SA_ANJ_1 English language I.

Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
winter 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/4/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Taught in person.
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Petr Sádlo (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Petr Sádlo
Centre of language services – Faculty of Corporate Strategy – Rector – Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
Supplier department: Centre of language services – Faculty of Corporate Strategy – Rector – Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
Prerequisites
Required English knowledge at A2 - B1 (pre-intermediate)
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives supported by learning outcomes
The course objective is to deepen student´s language knowledge to the level B2- of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. After the successful completion of the course, students are able to: understand extended speech and follow even complex arguments, understand articles dealing with contemporary problems, present a detailed descriptions on a wide range of subjects and interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity, write clear, detailed texts on a wide range of subjects.
Learning outcomes
- He/She can understand extended speech provided the topic is reasonably familiar. • - He/She can understand in detail texts within his/her field of interest and the area of professional specialization. • - He/She can present clear detailed descriptions on a wide range of subjects related to his/her field of interests. • - He/She can write a clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects related to his/her interests.
Syllabus
  • 1. Films, film industry; Passive • 2. Appearance; modals of probability • 3. School days; educational system • 4. first condionals; time clauses • 5. Ideal home, living, housing problems; Second conditonal • 6. Shopping, making complaints • 7. Reported speech, indirect questions • 8. Jobs, world of work; Gerunds and infinitives • 9. Lucky encounters; making adjectives and adverbs • 10. Third conditional • 11. World of information; media, communication; Quantifiers • 11. Modern icons, relative pronouns • 12. Murder mysteries; Question tags • 13. Revision
Literature
    recommended literature
  • LATHAM-KOENIG, C., C. OXENDEN a P.SELINGSON, 2012. Enlish File Pre-Intermediate 3rd Edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780-945988-1-1.
  • 2006. Cambridge preliminary English test extra: with answers. 1st pub. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 144 s. Cambridge books for Cambridge exams. ISBN 9780521676687.
  • MURPHY, R. English Grammar in Use. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004. 379 s. ISBN 3 125 3408405.
  • MURPHY, R. 2007. Essential Grammar in Use. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-67543-7.
Forms of Teaching
Seminar
Student Workload
ActivitiesNumber of Hours of Study Workload
Daily StudyCombined Study
Preparation for the Mid-term Test35 
Preparation for Seminars, Exercises, Tutorial52 
Preparation for the Final Test43 
Attendance on Seminars/Exercises/Tutorial/Excursion26 
Total:1560
Exam conditions
Semester test 30 points (30 % = 25 points for speaking exam, 5 points for written exam during the semester) 30 % Test – final 70 %
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Teacher's information
Grading of the course both for full-time students: an exam during the semester, written test in the examination period. Successful graduates of the course have to get at least 70 points (from both parts together). •Continuous evaluation: • Semester test 30 % (25 % speaking exam, 5 % written test) •Final test: • Final test using ROPOT in the IS (70 %) • Grading of the course: Final Test 70% (0 – 70 points) and continuous evaluation 30% (0-30). Successful graduates of the course are required to achieve a total of at least 70 points (from both parts together).: A 100 – 90, B 89,99 – 84, C 83,99 – 77, D 76,99 – 73, E 72,99 – 70, FX 69,99 – 30, F 29,99 – 0.
The course is also listed under the following terms winter 2022, winter 2023.
  • Enrolment Statistics (winter 2024, recent)
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