English
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Note: course can be enrolled in outside the study plan; enabled for web enrollment
• Guarantor: PhDr. Martin Starý
• Class: cizí jazyky pro právníky
• Classification: Law > Foreign Languages for Lawyers

Annotation

English

Last update: PhDr. Martin Starý (08.01.2023)

The International English Language Testing System (IELTS) is the world’s most popular English language proficiency test
for higher education and global migration, with over 3 million tests taken in the last year. IELTS is designed to assess
the language ability of people who want to study or work where English is the language of communication. More than 10,000
organisations globally trust IELTS, so when you take the assessment you can be confident that it is recognised by educational
institutions, employers, governments and professional bodies around the world.

There are two IELTS formats: academic and general. IELTS ACADEMIC is designed for students applying for higher education
in an English speaking environment. It reflects the features of academic language and assesses whether you are ready to begin
studying or training. It is accepted by thousands of US universities, including Ivy League institutions, and most universities
in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the UK. (You may easily follow the link to find out the scores required by academic
institutions, so once your IELTS study and test is completed, your IELTS score can be matched with a chosen academic institution.)

OUR SEMINARS focus on IELTS ACADEMIC, and so the goal of these is to get students prepared and ready for the IELTS ACADEMIC TEST.
There si no such thing as a pass or fail in IELTS. Results are reported as band scores on a scale from 1 (the lowest-non user)
to 9 (the highest-expert user).

IELTS Seminar is offerred not just for the Law School students but for any Charles University student enrolled as a full
time student. Seminars are being run by PhDr. Martin Stary and Charles Bird, LL.M.

Language requirements for IELTS Academic II is at least B1(CEFR)/Intermediate-PET(Merit-Distinction)/FCE Cambridge English.
Working language of the course will range from B2/Upper-intermediate-FCE to C1/Advanced-CAE.

Teaching methods

Last update: PhDr. Martin Starý (08.01.2023)

V případě distanční výuky předmětu bude tato probíhat následovně:

·       Komunikačbí kanál se studenty - email. Vyučující každé skupiny je na emailu k dispozic a bude používat mail studenta uvedený v SIS.

·       V případě bezkontaktní výuky bude tato probíhat formou online webinářů v době, na kdy je příslušný seminář naplánovaný v rozvrhu; prostřednictvím platformy ZOOM. 

·       Další podkladové studijní materiály (nad rámec povinné učebnice) budou zpřístupněny v Moodlu (https://moodle.prf.cuni.cz/).  

·       Písemná zkouška v případě nemožnosti jejího konání kontaktně proběhne bezkontaktně v Moodlu.       

Requirements to the exam

Last update: PhDr. Martin Starý (08.01.2023)

KOLOKVIUM - REQUIREMENTS

• Attendance: each student must attend at least 8 out of 10 (11) classes.

        ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

• 1) 34 assessment points - Active participation assessed by instructors.
• 2) 33 assessment points - Completion of 1 writing task in due time (60% required)
• 3) 33 assessment points - Final Test (60% required)

• To successfully pass the course students shall obtain at least 70/100 assessment points (A: 91-100 / B: 81-90 / C: 70-80)

Syllabus

Last update: PhDr. Martin Starý (08.01.2023)

Seminars 1-3

Topics: WORK and TRAINING ((Geography))
READING
Heading for paragprahs, getting the opinions, aggregating the information, topics, survey, quick review; scaninnng and skimming (Test timing), detailing/infering, etc.

LISTENING
Listening for the information. Identifying various sources of information - emails, numbers, addresses, salaries, flt #, processes, maps, classifications, identification, etc. Predidictions, looking for the key words. Distractors, qualifiers, etc.

Seminars 4-7

Topics: What is BEAUTY? / Is It ART?
WRITING
Proper usage of linkers - process and sequencing; structuring an essay - topic sentence, paragraphing, conclusions. Cohesives, Adjuncts. Themes commonly include education, health, crime, social issues, environment, globalization, etc.

Seminars 8-11

Topics: PSYCHOLOGY and SOCIOLOGY / Family / TRAVELLING AROUND THE WORLD
SPEAKING
Being confident to a social chit-chat communication; providing an extended talk about hobbies, leisure, family, etc.; participating in a discussion concerning abstratc issues, e.g. Space, Literature, Advertising, Music, People, Business, Movies, Health, Work, Education, Food, Sport, Technology, etc.

Course completion requirements

Last update: PhDr. Martin Starý (08.01.2023)

Podíl garanta na výuce činí 50%

Learning resources

Last update: PhDr. Martin Starý (08.01.2023)

POVINNÁ LITERATURA

Sam McCarter. Ready for IELTS Coursebook. I. Macmillan Exams, London. 2010. 978-0-2307-3214-8.

 

British Council materials designed for IELTS
IDP IELTS AUSTRALIA materials designes dor IELTS
Materials designed by Charles UNI Dept. of Languages Instructors

Michael Vince/Amanda French, IELTS Language Practice, Macmillan, 2011

Louise Hashemi / Barbara Thomas, IELTS Trainer, Cambridge University Press, 2015

Diana Hopkins / Pauline Cullen, Grammar for IELTS, Cambridge University Press, 2007

Rawdon Wyat, Check Your Vocabulary for IELTS, Macmillan, 2014

British Council/IDP IELTS Australia/University of Cambridge, Official IELTS Practice Materials, 2005

University of Cambridge – ESOL, Speaking Test Preparation Pack for IELTS. 2010

Vanessa Jakeman / Clare McDowel, IELTS Practice Tests – Skills development, Longman, 2011

Collins Cobuild Key Words for IELTS, Book 3, 2011

Sam McCarter. Ready for IELTS Workbook. Macmillan, 2010