VŠTE:S_ENG_4 English Language IV - Course Information

S_ENG_4 English Language IV

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Jitka Janoušková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Libuše Turinská (assistant)

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

Timetable of Seminar Groups

S_ENG_4/S01: Wed 11:25–12:55 N214, J. Janoušková

Prerequisites

OBOR ( CAP )
Required knowledge of English at A2 - B1 (pre-intermediate)

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is offered to students of any study field.

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

required literature
• Náhradní obsah: LATHAM-KOENIG, Christina. English file: Intermediate: Third edition. Student's book. Oxford University Press, 2013. ISBN 978019451975.

recommended literature
• Náhradní obsah: MURPHY, Raymond. English grammar in use: a self-study reference and practice book for intermediate learners of English : with answers. 4th ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2012, x, 380 s. ISBN 978-0-521-18906-4.

Forms of Teaching

Lecture
Seminar
Consultation

Teaching Methods

Frontal Teaching
Group Teaching - Cooperation
Project Teaching
Individual Work– Individual or Individualized Activity
Teaching Supported by Multimedia Technologies

Student Workload

Activities	Number of Hours of Study Workload
	Daily Study	Combined Study
Final test	1
Preparation for the Mid-term Test	35
Preparation for Seminars, Exercises, Tutorial	52
Preparation for the Final Test	40
Semester test	2
Attendance on Seminars/Exercises/Tutorial/Excursion	26
Total:	156	0

Assessment Methods and Assesment Rate

Test – mid-term 30 %
Test – final 70 %

Exam conditions

Semester test 30 points (30 % = 25 points for speaking exam, 5 points for essay during the semester) 30 %

Test – final 70 %

Language of instruction

English

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course is taught each semester.
General note: Erasmus.

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.

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